Pirates not going to Big 12

We’ll probably know more about the hopefuls by October 17, when the Big 12 Board of Directors has its next scheduled meeting. The Rams need to bank on a Big 12 Network being formed, and maybe even 14 teams to get the call up.

These universities are Air Force, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado State, UConn, Houston, Rice, South Florida, SMU, Temple and Tulane are still in the running.

“As you know, we have never commented on who was or was not involved”, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Kirk Bohls of the Austin-American Statesman. The league is considering expanding beyond its 10 member schools.

TMGcollegesports.com, the root of this report, is a site managed by Blaudschun, Herb Gould and Chris Dufresne. ESPN reported late Wednesday that schools that made the cut would meet with Big 12 officials beginning next week.

Take it with a grain of salt, but the Big 12 has reportedly cut its list of expansion candidates down and UConn is on it.

About a dozen schools remain alive for what most insiders think will be two spots, with Cincinnati and Houston as the favorites.

The conference now has ten schools in the fold, after seeing Nebraska and Colorado leave for the Big Ten and Pac 12 respectively in 2010. Brigham Young is the other contender, the story said. UNLV has been a member of the Mountain West since 1990. Other reports said the league would consider football-only members, a scenario that could involve schools like Air Force and CT.

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And while those concerns remain, the Big 12 released its shortlist of expansion candidates and it doesn’t feature any surprises.

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