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We will see. Big East still has the automatic tie in. Adding Boise, Houston, etc. will keep that auto tie in since many there have more success in the time frame to keep one than West Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse and Pitt - none who have been the BCS representative in 3 years - even though WVU has a good chance this year.

I dont' think the CUSA/MWC combo conference stays at 32. I think you will see the best teams in the CUSA, MWC, (doubt a MAC team, but who knows with Temple) join up and keep the auto bid. At the last agreement the BCS was closer to adding an AQ than they were taking one away from the Big East.

When all is said and done I see teams getting rid of the risk of not getting a bid and creating a newish conference that will have a bid and will probably not lose it due to recent success.

Who is going to pull it from them?

And going by the criteria if they get the reported teams to join it is actually a better league than it is today. You would have 2 programs (Cincinnati and Boise) that have finished in the top 10 lately, UConn who went to a BCS game last year, Houston who will be in the top 15-20 by the end of this year, 2 service academies that are going to be tough to pull the bid from, and many other teams that have ranked in the 20-30 range over the past few years.

Not great and not the Big 12, Big East, Big 10, but would have as good as a record over 5 years than the ACC and would blow the current Big East out of the water.

Not saying that I have inside information or anything like that so this is just my opinion, but I don't see how in 2 years they can pull it from a league with better teams than they currently have.

Literally no interest in adding WVU to the Big XII.

If Mizzou leaves then add BYU and call it quits.

There is now rule saying that there has to be 6 AQ conferences in fact they almost lost it last time they were up for review and was granted a temporary extension. There is a rule saying that there can be no more then 2 BCS teams form a conference I believe. Also that fact that the Big East is now trying to join in on the CUSA - MWC should tell you that the likelyhood of Houston and Boise joining the Big East is very small. Schools have said before that they were only interested in joining the conference if West Virginia stayed.

That's because they know if they lose West Virginia they for sure lose the AQ this time around. The Big East is in a sad state of affairs right now the Basketball schools have been wanting the football schools out for a while now and I think they are going to get their wish.

Ruh roh, Louisville trying to slide in and take WVU's spot. Seems Big 12 is only going to 10. Getting nervous mountaineers?

What if they only go to 10 schools?

Adding USF would be crazy. I do agree that both Louisvlle and WVU are probably going to the Big 12 and it would be great addition to their league.

they are saying on espn radio that they arent going now wtf?

ESPN isn't a good source for information.

Things are about to get messy. Louisville ran to the US Senate when WVU caught wind of being accepted to the Big 12. this is what Senator Joe Manchin and Rockefeller weigh in....

I think the ACC has won. They've managed to strengthen their conference while being the lynchpin in the demise of the Big East (but without making the final deathblow so it looks like others are picking the conference apart). And the Pac 12 won last year, as well as the Big Ten. The SEC has looked a bit foolish and incompetent at times but they'll eventually win. The Big 12, if they win will be from sheer dumb-luck.

been hearing its going to be Louisville, WVU and Missouri will stay in the Big 12. If Missouri doesn't stay, it would be either one of them or both and add another. BYU is not an option apparently.