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a globe guy has this story? no thanks. on this one, i'll trust chip brown over him.
 

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He has 843 followers. I think he's throwing crap against the wall knowing how expansion-news starved college fans are.
 
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He did break the HCPP story. But don't trust him on B12 affairs.
 

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BYU is the focal point right now for the Big 12. They could pull in $25 or $30 million a year in the Big 12, but apparently their Board is still on the fence. If BYU goes to the Big 12, I think that membership stabilizes and the Big East is protected.
 
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Why would the Big 12 stop at 10 when everyone around them is going higher? At the very least, UL is geographically not bad, is in a metro area, has a strong following, is incredibly flush with cash, and has quality facilities.
 
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Texas does not want TCU in the Big 12. Pretty much any BCS or BCS caliber team that is vaguely in the Big 12 footprint is candidate.

Honestly, would WVU really want this? Those are some long trips for away games.
 
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Texas does not want TCU in the Big 12. Pretty much any BCS or BCS caliber team that is vaguely in the Big 12 footprint is candidate.

Honestly, would WVU really want this? Those are some long trips for away games.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but neither the ACC nor the SEC wants WVU. If the Big12 stabilizes and the Big East remains unstable, it would be in WVU's best interest to join that league. Assuming a stable league, WVU would trade lots of travel for a large annual conference football income.
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but neither the ACC nor the SEC wants WVU. If the Big12 stabilizes and the Big East remains unstable, it would be in WVU's best interest to join that league. Assuming a stable league, WVU would trade lots of travel for a large annual conference football income.

Whether or not the BE stabilizes pretty much depends on what happens with WVU, UConn and others.
 

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Why would the Big 12 stop at 10 when everyone around them is going higher? At the very least, UL is geographically not bad, is in a metro area, has a strong following, is incredibly flush with cash, and has quality facilities.

The same reason every other league is stopping. Because adding in random teams does not automatically increase a league's revenue proportionally.
 
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The same reason every other league is stopping. Because adding in random teams does not automatically increase a league's revenue proportionally.
That is absolutley true, and it is also the problem with adding Air Force, Houston, and the like. Probably end up happening, and in the big East's current situation they almost have to add random teams, but the others really don't.
 
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