Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[hm101]

Boren: Big 12 'should strive for' 12-team league

“I think it’s something we should strive for while we have the time, stability, all of that to look and be choosy,†Boren said. “(We) can be very selective about who we want to add. It would have to add value to the conference. I think we should.â€

 

Boren said the problem of reduced revenue per school with expansion wasn’t as big of a hurdle as it had been made out to be.

“The contract says that our main television contract … if we grow from 10 to 11 or 11 to 12, their payments to us grow proportionally,†Boren said. 

 

http://newsok.com/boren-big-12-should-strive-for-12-team-league/article/5429694

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

 

Not sure if this is true or not... but saw this blowing up on Twitter...

 

Brandon Helwig â€@UCFSports  5m5 minutes ago

 

West Virginia AD did admit in interview yesterday that Big 12 is engaged in active expansion discussions. https://twitter.com/TuxedoYoda/status/604345593926926336 â€¦

 

(part 2) B12 flip-flopped on having conf title game with 10 teams because 4 will be added for 2016: UCF, Cinci, UConn, BYU (fball only)

 

 

Tuxedo Yoda â€@TuxedoYoda  3m3 minutes ago

@UCFSports There have been so many starts & stops. Times when it was happening but got stopped for various reasons. No stopping it now.

 

Tuxedo Yoda â€@TuxedoYoda  10m10 minutes ago

(part 3) Announcement coming in June from B12 & Bowlsby

 

 

Did I miss the announcement or are they holding it unitl June 30th?

[Triple B]

The recent AD change at UCF may have pushed back the announcement ... or possibly the SEC got wind of the imminent B12 invite and are in a  bidding war.

[Bear]

While you all hype the idea of a BIG12 expansion with UCF/USF (overrated, btw)...

 

 

UCF may be coddling the idea w/ other programs.

 

 

Seems like, if anything happens -- we will be left behind for sure

[GaUSFBull]

The recent AD change at UCF may have pushed back the announcement ... or possibly the SEC got wind of the imminent B12 invite and are in a  bidding war.

 

I'm sure this is exactly what is happening.  

[Triple B]

While you all hype the idea of a BIG12 expansion with UCF/USF (overrated, btw)...

 

 

UCF may be coddling the idea w/ other programs.

 

 

Seems like, if anything happens -- we will be left behind for sure

 

Nailed it .... I know for a fact that they're in talks with Southern Miss about just that.

[Brad]

It used to be about TV sets.

[Shockley3333]

Please tell me this isn't real.

[Mike Stuben]

I'm worried the Big 12 takes UCF and UConn, that way they can claim the big rivalry game as part of their conference slate.

[BayIslandBull]

Tuxedo Yoda = Grain of Salt