Did Houston hurt itself by dominating OU or will the Big 12 be forced to take them? Also, T. Boone favors UH and…SMU 
And Memphis fans can’t understand why they didn’t even make the final cut.
Cougars’ Tom Herman to get $5M if school joins Power 5 conference
Heather Dinch
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17456387/houston-cougars-coach-tom-herman-receive-5-million-bonus-school-joins-power-5-conference
“We want him to be our coach for the very long term,” Yurachek said. “It was a special memo between Coach Herman and myself. It’s not officially in his contract, but I’d be glad to share it with you. It is legally binding. It’s a memo from myself to coach Herman. The university will honor that. It’s got my signature and his signature as employees of the University of Houston.”
Why Houston’s win over Oklahoma could hurt its Big 12 bid
The Cougars might be too good for their own good.
Houston should be a shoo-in — it’d help keep the flag planted against an infringing SEC sentiment in the Houston market, it’d bring arguably the best-run Group of Five athletic department into the fold and it’d add a legitimate playoff contender to the mix.
But when there’s money, there’s pettiness, and while Houston should ultimately get in, Saturday’s win might just make it harder for the Cougars to join the Big 12.
Coogfans Thread: Why Houston's win over Oklahoma could hurt its Big 12 bid
Big 12 commissioner keeping quiet on expansion
Bowlsby and American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco attended a dinner held by game organizers on Friday night. Aresco and Bowlsby said they did not discuss expansion at the dinner.
“Prior to that he did say he would try to give me a heads up on timetable and how many teams they might be ultimately looking at,” Aresco said.
Aresco said he has heard from some members of his conference that are involved in the process, but that he has promised those schools confidentiality.
Houston just beat the Big 12 favorite. Add UH to the conference, or look like cowards.
Jason Kirk
3. When you hear Big 12 coaches saying they don’t want to add Houston, that strikes the ear a certain way, doesn’t it? Even if they’re making a fair case, it calls to mind a claim made by a UH megabooster to CBS Sports: “That’s kind of disappointing that Texas with their big budget fears the University of Houston. For other schools in the Big 12 to keep them out because they’re scared of them, men need to be men.”
Coogfans Thread: Why Houston's win over Oklahoma could hurt its Big 12 bid - #7 by GoUH70
Is Houston too good for its own good?
But the coach might have cost himself millions, or at least delayed the payment.
Bill Haisten: T. Boone Pickens’ picks for Big 12 expansion – Houston and SMU
“If I had my choices, the two I would prefer would be Houston and SMU,” Pickens said. “I’d rather take a Texas team over BYU and Cincinnati. I’m an Oklahoma guy living in Texas. You know that. But I’ve lived in Texas longer than I have in Oklahoma. I do live in Dallas, and I have a granddaughter on the equestrian team at SMU. My daughter graduated from SMU
Mitt Romney backs BYU to Big 12; some think Houston gets in with OU win http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article99849472.html#storylink=cpy
Basically posting a bunch of tweets supporting UH to the Big 12
Hunter Yurachek: Houston ‘well-positioned’ for Big 12
Asked whether UH fits the criteria the Big 12 is looking for, Yurachek added: “I think you see coaches in the Big 12 are talking they don’t want anything to do with the University of Houston. To me that checks that box of someone being competitive.”
Some Tiger fans in blue mood over Big 12 snub
“I thought we were one of the front-runners,” Clark said. “Why would we be relegated to No. 13 (or worse)? My conspiracy theory is we stole Tubby Smith from Texas Tech and they blocked us.”
