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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129440972" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Back to the expansion side of the equation, its going to be necessary for the conference to grow at some point soon.Even Bowlsby recognizes this.&nbsp; The half steps are not going to make it because the conference is in competition with other conferences that have advantaged themselves by adding more programs and adding a championship game (which they could also lose btw).The BIG 12s round robin makes having divisions rather pointless.&nbsp; Everyone still plays everyone else.&nbsp; Playing a 10 team CCG makes little sense when the result is just a guaranteed rematch every year.As OUs Boren stated in the offseason, expansion is necessary to get the incessant &quot;psychological disadvantage&quot; off the BIG 12s back.&nbsp; Not really sure why anyone would be so resistant to it because when you weigh the benefits of expansion vs. playing a round robin schedule that has done nothing but hurt the BIG 12 in perception and results--expansion is clearly the more beneficial route to take for everyone.Its also clear the conference teams as a whole need a major ramping up of OOC schedules--and this will also help to alleviate that year when you don't get an OU or UT or other BIG 12 power home game.Things may begin moving quickly in January once the results of the deregulation vote are known.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129440972, member: 1428007"] Back to the expansion side of the equation, its going to be necessary for the conference to grow at some point soon. Even Bowlsby recognizes this. The half steps are not going to make it because the conference is in competition with other conferences that have advantaged themselves by adding more programs and adding a championship game (which they could also lose btw). The BIG 12s round robin makes having divisions rather pointless. Everyone still plays everyone else. Playing a 10 team CCG makes little sense when the result is just a guaranteed rematch every year. As OUs Boren stated in the offseason, expansion is necessary to get the incessant "psychological disadvantage" off the BIG 12s back. Not really sure why anyone would be so resistant to it because when you weigh the benefits of expansion vs. playing a round robin schedule that has done nothing but hurt the BIG 12 in perception and results--expansion is clearly the more beneficial route to take for everyone. Its also clear the conference teams as a whole need a major ramping up of OOC schedules--and this will also help to alleviate that year when you don't get an OU or UT or other BIG 12 power home game. Things may begin moving quickly in January once the results of the deregulation vote are known. [/QUOTE]

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