this time around. Both made the cut last time. I have heard that Colorado State has a nice stadium, that they have spent a lot of money on their program, have a rabid fan base and are in a growing city (Fort Collins) in a rapidly growing state that would get the Big12 into Colorado. Tulane is possibly the only AAU University not in a major conference. I think they are smaller than TCU although it would get us into Louisiana, I know nothing about their athletics. Would the Big12 have to expand by 8 for these two to be considered or could one be a dark horse if they only took 4 schools? Either one would be better than SMU, not only another Texas school but very small and in the same general area as TCU.