Texas Longhorns: Big 12 Expansion

  • Could trouble in the Pac-12 reignite Big 12 expansion dreams?
    May 17, 2018
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  • As sports go digital, is the Big 12 actually in prime position?
    June 29, 2017
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    When the Big 12 Conference elected not to expand last October, eulogies for the league spread far and wide. Without expansion, it was thought, the 10-team Big 12 would continue to fall further and fu...
  • Bohls: Big 12 power vacuum bodes well for Tom Herman, Texas
    May 4, 2017
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  • April 11, 2017
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  • September 21, 2016
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    Kirk Bohls released this week’s nine things and one crazy prediction yesterday. A few were dedicated to the Longhorns. Here’s Kirk’s take on some Bevo related items: On the lat...
  • August 16, 2016
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    One of the many issues facing several schools looking to join the Big 12 is that some are viewed as, well, not up to snuff academically. It’s a stigma that these programs are trying to squ...
  • Breakfast with Bevo, 8.13.16: A golden day for Texas in Rio
    August 13, 2016
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    Good morning. Breakfast is served. It’s August 13th — 226 down, 140 to go. And 23 till Labor Day. YESTERDAY: Longhorns won two golds in Rio (shot put and swimming). But the U.S. wome...
  • Breakfast with Bevo, 8.12.16: Tracking the Longhorns in Rio
    August 12, 2016
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    Good morning. Breakfast is served. It’s August 12th — 225 down, 141 to go. And 9 till the AP’s preseason Top 25 poll comes out. YESTERDAY: Michael Phelps won his 22nd Olympic gold m...
  • Breakfast with Bevo, 8.10.16: Tracking the Longhorns in Rio
    August 10, 2016
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    Good morning. Breakfast is served. It’s August 10th — 223 down, 143 to go. And 17 till Mack Brown’s 65th birthday. YESTERDAY: Michael Phelps won his 20th — and 21st — Ol...
  • Bohls: Could Texas buy their way out of Big 12 with a $50 million Longhorn Network payoff?
    August 3, 2016
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    Kirk Bohls released this week’s nine things and one crazy prediction yesterday. A few were dedicated to the Longhorns. Here’s Kirk’s take on some Bevo related items: On Texas a...
  • August 2, 2016
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    In today’s Golden’s Nuggets, Cedric touches on a couple Bevo-related items. Here’s what he had to say about them: On ESPN’s and Fox’s grumpiness on Big 12 expansion...
  • Report: Big 12 officials want expansion done before 2016 season begins
    July 29, 2016
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    Big 12 officials would prefer to wrap up the conference expansion process before the start of the 2016 football season, according to a report from CBS Sports. Three sources told CBS Sports that leagu...
  • Big 12 Expansion: Justin Timberlake has a feeling about Memphis
    July 28, 2016
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    The University of Houston’s bid to join the Big 12 may have Gov. Greg Abbott’s support, but you know what they’re missing? Celebrity power. And you know what school has a lot of cel...
  • Big 12 Expansion: The National Roundup
    July 27, 2016
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    So, Big 12 officials voted on the exploration of adding new universities to its membership last week. Our staff tackled some issues late last week and early this week: UConn, USF lead;...
  • July 26, 2016
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    Hand it to Twitter to start a conspiracy theory. One astute fan mapped out the possible new Big 12 map following expansion, and it may look familiar, even if it did forget an original member of ...
  • Big 12 expansion: Basketball power rankings
    July 25, 2016
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    Big 12 expansion is all about football. We know.  We know.  We know.  We get it. Football is king. but the last few years, men’s basketball in the Big 12 has been hailed as ...
  • July 25, 2016
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    According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, if the Big 12 officials want to use “worth” when it comes to selecting new members, Houston wouldn’t be close to making the cut. By...
  • July 23, 2016
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    Cosmo or Shasta? Provo or Houston? Napolean Dynamite or Sheldon Cooper? BYU or Houston? The Big 12 may be looking to expand by as many as two to four teams. Both BYU and Houston have been mentioned a...
