BYU And Air Force Are Being Suggested As Big XII Replacements

by Jeremy Mauss on Jun 9, 2010 12:37 PM PDT in Conference Expansion

Chip Brown from the Texas Rivals site Orangebloods is at it again with the intertwined expansion scenario, and they have been on top of these stories from the beginning. This time Brown has confirmation from unnamed higher ups -- key word being unnamed -- that the Big XII is looking toward Air Force and BYU, which leaves Utah on the outside.

Two different executives in the Big 12 confirmed to Orangebloods.com Wednesday morning the hard deadline for Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado and the entire Big 12 to pledge their allegiance to each other is Monday, June 14.

A high-level executive at a Big 12 institution said there have been informal conversations about who to add to the Big 12 if schools start to leave. Those schools have included BYU and Air Force.

But that same executive as well as others in the Big 12 have told Orangebloods.com the conference will not survive if Nebraska leaves - no matter who else stays or goes.

If Nebraska were to stay in the Big 12 and Missouri and Colorado were to leave, for example, the sense is the Big 12 could attempt to add schools like BYU and Air Force to the Big 12 North and move ahead.

The introduction of Air Force means a few things; first the Big XII -- if it is still together -- wants two teams from two separate markets to receive maximum exposure for television dollars, and then it means they are not interested in TCU which would leave to an unbalanced division alignment.

Putting two and two together from this article puts Colorado in the Pac-10 and their dance partner most likely being Utah to create at least a Pac-12.

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Nebraska has just received the invite from the Big Ten and accepted

It’s over, and according to atheletic director fromt the Big Ten, Missouri is getting the cold shoulder. If that’s the case, then from the MWC point of view, we are hoping that the Pac-10 invites Baylor instead of Colorado. At that point we could get Missouri, Colorado and Boise St. Boy would that make our conference miles better.

UNLV is going all the way this year!

by rebelfan1 on Jun 9, 2010 2:41 PM PDT reply actions

There was just a report on ESPNRadio that made it seem very unlikely the Pac-10 would invite

Baylor instead of Colorado (and in fact made it sound like Colorado already has an invite).

by holly96 on Jun 9, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Also, am I the only that thinks a Pac-16 totally sucks?

Aside from money, I really don’t understand the point of a conference that’s basically two separate conferences that get together and play a championship game at the end of the year. With scheduling, teams would only play 1 or 2 teams from the other division in the conference every year.

Just from a fan standpoint, I don’t think I’m going to like it one bit.

by holly96 on Jun 9, 2010 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

I see your point in that but think of it this way...

You’re still going to get lots of great matchups in each division plus that one against a team in the other division. USC vs. Texas… talk about a big championship game! And… you’ll be able to see every game for your team if their in the Pac-16… No matter where you are. Since there is going to be a TV Network that will probably carry some great matchups since not all of them can be on ESPN.

UNLV is going all the way this year!

by rebelfan1 on Jun 9, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

That's a good point about matchups and TV exposure.

But I think if I were a fan of one of those teams outside the top two or three (and I am a Colorado fan along with BYU), I would think my team’s chances of a conference championship are slim. 16 is just a lot of teams to wade through every year, and as a fan I think I just prefer smaller conferences. It seems like BCS berths would be tougher to come by for most teams in that conference.

by holly96 on Jun 9, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

No

I’m not excited at all. I don’t think it totally sucks…but from an OU perspective, our neighborhood is just the same…we add CU…subtract Baylor, add AZ and AZ St…and we don’t get to play nebraska even if it’s 2 years on and off.

We get to play USC…yea…once every 8 years…whee!

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by Redhawk on Jun 9, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Heh. Yeah, that's pretty much where I'm at.

And OU would have it better than Colorado (which is mostly where my perspective comes in). So now not only would Colorado still be in the same conference with Texas, OU, etc., but now even the same division? At least in the Big XII North they have a fighting chance if they can get things together. But in this Pac-16 East or whatever it would be called, man. Good luck ever even coming close.

by holly96 on Jun 9, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions

For CU

part of the allure of the Pac-10 was to go to the west coast and LA, and SF

Now…unless they do a Pod system, you’d only go to each school in the other division…once every 8 years!

I’m underwhelmed. And more than a little sad to be splitting up with Nebraska.

by Redhawk on Jun 9, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

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