BCS leagues expanding - yeah?

It was kind of weird to see this story making the rounds as a UH employee, since it got published *after* our president had already sent an email out stating that we were joining the Big 12. I realize that geography doesn't matter a ton nowadays, but Houston in the PAC-12 doesn't make much sense to me, not when the Big 12 has a slew of natural rivalries for them, plus, it would strengthen their ability to recruit in-state.

 

I'd be shocked if Texas and Oklahoma aren't freed from their Big 12 obligations and if the new Big 12 teams aren't incorporated into the fold by the 2022-23 academic year. Nothing gained for all six teams by being unpopular lame ducks in their current conferences, and the SEC and Big 12 need to get started on their new paths.

 

Seeing some preliminary Twitter rumblings that the lower-tier conferences are next. Conference USA appears it might be in deep trouble as the Sun Belt pursues some aggressive expansion.

 

One program to keep an eye on: James Madison.

 

"Join the Sun Belt cuz Cruces in November is awesome!"

 

The Sun Belt kicked NMSU (and Idaho) out a few years ago. It’s a fairly compact conference, and also likely to shed its two non-football schools in Little Rock and UT-Arlington.

 

Poor Aggies, so bad the shitty Sun Belt booted them.

 

Talk about a program balancing its athletic budget in the backs of its students. JMU charges something crazy like $2,500 per year to support athletics.

 

As always the closed captions are very best part.

 

The average daily high in Las Cruces in November is 67 degrees, with less than half an inch of rain for the entire month. It's sunny about 295 days of the year. I've been there in September and late December and the weather was beautiful both times.

So Las Cruces would be awesome in November.

 

Memorable quote from my years on the college basketball beat. New Mexico State edged Long Beach State in a key conference game. Coach Neil McCarthy was really happy. He give his usual postgame BS. Then said, "Boy, it will be great to get back to Las Cruces." I looked at the guy next to me and said, "I don't think I've ever heard anybody say that before."