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Title: Conference Realignment: Big 12 Expansion and Why UConn has a Shot
Post by: Marshal Dillon on January 04, 2016, 07:47:35 PM
Well, the Big 12 will certainly improve the quality of their football schedule playing a powerhouse like UCONN.


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Since the last round of conference realignment left UConn in the American Athletic Conference, speculation has run rampant about the long-term future of the Husky athletic department.

Would it decline as revenue lagged behind the "Power-5" conferences? Should the basketball team find a way to move to the Big East? When will the ACC/Big Ten/SEC/Big 12 come calling?


http://www.theuconnblog.com/2016/1/4/10682504/on-potential-big-12-expansion-and-what-it-would-mean-for-uconn




Title: Re: Conference Realignment: Big 12 Expansion and Why UConn has a Shot
Post by: McBaman on January 04, 2016, 07:57:33 PM
Why wouldn't they look at Houston and Cincinnati?  Two good TV markets.  Maybe they don't want another team from Texas in the conf.


Title: Re: Conference Realignment: Big 12 Expansion and Why UConn has a Shot
Post by: Marshal Dillon on January 04, 2016, 11:06:26 PM
Supposedly, Cincinnati & BYU are being looked at, too. I have to believe Houston has the inside track on joining the Big 12 due to their location, population, & their superior program compared to UCONN or Cincinnati. BYU would be a good fit, too.



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Title: Re: Conference Realignment: Big 12 Expansion and Why UConn has a Shot
Post by: Catch Prothro on January 05, 2016, 08:43:42 PM
I have to think it's about the a$$ets, both how much revenue the team would bring to the table, as well as expansion of TV markets. 

This link is a UConn blog; I'd be surprised if the Big12 went to that tiny state.