  • SMU, East Carolina want Big 12 consideration, too
    July 22, 2016
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    Add SMU and East Carolina to the lengthy list of schools that want to join the Big 12. SMU President R. Gerald Turner and athletic director Rick Hart have provided information to the league office an...
  • Gov. Greg Abbott wants to see Houston in the Big 12: What people are saying
    July 21, 2016
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    The winds of change are rustling over at the Big 12 Conference. When news broke Tuesday that Commissioner Bob Bowlsby had been authorized to begin the search to add more teams to the league, man...
  • Big 12 Expansion: The National Roundup
    July 21, 2016
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    So, Big 12 officials voted on the exploration of adding new universities to its membership this week. Our staff has tackled some issues: So, the Big 12 is expanding, let the speculation begin. W...
  • Episode 19 of On Second Thought: Kirk and Ced give their picks on new Big 12 members
    July 21, 2016
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    In Episode 19 of On Second Thought, hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls give their picks for what schools should join the possibly expanding Big 12. Plus, a visit with CBS Sports national college foot...
  • Bohls: Big 12 expansion smacks of a money grab until 2024-25
    July 21, 2016
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    Kirk Bohls released this week’s nine things and one crazy prediction yesterday. A few were dedicated to the Longhorns. Here’s Kirk’s take on some Bevo related items: Big 12 exp...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Our 10 schools
    July 20, 2016
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    In advance of May’s Big 12 meetings among athletics directors and presidents, our staff presented 10 possible candidate schools that the conference could invite if its school officials wanted t...
  • Big 12 media days takeway: An even bigger shoe could drop in 2024
    July 20, 2016
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    DALLAS — Can the Big 12 follow its own script? If you asked most of the reporters covering the Big 12 whether expansion was alive or dead, they’d tell you it was dead. Probably. We think....
  • Big 12 media days takeway: Expansion should come sooner, not later
    July 20, 2016
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    DALLAS — Expansion is on! The Big 12 Conference dropped an unexpected bombshell during a teleconference Tuesday afternoon. We reporters figured it was in regards to Baylor. We were partially ri...
  • Big 12 to explore expanding by as many as four teams
    July 19, 2016
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    DALLAS _ The Big 12 Board of Directors, by unanimous vote, authorized commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Tuesday to recontact schools that have expressed interest in joining the league. The conference now i...
  • Bohls: What school is the most appealing if the Big 12 expands?
    June 8, 2016
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    Kirk Bohls released this week’s nine things and one crazy prediction yesterday. A few were dedicated to the Longhorns. Here’s Kirk’s take on some Bevo related items: On what sc...
  • June 2, 2016
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    In Episode 14, Kirk Bohls weighs in from Irving on athletic director Mike Perrin flexing Texas’ political muscle on Big 12 expansion while also discussing job qualifications for Augie Garr...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: South Florida
    May 27, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: SMU
    May 27, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • Big 12 Expansion Tour: Memphis
    May 26, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Houston
    May 26, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Connecticut
    May 25, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Colorado State
    May 25, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Cincinnati
    May 24, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Central Florida
    May 24, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet next week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • Expansion update: Red McCombs likes Houston in Big 12
    May 23, 2016
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    The Houston Cougars have the attention of at least one, deep pocketed, Texas donor. San Antonio billionaire Red McCombs, a long-time contributor to Longhorn athletics, thinks the Big 12 should expand...
  • What readers are saying about Big 12 expansion
    May 23, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletics directors are meeting this week in Irving to discuss the state of the league. Chief among those discussions: Should the Big 12 expand, or stay the way it ...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: BYU
    May 23, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet this week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...
  • The Big 12 Expansion Tour: Boise State
    May 23, 2016
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    Big 12 chancellors, presidents and athletic directors meet this week in Irving to discuss several issues, including whether the conference should expand to 12 teams by adding two more. That may or ma...