Big 12 Expansion Thread

[Big Frog II]

Houston has now lost OU's vote.

 

[FBallFan123]

Hello coach Hermann, this is LSU...

"Sorry, I'm waiting for Texas to call...

and A&M is my safety school"

 

[FrogSwagSurfin]

Well if Houston joins dude is gonna stay. They earned it today. Crow eaten

Because he gets $5mm if they get in

 

[Tumbleweed]

Houston has now lost OU's vote.

 
Right, if the b12 expands, Houston sits on top.  They played well.  Remember when they joined the SWC, came in and blew the conference to pieces.   They worry the heck out of me on recruiting. With UT/tt endorsing UH for membership, they collectively stuck a finger up their butt!  UT had to be thinking in the future saying whatever, We won't be here anyway

 

[LVH]

 
Right, if the b12 expands, Houston sits on top.  They played well.  Remember when they joined the SWC, came in and blew the conference to pieces.   They worry the heck out of me on recruiting. With UT/tt endorsing UH for membership, they collectively stuck a finger up their butt!  UT had to be thinking in the future saying whatever, We won't be here anyway

 
Who will vote for Houston to join outside UT and maybe Texas Tech?

 

[YA]

 
Who will vote for Houston to join outside UT and maybe Texas Tech?

No one

 

[Big12Fan]

https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/772456978132135936
 
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/status/772463286210048000
 
https://twitter.com/CBS11BillJones/status/772433437005189120
 
15 Houston vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (noon on ABC) had a 4.0 overnight and had a streaming average minute audience of 131,000 and 547,000 unique viewers. The game was the third best overnight and second most-streamed game, in both average minute audience and unique viewers on WatchESPN, on Saturday.
 
The Houston market earned a 12.8 overnight for the Cougars-Sooners matchup, the market’s best overnight for an opening weekend game ever on ESPN’s networks.

 

[Dogfrog]

https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/772456978132135936
 
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/status/772463286210048000
 
https://twitter.com/CBS11BillJones/status/772433437005189120
 
15 Houston vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (noon on ABC) had a 4.0 overnight and had a streaming average minute audience of 131,000 and 547,000 unique viewers. The game was the third best overnight and second most-streamed game, in both average minute audience and unique viewers on WatchESPN, on Saturday.
 
The Houston market earned a 12.8 overnight for the Cougars-Sooners matchup, the markets best overnight for an opening weekend game ever on ESPNs networks.

Yea, looks like Oklahoma is a huge draw in Houston.

 

[txfrog87]

I'm guessing if Houston is a lock for expansion, then we're going to 14. Five Texas schools plus two from Oklahkma.

Then second division goes KY KSU ISU WVU Cincy plus two. In which case, I'd do something weird like UConn and Temple.

It won't impact us much for travel and gives total conference media coverage.

Call it a day and move on.

 

[FBallFan123]

I'm guessing if Houston is a lock for expansion, then we're going to 14. Five Texas schools plus two from Oklahkma.

Then second division goes KY KSU ISU WVU Cincy plus two. In which case, I'd do something weird like UConn and Temple.

It won't impact us much for travel and gives total conference media coverage.

Call it a day and move on.

You can't have a football division with Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Cincy and throw-ins.

 

[f_399]

Gotta hand it to Houston, that was impressive.

 

[txfrog87]

You can't have a football division with Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Cincy and throw-ins.

It'll never be even. Look at SEC.

 

[FBallFan123]

It'll never be even. Look at SEC.

Florida and Tennessee have won national titles a lot more recently than that group.

 

[Big12Fan]

It'll never be even. Look at SEC.

 
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/6/14/11895556/sec-football-schedule-format-divisions-rivalries-rotation
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/6/16/11935718/ncaa-conferences-divisions-scheduling
 
It can be done. It just depends if you want to get a bit creative. It may seem confusing at first but it makes sense.

 

[HG73]

It's geography, Houston will not get in unless a Texas school (#DumpBaylor) leaves.

Otherwise, Cincy and FL. schools bring footprint expansion, fertile recruiting grounds, and some new TV viewers. BYU brings footprint expansion and millions of new TV viewers.

Houston provides additional recruiting pressures, no footprint expansion, and dozens of new TV viewers.

Maybe even hundreds.

 

[LVH]

https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/772456978132135936
 
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/status/772463286210048000
 
https://twitter.com/CBS11BillJones/status/772433437005189120
 
15 Houston vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (noon on ABC) had a 4.0 overnight and had a streaming average minute audience of 131,000 and 547,000 unique viewers. The game was the third best overnight and second most-streamed game, in both average minute audience and unique viewers on WatchESPN, on Saturday.
 
The Houston market earned a 12.8 overnight for the Cougars-Sooners matchup, the markets best overnight for an opening weekend game ever on ESPNs networks.

Still not getting in

 

[FBallFan123]

https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/772456978132135936
 
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/status/772463286210048000
 
https://twitter.com/CBS11BillJones/status/772433437005189120
 
15 Houston vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (noon on ABC) had a 4.0 overnight and had a streaming average minute audience of 131,000 and 547,000 unique viewers. The game was the third best overnight and second most-streamed game, in both average minute audience and unique viewers on WatchESPN, on Saturday.
 
The Houston market earned a 12.8 overnight for the Cougars-Sooners matchup, the markets best overnight for an opening weekend game ever on ESPNs networks.

What were the other nationally televised games on during Houston/OU?

Hawaii-Michigan? Missouri-West Virginia?

 

[frognutz]

Houston-OU did a 12.8 TV rating locally, and a 4.0 nationally.
 
To put that in perspective:
 
1.  12.8 is the highest opening weekend rating for the Houston market.  Ever.
 
2.  12.8 is 50% higher than A&M-Bama in 2015 at 8.5.  That game was the top rated game all regular season in the Houston market.
 
3.  4.0 nationally is higher than any Big 12 regular season game in 2015.  Compare OU-Baylor at 3.8 and Texas-OU at 3.3
 
Anyone who says Houston doesn't care about UH, or that UH cannot help the Big 12 recapture the Houston market from the SEC, is just ignorant.

 
 
So lots of people tuned in to watch #3 Oklahoma play a ranked team.  Good to know Big 12 already has that market.

 

[HoustonVeer]

 
 
So lots of people tuned in to watch #3 Oklahoma play a ranked team.  Good to know Big 12 already has that market.

 
 
 
LOLz
 
Texas-OU got a 7.2 rating in Houston last year.  Highest rated OU game in this market, and most were UT fans.

 

[Austintxfrog94]

 
 
 
LOLz
 
Texas-OU got a 7.2 rating in Houston last year.  Highest rated OU game in this market, and most were UT fans.

 
Congrats on winning yesterday.  It assured the Cougs not getting in the Big 12 by the Big 2, lol