I don't get adding schools from the Southeast. That puts you in competition with the SEC and ACC for television sets with pretty new arrivals to the college sports scene. I think taking Lousiville and Memphis makes more sense. I am not sure how good they are for football but they would make the Big XII a pretty exciting basketball conference.
The Big XII should add Louisville and Memphis to get back to 12. Louisville football is on the verge of returning to relevancy as is, they have a good coach and a good QB and should be a Top 25 team within the next two years. Memphis football is in a good location to succeed, and being in the Big XII would allow them to build their program from the ground up. If Baylor can succeed at football, then so can Memphis. Both of them would bring added relevancy to the Big XII basketball brand.
North:
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Louisville
Oklahoma State
West Virginia
South:
Baylor
Memphis
Oklahoma
Texas
TCU
Texas Tech
Give everyone a cross-divisional rival, make sure everyone plays at least one game in Texas every year, and be done with it. This conference would be stable and strong for the foreseeable future, IMO.
Where would Memphis recruit out of?
Where would Memphis recruit out of?
They are in a great location to recruit Ten, Ark, Miss and Mizzou. They will struggle to recruit against SEC teams in those states, but being in the Big XII should help with that. The are also relatively close to Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. With the right coach and their FedEx sugar daddy, they could be OSU east. Just call them the BBQ & Blues Aggies
louisville and rutgers if we go to 12
plus ucf and usf ...moving osu to the north if we want to go to 14
It's unbelievable that anyone would want Memphis. Have you ever watched a Memphis football game on TV? It is an absolutely PATHETIC atmosphere. Terrible facilities, terrible fanbase, terrible program. I think I'd rather have New Mexico than Memphis. And I want UNM in the conference as much as I want a kick in the groin.
It's unbelievable that anyone would want Memphis. Have you ever watched a Memphis football game on TV? It is an absolutely PATHETIC atmosphere. Terrible facilities, terrible fanbase, terrible program. I think I'd rather have New Mexico than Memphis. And I want UNM in the conference as much as I want a kick in the groin.
Not really sold on that model, sure there is a ton of talenet, but the drain between two solid conferences would be tough to overcome.
Did Frederick Smith spend anytime at the University of Memphis? I know he is a Yale graduate.
It's unbelievable that anyone would want Memphis. Have you ever watched a Memphis football game on TV? It is an absolutely PATHETIC atmosphere. Terrible facilities, terrible fanbase, terrible program. I think I'd rather have New Mexico than Memphis. And I want UNM in the conference as much as I want a kick in the groin.