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<blockquote data-quote="GoWVU" data-source="post: 129567242" data-attributes="member: 1457561">This is the one and only expansion plan I would favor, but the lone school that makes sense to me as an 11th member is BYU.&nbsp; Let's face it, this is all about football and they're the single available candidate who would help the conference raise its SOS on a near-annual basis.Rather than the wasted time the Big 12 spent lobbying the NCAA for the option to host a pointlessly redundant &quot;conference championship game&quot; with 10 members, the Big 12 would've been better advised spending its time petitioning the NCAA to either expand the playoff or to allow only the Big 12 (and any other league that does not play a phony championship game) to play a 13th game instead.The pitch to the NCAA would be really easy:&nbsp; &quot;After studying all the scenarios that would lead to more conference upheaval, we've determined that in the best interests of college football this small change would allow everyone to have greater stability...blah blah blah...&quot;Other than this, &quot;no&quot; on expansion.&nbsp; Never wanted it, and still don't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GoWVU, post: 129567242, member: 1457561"] This is the one and only expansion plan I would favor, but the lone school that makes sense to me as an 11th member is BYU. Let's face it, this is all about football and they're the single available candidate who would help the conference raise its SOS on a near-annual basis. Rather than the wasted time the Big 12 spent lobbying the NCAA for the option to host a pointlessly redundant "conference championship game" with 10 members, the Big 12 would've been better advised spending its time petitioning the NCAA to either expand the playoff or to allow only the Big 12 (and any other league that does not play a phony championship game) to play a 13th game instead. The pitch to the NCAA would be really easy: "After studying all the scenarios that would lead to more conference upheaval, we've determined that in the best interests of college football this small change would allow everyone to have greater stability...blah blah blah..." Other than this, "no" on expansion. Never wanted it, and still don't. [/QUOTE]

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