Tony Caridi interview with the Baylor people

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Looks like WVU already knows who is running the new Big 12.

 

[Tylerite]

And who would that be?

 

[steeleer]

Not sure who you are alluding to, but I think it's WVU. We've been through this before. No one else here has besides TCU. TCU has much higher chance of being left out (no BBall brand, FB has a taken a hit, religious school), so they aren't strutting into any meeting in the foreseeable future. I am definitely not saying we should be overconfident, but Kansas and WVU probably have the best chance of success going forward and likely more so WVU since Kansas' FBall program sucks and their BBall program is going to get nuked by the NCAA.

Plus, if we leave in the next year, the Big 12 will assuredly dissolve and no one gets **** from OK/TX. Not a dime. For the Baylor's, TCU's and KStates of the world (most vulnerable programs right now), that would be catastrophic.

We likely will not be a Big 12 member in 3 years, but RIGHT NOW we are likely it's most important member. I believe we can negotiate a fee-free exit to the ACC if we agree to keep it completely quiet until 2023.

 

[Tylerite]

Tony was right on the money(figuratively and literally)

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

Texas Tech has the best chance of leaving
That is if the PAC 12 stays together
There is a chance USC and a few others join the B1G then you have your merger

 

[steeleer]

Texas Tech has the best chance of leaving
That is if the PAC 12 stays together
There is a chance USC and a few others join the B1G then you have your merger

That is a huge IF. They are the weakest conference left and it's not really close. Their geography will only protect them for so long. Likely will be a Big 12/PAC 12 hodgepodge by 2025. There is literally no other option for Team Taco.

USC, Oregon and UCLA will somehow get absorbed by the Big 10 by 2025. The rest again will be flotsam. The left overs from the B12 and PAC 12 would be a decent conference. They won't want WVU and WVU feels the same, which again will help WVU make a peaceful exit.

 

[TownesVanZandt_rivals]

That is a huge IF. They are the weakest conference left and it's not really close. Their geography will only protect them for so long. Likely will be a Big 12/PAC 12 hodgepodge by 2025. There is literally no other option for Team Taco.

USC, Oregon and UCLA will somehow get absorbed by the Big 10 by 2025. The rest again will be flotsam. The left overs from the B12 and PAC 12 would be a decent conference. They won't want WVU and WVU feels the same, which again will help WVU make a peaceful exit.

WVU has to do what is best for WVU.
What brings in the most money.
If that is playing Arizona, Colorado or Utah so be it
That area of the country is growing so at least gives them something
Need to be connected with growing markets instead of declining ones

 

[steeleer]

WVU has to do what is best for WVU.
What brings in the most money.
If that is playing Arizona, Colorado or Utah so be it
That area of the country is growing so at least gives them something
Need to be connected with growing markets instead of declining ones

The problems?
There are no new markets there. Just expanding existing ones that don't care about WVU at all.
WVU has no branding there. Zero.
No recruiting connections.


If we joined that, we would become Maryland in terms of relevancy.
Strike that.
We would become even less relevant.