New Teams to the Big 12?

     The Big 12 has officially extended invitation to four new schools to join their conference. BYU, Houston, UCF, and Cincinnati have all received an invitation and they are likely to all accept to be a part of the "new" Big 12. This announcement comes after Texas and Oklahoma decided to leave the conference to join the SEC which is a big blow for the Big 12 since those are probably the biggest teams in the conference.

    I believe that these four schools are solid choices for the Big 12 since they all have solid football programs as well as other programs. I read something today on Instagram saying that the four schools they invited all have more wins in the past 10 years than Texas does in football. They all play in weaker conferences but it is still a very interesting stat since football is one of the most popular sports in college and all four of these schools have solid programs. I think that the Big 12 did a great job in trying to find replacements that will be competitive right away. The schools are not expected to join the conference until 2023-2024 so they still have some time to build up their teams before joining.

    With this announcement, it opens the door to other conferences to possibly expand by inviting other mid majors. I think some of the front runners to possibly join a Power 5 conference are Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Boise State, and Memphis. I think that both App State and Coastal Carolina could join the ACC to join other Carolina teams like Clemson, North Carolina, Wake Forest, NC State and Duke. Boise State could join the Pac-12 and Memphis could possibly join the Big Ten. Eventually, I believe that these conferences are going to get close to 20 teams each in the near future to continue to grow college sports.

    Who would you like to see join a Power 5 conference? Comment down below or click the link to vote in a poll!

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