What Would BYU's Transition to the Big 12 Look Like?

The Big 12 has discussed adding four schools, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Pittsburg and BYU. They are not going to get Arkansas or Notre Dame. If ND has not joined a conference, it likely will not do so, unless the 4-Super-16 scenario comes to pass. You would see ND as part of the B1G Ten.

Pittsburgh, maybe. But they would consider travel expenses. Pittsburgh may be counting on becoming part of the ACC-14. If the ACC loses Florida State to the SEC, I look for the ACC to add three to become 14. That could include Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Rutgers. But you have to dream big and go bold if you expect to survive...well it backfired on the WAC, it may cost the Big 12, too.

It is almost too late to for changes to the 2012 season. I expect that the Big 12 will play with 9 for the 2012 season and the SEC to play with 13 for the 2012 season. I expect that BYU will join the Big 12 for football only, or for non-WCC sports for 2 or 3 seasons. This will give people in the conference time to adjust to the no-Sunday schedule. Let me also state that I am looking forward to the Big 12 soccer championship possibly coming to Rio Tinto Stadium.

I expect that the Big 12 will have to consider Houston, SMU, Air Force, UNLV and Boise State to get back to 12 from 9. In my scenario, Houston replaces Texas A&M in the south and BYU and Boise State in the north where Colorado and Nebraska used to be. This would be the best scenario for BYU. It means that they would not have to cancel any games for the 2013 season. Look at how the schedule could work out for BYU if the Big 12 adds BYU, Boise State and Houston. BYU would not have to drop any games already scheduled because they have a road game in Hawaii and Texas, Boise State and Houston become conference games.

A31 Kansas
S7 Texas
S14 @ Hawaii
S21 Utah
S28 @ Baylor
O4 @Utah State
O12 Ga Tech
O19 @Houston
O26 Missouri
N2 Bye
N9 Iowa State
N16 @ Notre Dame
N23 @ Kansas State
N30 Boise State
D7 Big 12 Championship Game--Arlington, TX

Bold games are on the schedule already. I took the liberty to move the Boise State game to the last game of the season.