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BYU Football: The case for a 10, 12, and 16 team Big 12

By Adam Gibby

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: Gunner Romney #18 of the Brigham Young Cougars in action against the Central Florida Knights at FAU Stadium on December 22, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: Gunner Romney #18 of the Brigham Young Cougars in action against the Central Florida Knights at FAU Stadium on December 22, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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Cincinnati Bearcats running back Ryan Montgomery (22) reacts after rushing for a first down in the second half of the NCAA football game between the between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Miami (Oh) Redhawks at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019.
Cincinnati Bearcats running back Ryan Montgomery (22) reacts after rushing for a first down in the second half of the NCAA football game between the between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Miami (Oh) Redhawks at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. /

10 Teams

Teams: BYU and UCF or Cincinnati

Advantages: There is no way that if the Big 12 expands only to ten teams that it wouldn’t be a combination of these three teams. There are no other teams that would even make remotely a bit of sense. Essentially the advantages to this model would be that it would maximize money per team (tv contracts/conference money) and it would keep the door open for more expansion if there were to be Coastal Carolina or Louisiana teams in the future that prove to be great candidates. This would be essentially a band-aid for the future.

Disadvantages:  Where to start… First this would not expand the brand all that much. Substituting two teams for Texas and Oklahoma does very little in building the brand of the conference back up. This number would also keep the conference relatively weak where if a Kansas or Oklahoma State was picked off by another conference, the conference would be right back where they currently are, but this time without much hope of recovering. Finally, this would potentially leave the AAC in a position to still have claim as the 5th best conference.

Odds of happening: 10%

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