Been analyzing conference expansion talk and I will make this short and sweet:
1. I have always thought Bob Bowlsby would be a good CEO of a large corporation, a Senior Executive in the Federal Gov't at a cabinet level agency, or the commissioner of the SEC/Big 10 type, but not the Big 12. We needed an aggressive, small business minded, cut throat wheeler and dealer to lead the conference. It has been walking a tight rope since the defections of Missouri and Texas A&M.
2. Time has passed to make any big moves by poach other power 5 conferences
3. Texas only wants to expand to limit liability when they leave. Add 4 teams not from a current power 5 conference and the Big 12 will still exist and they could justify in litigation a lower penalty fee.
I hope I am wrong.
1. I have always thought Bob Bowlsby would be a good CEO of a large corporation, a Senior Executive in the Federal Gov't at a cabinet level agency, or the commissioner of the SEC/Big 10 type, but not the Big 12. We needed an aggressive, small business minded, cut throat wheeler and dealer to lead the conference. It has been walking a tight rope since the defections of Missouri and Texas A&M.
2. Time has passed to make any big moves by poach other power 5 conferences
3. Texas only wants to expand to limit liability when they leave. Add 4 teams not from a current power 5 conference and the Big 12 will still exist and they could justify in litigation a lower penalty fee.
I hope I am wrong.