And even then, we’d have to be absolute world beaters for several straight years in order to justify expanding the stadium to that level and then subsequently be able to fill it up.
In football, we certainly don’t have a history like that, so there’s little to suggest that we’ll ever be like that.
I can always hope though. I wouldn’t be the polly prez if I didn’t have such hope!
I wonder if there’s a way that we could convince the Texans/Harris County that they should build a stadium on the UH campus when the NRG lease expires? An indoor stadium and co-branding with the NFL is probably our best shot at drawing enough fans to make the P2 jump.
Here’s the thing. To be fair, the B1G does have a few schools that don’t play in super big venues (NW’s new stadium is only expected to seat 35K), and a few that don’t attract super big attendance (NW, Maryland, and often Illinois), but that’s the point I’ve made again and again.
The B1G already has ENOUGH parasites.
The last thing they want to do is add more.
Would we tear down TDECU and build on top of it? Where would it go?
Just wondering where on campus we could put such a thing.
it’s possible…it’s very clean.
(2) 12 team divisions in each Conference…48 Premiere programs.
The obvious answer is the world’s first double decker stadium. At minimum it would probably be like 150 stories tall, but I’m sure the architects can figure it out.
Don’t put money on it.
And even if it happens…I’m guessing the ACC will get raided first.
Definitely don’t see Stanford being a prospect. No way they’d be the #5 most attractive, as YOU suggest. They could barely convince the ACC to take them, and practically had to prostitute themselves to get in. The Big 12 told them no way. That should tell you something.
The B1G also said no to Kansas due to its sucky football brand. Don’t see how they’d be #8.
Houston we already discussed.
With Penn State already, the B1G doesn’t need Pitt, and WVu is nowhere close to being AAU. I guess the latter might have an outside shot at the SEC, but the ACC has BETTER prospects in that region for the SEC to choose from.
I DIG IT!!!
I think a 24 team conference would be horrific. You can’t form any rivalries with the bulk of your fellow members. It would be hard to follow them as a conference. Too much stuff going on in too many places. Splitting the pie 24 ways. Governance?! Alliances?! Conference calls with 24 members. Lol Nightmarish.
They would probably have pods / divisions like the NFL.
Awful
Yeah…(2) 12 school divisions.
Most of the games would be within your 12 school divisions with rotating cross-divisions games.It allows them to rearrange the conferences geographically for more regional divisions which would actually be more close knit than the SEC and B1G formats going into next season (18 & 16 schools).
I’m thinking the networks would want 48 premiere programs under either the B1G or SEC umbrella.
I don’t.
As I’ve said, there are now too many sports content provider networks with too great a demand for college football content to be filled by a mere 48 schools.
I imagine it would have to be on the other side of campus, close to 45 and/or Spur 5. The East Garage or the Rec might work. Either way, major changes to campus would be necessary to fit it.
It’s an intriguing idea.
The only question is one of identity.
Would it truly be a “university” home stadium, or would it be an NFL stadium located adjacent to a university?
I mean…USC plays at the nearby (within walking distance) LA Coliseum, which has also served as an NFL venue, so I can see how it might be done.
Would we have to pay rent to that stadium or an NFL team as opposed to owning it outright?
Did anyone catch the Spanish B12 ads? I guess the marketing to Mexico has already started.
Houston is the perfect fit to benefit from the Mexico market. (as well as Arizona next year)
I wonder how much following it can generate.
I don’t think anyone can really predict what the future holds. Nobody even knows what the state of football will be come the mid 2030s.
Football participation is in decline and will probably be in decline for the foreseeable future just because it’s a dangerous sport.
True though that may be, American football remains the most popular sport in the USA by MANY measures, especially TV ratings.
Only the NFL championship game is big enough, as sports contests go, to be practically an unofficial national holiday.
I don’t see that changing during our lifetimes.
Your thinking as college football.
If there are two conferences that form a top tier or breakaway, they will run more like NFL, not college. A 24 team conference can be run in a similar style to a 32 team NFL management system.
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