New article from today that basically summarizes Boren's comments, and I know it's just their student paper, but still fun to read how they summarize potential schools to add. This kid is more informed than the newspaper guys in the video from yesterday.
Boren aims for Big 12 expansion
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Furthermore, Boren dispelled rumors that current Big 12 teams would be hurt financially if the conference were to expand, as has been widely reported since the additions of West Virginia and TCU. Teams could even stand to make more money from TV contracts, according to the university president.
Regardless, the Big 12 Conference remains at ten teams for the time being.
However, if the conference is willing to expand, the Big 12 has a few options to look at from around the country.
Boise State Broncos
The Broncos are the class of the Mountain West Conference as well as a team yet to make the jump to a Power Five conference. Boise State has won three Fiesta Bowl games in the past decade and expands the Big 12’s brand out west. The Broncos are a far trip, however, for most Big 12 teams and their stadium holds just roughly 36,000 spectators. Football-wise, the Broncos are a great fit for the Big 12, but money-wise, the Broncos seem like a long shot.
Brigham Young Cougars
The Cougars went independent recently, and they’ve managed to stay competitive. The Cougars are another team that expands the Big 12 Conference’s reach, and their stadium is suited for a team in a major conference. BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall boasts an 82-33 record since taking over the program in 2005 and their style fits the Big 12. BYU regularly makes the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as well, and should be considered one of the more appealing choices.
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Big 12’s addition of West Virginia could even out a bit by adding more teams out east. The Bearcats’ program was a launch pad for the careers of Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and Tennessee coach Butch Jones. They’ve regularly finished at the top of their conference and USA Today shows them as the most profitable of the four listed candidates.
UCF Knights
Central Florida makes sense for multiple reasons. The Orlando, Florida, television market and recruiting pipeline should be attractive to the Big 12 Conference. The Knights, however, are relatively new to the college football scene. Although UCF has participated in just seven bowl games in program history, it did win a Fiesta Bowl two seasons ago over Baylor. Like all the teams listed, UCF’s style fits in well with the Big 12, but they give the Big 12 a slice of the Florida pie the ACC and SEC share.
http://www.oudaily.com/sports/boren...cle_9819d324-2419-11e5-a4de-0b42bb3d3b03.html
Boren aims for Big 12 expansion
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Furthermore, Boren dispelled rumors that current Big 12 teams would be hurt financially if the conference were to expand, as has been widely reported since the additions of West Virginia and TCU. Teams could even stand to make more money from TV contracts, according to the university president.
Regardless, the Big 12 Conference remains at ten teams for the time being.
However, if the conference is willing to expand, the Big 12 has a few options to look at from around the country.
Boise State Broncos
The Broncos are the class of the Mountain West Conference as well as a team yet to make the jump to a Power Five conference. Boise State has won three Fiesta Bowl games in the past decade and expands the Big 12’s brand out west. The Broncos are a far trip, however, for most Big 12 teams and their stadium holds just roughly 36,000 spectators. Football-wise, the Broncos are a great fit for the Big 12, but money-wise, the Broncos seem like a long shot.
Brigham Young Cougars
The Cougars went independent recently, and they’ve managed to stay competitive. The Cougars are another team that expands the Big 12 Conference’s reach, and their stadium is suited for a team in a major conference. BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall boasts an 82-33 record since taking over the program in 2005 and their style fits the Big 12. BYU regularly makes the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as well, and should be considered one of the more appealing choices.
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Big 12’s addition of West Virginia could even out a bit by adding more teams out east. The Bearcats’ program was a launch pad for the careers of Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and Tennessee coach Butch Jones. They’ve regularly finished at the top of their conference and USA Today shows them as the most profitable of the four listed candidates.
UCF Knights
Central Florida makes sense for multiple reasons. The Orlando, Florida, television market and recruiting pipeline should be attractive to the Big 12 Conference. The Knights, however, are relatively new to the college football scene. Although UCF has participated in just seven bowl games in program history, it did win a Fiesta Bowl two seasons ago over Baylor. Like all the teams listed, UCF’s style fits in well with the Big 12, but they give the Big 12 a slice of the Florida pie the ACC and SEC share.
http://www.oudaily.com/sports/boren...cle_9819d324-2419-11e5-a4de-0b42bb3d3b03.html
