Houston is on this list but personally, I think the B1G TEN will pick us up IF if the P2 decides to completely raid the ACC & Big 12. If we keep developing our brand, and fan base, we will be too important to ignore…especially where we are located.
Here’s their reasoning:
There’s a Future Realignment thread for this sort of thing.
Oh no here we go again
So Texas was afraid of UH joining the Big 12 but they want you guys in the SEC.
Makes sense.
lol. This realignment “news” is some of the worst click bait stuff.
I think the Big 12 is seeing why they were afraid of adding Houston.
Just wait till our football team gets rolling!
They knew Houston would be the class of the Big 12!
Hasn’t worked out that way in football, but hopefully that’ll change.
That site Sportskeeda, is one of the biggest gossip site that loves to talk conference expansion to get clicks.
Until McMurphy reports it, it’s trash.
Interesting that Houston made the list. I think whatever happens in future, Houston will be a part of P3, expanded P2 or whatever.
This is how Sic Em 365 blew up…they’d just throw out a whole bunch of clips & episodes talking about realignment (even some entertaining rumors with a hint of gossip), and to their credit they boomed in viewership as everyone & their mother watched to see why adding Appalachian State was a good or bad idea.
Everytime I see something like that I think of Barry Switzer from 2016
They were 13-1 last year, weren’t they? It’d be a hell of a mistake if the Big 12 allows them to come in. They’ve got better players in Harris County than anywhere else in the United States.
You give them credibility like you did TCU (and) let them out of that Mountain something West league and give them credibility, they’ll be recruiting the same players (that) Texas, Oklahoma and everybody else is recruiting. And they’ll get them, too. Right now, they don’t get the same players. But they still get enough good ones.
Not out of the realm of possibilities. The beast must be fed, and Houston has boatloads of eyeballs. Surburbs alone have exploded.
New York, LA, Chicago , all have BIG presence. Next stop is Houston. The BIG will be playing games in Houston as soon as 2030.
Well, that has happened with basketball. Who would have thought UH could sign three 5 stars and be ranked 1 and 2 in recruiting polls.
In football, we do have Kei, but we have to get him signed.
Not if we aren’t AAU.
Even the SEC would be more likely until then.
Neither UH nor Iowa State are B1G candidates without AAU affiliation.
Switzer said it many years ago, it you let Houston in the B12 they will dominate, 2 for 2 in basketball. Thus, no invite until UT left.
We already have twice as many combined Championships is basketball + football, than Texas Tech and they are a founding member of the Big 12.
Think they are concerned?
Agree , AAU is a must for us. The SEC is a non starter for us too.
Either the BIG schools will play SEC schools in Houston or the Big12 will be included in some sort of scheduling arrangements involving those two.
What’s certain is BIG schools will play games in Houston. They need eyeballs to keep driving revenue and playing in the 4th largest metro is a must.
I agree.
I don’t see us going to the SEC but we definitely will be a top Big 12 target, for the B1G Ten, IF we continue to build our P4 brand (Football + Basketball) and elevate our academic reputation.
Luckily, the big move wont happen until the early 2030s so we have time to keep building but a 50,000 large public school, in the state of Texas, will be too enticing to pass.
Especially, if we are on a track to be a UT v2.0, in Houston.
The B1G TEN definitely wants that school
Man the irony is that ISU was AAU until 2023 and then they voluntarily left due to disagreements over catergorizing R&D funding from the USDA.
Next thing you know, ISU is a key R&D center for quantum computing and Ai!! Microsoft is building all of its major quantum computing facilities in the area, including mini-Nuke reactors to power them.
ISU to AAU: sorry no take backs!
My only guess is that they saw themselves as being the “next” Nebraska, that is to say, an AAU school which, due to the prevalence of agricultural research in their portfolio, might get involuntarily downgraded. Lacking a medical school and other opportunities for biomedical research (which the AAU favors in its metrics), it was becoming increasingly tough to meet the standards.
Seeing the handwriting on the wall…I guess they dropped out rather than face expulsion.
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