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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129481894" data-attributes="member: 1428007">A real question is why would anyone NOT want expansion?More money- more fans attending games, watching and caring--more political clout--more positive press.&nbsp; More chances for more victories for everyone.&nbsp; More cohesion with the conference.Yeah its great Texas has a great deal--but until the conference irons this thing out once and for all--the alleged threat of this school or that school leaving is there.&nbsp; Why would anyone want that?&nbsp; Why wouldn't anyone want all conference members as close to each other in finances as possible?&nbsp; After all as they say you are only as strong as your weakest member.&nbsp; Why would you want some schools struggling with tier 3 deals so that other conferences teams can do better financially if its possible to strengthen everyone?Why would you not do everything you can to ensure better success in every way?How would having the two top teams rematch -risking a 50/50 chance of a loss and knocking yourself out of the playoffs and NY6 bowls be better than having at least 12 teams like everyone else does?&nbsp; No one else is going to a round robin schedule--and the BIG 12 isn't going to get credit from anyone for playing one.What's so great about the status quo which led to TCU and Baylor being left out of the playoffs, OU being dropped a spot?&nbsp; How is it a good thing to have a smaller footprint, and lower tv ratings than others?&nbsp; How is having the best teams knock each other off better than going 13-0 or 12-1 by missing out playing other schools in your conference-which in turn leads to higher rankings, higher tv ratings and a better shot at playoff bowls?There are many that seem to want the BIG 12 to fail--Oklahoma's president isn't one of them.&nbsp; He is 100% right, the conference needs an immediate comprehensive plan to address its needs, they've wasted enough time trying to approach things as slow as possible and bit by bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129481894, member: 1428007"] A real question is why would anyone NOT want expansion? More money- more fans attending games, watching and caring--more political clout--more positive press. More chances for more victories for everyone. More cohesion with the conference. Yeah its great Texas has a great deal--but until the conference irons this thing out once and for all--the alleged threat of this school or that school leaving is there. Why would anyone want that? Why wouldn't anyone want all conference members as close to each other in finances as possible? After all as they say you are only as strong as your weakest member. Why would you want some schools struggling with tier 3 deals so that other conferences teams can do better financially if its possible to strengthen everyone? Why would you not do everything you can to ensure better success in every way? How would having the two top teams rematch -risking a 50/50 chance of a loss and knocking yourself out of the playoffs and NY6 bowls be better than having at least 12 teams like everyone else does? No one else is going to a round robin schedule--and the BIG 12 isn't going to get credit from anyone for playing one. What's so great about the status quo which led to TCU and Baylor being left out of the playoffs, OU being dropped a spot? How is it a good thing to have a smaller footprint, and lower tv ratings than others? How is having the best teams knock each other off better than going 13-0 or 12-1 by missing out playing other schools in your conference-which in turn leads to higher rankings, higher tv ratings and a better shot at playoff bowls? There are many that seem to want the BIG 12 to fail--Oklahoma's president isn't one of them. He is 100% right, the conference needs an immediate comprehensive plan to address its needs, they've wasted enough time trying to approach things as slow as possible and bit by bit. [/QUOTE]

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