Memphis Commercial Appeal: Big 12 Narrows Candidates

[WVBlue]

For what it's worth.....





http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/football/memphis-reportedly-1-of-8-finalists-for-big-12-expansion-3b516766-f163-645e-e053-0100007f1349-391823321.html

 

[steeleer]

If they are taking an AAC team (very likely), they will need to wait a year. There's not a team there that is worth paying an exit fee for.

You would also wonder if that might give the B12 another year to reach out to some PAC 12 schools in order to gauge their interest. That might flavor their decision on taking 0, 2 or 4 teams. If they take none by next year then the news is either really good (PAC 12 teams are coming, so no need for mid-majors) or really bad (UT/OU refuse to extend GOR which would kill expansion and send the B12 down the Green Mile).

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

There is still no official word from anyone, only the pay to read author Mark Blaudschun of TMG College Sports. East Carolina has announced they have been informed they are no longer a candidate, everything else is still being sorted out. Before the day is over, hopefully the Big 12 will announce their short list and Vernon will have it.

 

[Buckaineer]

The BIG 12 and PAC 12 just re upped their Alamo Bowl deal with ESPN for an additional six years through 2025. Neither conference is breaking up or losing schools to the other.

http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/...-deals-with-big-12-pac-12-through-2025-083116

 

[Buckaineer]

There is still no official word from anyone, only the pay to read author Mark Blaudschun of TMG College Sports. East Carolina has announced they have been informed they are no longer a candidate, everything else is still being sorted out. Before the day is over, hopefully the Big 12 will announce their short list and Vernon will have it.

According to CBS these schools made the cut and will make presentations to the league this week in Texas

AFA

BYU

UC

CSU

Houston

Memphis

Rice

USF

SMU

Temple

Tulane

UCF

UConn

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

According to CBS these schools made the cut and will make presentations to the league this week in Texas

AFA

BYU

UC

Houston

Memphis

Rice

USF

SMU

Temple

Tulane

UCF

UConn

Nice find, but CBS reported the infamous TMGSports report as the only source for Memphis. The others came from ESPN. I would call Memphis a maybe at this point.

 

[Buckaineer]

Nice find, but CBS reported the infamous TMGSports report as the only source for Memphis. The others came from ESPN. I would call Memphis a maybe at this point.

None of them came from the primary source- the BIg 12 however:

Bowlsby said yesterday "As you know, we have never commented on who was or was not involved. We are not going to start now."

 

[michaelwalkerbr]

None of them came from the primary source- the BIg 12 however:

Bowlsby said yesterday "As you know, we have never commented on who was or was not involved. We are not going to start now."

No information came from the Big 12 and likely will not, although in this regard I don't see what it would hurt. Since ESPN is party to the contract which allows the expansion they and Fox do have credibility regarding yesterday's cuts, the pay site involved has absolutely none.

If a school says we have been notified that we are no longer being considered, there is no reason to doubt them.

 

[Buckaineer]

No doubt the schools that have officially announced they are no longer candidates are not any longer