Originally Posted by
AusTexDawg
First of all, I'm from Mississippi, I just live in Texas. I do appreciate you not referring to me as a Texan, though. :cool:
I agree that Houston is the best program available, but since Texas is leading Tech and TCU around by the nose in this process, I don't think this trio sees elevating Houston as being in their best interest (even if that's a false assumption on their part).
Louisville doesn't fit culturally or geographically in the Big XII, but at the time of the last expansion, they were the best overall program left on the board that didn't require the special arrangements made for Notre Dame.
I think that from a common sense standpoint, Colorado State makes sense since they've actually been a better football program than CU was for most its last decade in the Big XII and the location is right. New Mexico would be interesting as it is actually closer to Tech than Austin and half of the other Big XII schools. I have no idea what the TV market looks like, but I've never really seen any sportswriter or university president put UNMw in the expansion discussion.
Since we're at the point where schools such as Cincinnati or Boise State are being discussed for the Big XII, I almost wish the SEC had traded Arkansas and a player to be named later for A&M and called it a day.