For me the big 12 is one of the most frustrating things ever but bringing back a conference championship game starting in 2017 and possibly expanding to 12 teams again are moves that are making the conference grow on me. The expansion move is said to be voted on by the board of directors by the end of this season and the big 12 could have 12 teams again by the time the 2017 season begins. There are reportedly 18 teams in the running to join the big 12 and up to four may be added but two is much more likely and should be the choice. One of the two teams I think should be getting into the big 12 is the Houston Cougars who really made some noise last year after finishing at 13-1 which included a 14 point victory over Florida State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. This decision probably wont end up being about football though it will be about what teams can bring in the biggest revenue and what teams have the biggest markets and that being the case I think the Cougars should still be considered because Houston is one of the largest cities in the country so I am really rooting for Houston to get in here. There is one more thing that I despise in college football and it's Notre Dame. It is infuriating that they are a part of the ACC except for football but still schedule multiple games a year against ACC opponents I don't understand it at all and even though I wish they would just join the big 12 i'm almost positive that won't happen. That being said Houston and Notre Dame would be who I would like to see enter the big 12. There is only one other team besides Notre Dame and Houston that I would be actually excited about joining the big 12 and I would bet that there chances are pretty slim. The SMU Mustangs had an awful season in 2014 and then another terrible season in 2015 going 2-10 I know that the record isn't very exciting but the only reason I want to see SMU in the Big 12 is because of the head coach Chad Morris. A former offensive coordinator at Clemson Chad Morris was the offensive mastermind behind the outstanding career of Tajh Boyd and he was a big part of the recruiting process that brought Deshaun Watson to Clemson so naturally I love him and I am really interested in what he can do as a head coach. I think that Morris can turn SMU around given a few years and that if the big 12 allowed them into the conference they would benefit from it. Hopefully the big decision will be made by the end of October and we can look forward to a 12 team big 12 again.
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