Sawyer
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There's a good chance the Big 12 won't even exist in 10 years.
With the Big 10 and now Pac 10 looking to expand, the conferences could all look different in a couple years. Colorado is among the favorites to join the Pac 10, and Missouri may be invited to the Big 10 (which I go back and forth on... but ultimately I think you HAVE to take the invite because of the increased revenue for both athletics and academics).
If the Big 12 loses Colorado and Missouri, who's going to take their places? I'm sure you could get a couple schools like TCU or Houston to jump on an offer... but they add very little. They could expand to the west and grab schools like New Mexico or Boise State... but that's a looong trip for Iowa State, Nebraska, kansas, etc.
And worse yet... what if the Pac 10 takes Texas and Texas A&M? Probably not likely, but it could happen. That would be devastating.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see 16+ team conferences in the relatively near future. It works for the Big East.
With the Big 10 and now Pac 10 looking to expand, the conferences could all look different in a couple years. Colorado is among the favorites to join the Pac 10, and Missouri may be invited to the Big 10 (which I go back and forth on... but ultimately I think you HAVE to take the invite because of the increased revenue for both athletics and academics).
If the Big 12 loses Colorado and Missouri, who's going to take their places? I'm sure you could get a couple schools like TCU or Houston to jump on an offer... but they add very little. They could expand to the west and grab schools like New Mexico or Boise State... but that's a looong trip for Iowa State, Nebraska, kansas, etc.
And worse yet... what if the Pac 10 takes Texas and Texas A&M? Probably not likely, but it could happen. That would be devastating.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see 16+ team conferences in the relatively near future. It works for the Big East.