WTF Big 12

I am a little confused with all the maneuvering within the college football landscape for one reason and one reason only; Why isn't the Big 12 looking to add teams rather than subtract teams?

From the beginning of the 2000-01 college football season, the Big 12 has had a team in the BCS National Championship game 7 times. You would think that would give the conference a little pull.
When the broadcasters and sports experts talk about power conferences in football, it is the SEC and the Big 12. I would think the Big 12 would be adding to the conference instead.

And I can think of 3 teams that I would go after first. You would need to add 2 teams to the North division and 2 teams to the South division. The South division would be easy. TCU makes the most sense. It was with the South teams in the Southwest conference, and already has established itself as a football power. The other team is Arkansas. They were better suited here, and had a great rivalry with Texas. It just makes sense. The North is a little more difficult, but I would start with Boise St. They want to play with the big boys and now the could. The other options could be BYU , New Mexico or Colorado St., or something of that nature. If they felt like invading other conferences, they could go after a Big 10 team, or even a couple of Big East teams. The possibilities are endless.

With Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska as football royalty, I don't understand why they are moving. The Big 12 should be dictating where the college football landscape goes.
If they add TCU, Arkansas, Boise St and say BYU they become the best football conference in the country, and stay in the conversation for basketball and baseball.

Maybe I am naive. Maybe Texas wants to leave, but it just seems to make more sense for them to add. It seems that this week, Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe has given Missouri and Nebraska until next week to decide if they are staying or not. If they do, surprise the rest of college football, and send invitations to TCU, Arkansas, Boise St, and BYU, and make this the Big 16.
Texas wants to be the top dog in college football, well the best way to do that is to win the toughest conference. Right now, that is the SEC, but the additions of those 4 teams, either puts you on par, or even a notch above them.

I just can't seem to figure out why they would even consider moving, especially to the PAC 10. If you throw out USC, it is a mediocre conference. Even USC may go down a little bit without Pete Carroll, and the fact that the Reggie Bush fiasco just won't go away.

Bottom line, if I am the Big 12, I start being the aggressor. Go get the teams you want, and build the mega conference. Don't sit around and let lesser conferences pick you apart so they can get some recognition.

Here is how it would look:

North - Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado, Boise St, BYU
South - Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Arkansas, TCU

That is dominant!

By 2012, I want this to be done, and let there be no doubt which conference is the dominant football conference...The BIG 16.

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