What is it about Big 12 schools that make them so desirable to other conferences? For the second time in the past few months a Big 12 school has been mentioned as a primary target for a conference looking to expand.
Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott has announced that his conference is interested in expanding as their television contract expires in 2012. The first school being mentioned for a possible move is Colorado. The Buffs were asked to join back in 1994, but chose to stay with the then brand new Big 12.
In addition, Kevin Weiberg, former Big 12 Commissioner and the man who helped put together the Big Ten’s new TV network has just joined the Pac-10. Can you say shot across the bow?
Only a couple of months ago the Big 10 started talking expansion and Missouri hiked up their skirt to see how much interest they could attract. In fact, Missouri’s Governor, Jay Nixon came out in favor of the move while taking pot shots at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in the process. Nebraska and Iowa State have also been mentioned as possible Big Ten candidates.
You could also expect the Pac-10 to send flowers Texas way to see what kind of interest they might receive from the Longhorns. What’s all this mean for the Big 12? Commissioner Don Beebe and his staff better get their act together and start figuring out how to make more money for the teams in the conference or they could be looking to plug some holes in the future. Their shortsightedness in making a deal with ESPN instead of creating their own network has proven to cost the league millions for each team.
If you’re a fan of the conferences eyeing who to pick off to further their expansion appetite’s, who would you want for your league?
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