Big 12 to Big 14? BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF to JoinBig 12 presidents at a meeting Friday will "rubber stamp" invitations to join the conference to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. Big 12 settled on those four schools as a means of replenishing the conference following the losses of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. Three of those programs made notable advancements this week as they plan to migrate to the Big 12. On Monday, Houston president Renu Khator received approval from the university's board of regents to pursue membership in the Big 12. Cincinnati and UCF on Wednesday officially applied for Big 12 membership, according to multiple reports. There is no indication that BYU has made a formal application to the conference yet, though there are talks that it could join the Big 12 earlier than other programs, perhaps as soon as 2022 due to its independent status. The additions of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF should allow the Big 12 to remain a Power Five conference as college football continues to recover from the sudden departures of Texas and Oklahoma. However, by raiding the American of three prominent members, the Big 12 additions may set off an even more drastic set of realignment among the Group of Five leagues. And the Domino effect...The AAC needs to go raiding to make up for losing three teams (Cincinnati, Houston and UCF) and will actually have some decent options to choose from:
And what it is working towards...I think all of this pushes closer and closer to college football being removed from the NCAA and becoming its own thing. The cascading effect of taking the top teams out of conferences has a trickle down effect of bringing more and more teams into the Power 5 realm and giving the Group of 5 more influence as a feeder. This isn't long term sustainable as the musical conference chairs just temporarily solves the problem until the next TV deal is negotiated.
The Texas / Oklahoma switch has already put the expanded playoff on temporary pause, what other changes occur because of it?
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