(06-11-2018 04:54 PM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 02:06 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(06-11-2018 01:58 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  I wonder if Texas would go for a Notre Dame deal if the ACC took 2 other Texas schools full time? 16 full members plus 2 partial for the ACC.

That may be the most workable arrangement. Baylor and T.C.U. with Texas as a partial.

I think Texas Tech can get into the PAC. That covers all of the Texas P schools and gives the Longhorns an excuse for the move. "We did what was best for the Texas schools." Five ACC games (two of which would be Baylor and T.C.U.) with one being rotated between F.S.U., N.D., and Clemson, and two rotating in general might get her done. Then within the 5 ACC games 2 are in the state of Texas and road games do not exceed 2 a year for the other 3 games. That leaves them 7 games with which to schedule A&M (ESPN's insistence as the excuse), Oklahoma still played in Dallas, 3 patsies, Texas Tech as an OOC PAC game, and one for a Big 10 school of note. That's a schedule they could go for IMO.

Trying to figure out who goes with Texas Tech to the PAC without OU or UT. I suppose if the Big Ten passes on Kansas and Iowa State they might go west and the last lifeboat available. Farmaggeddon and KU with TT isn't completely bad. Two AAU and two other R1 institutions. The PAC could do much worse than that.

A few years ago I did a "Big 12 expansion by the numbers" thread. Your question got me wondering about the Pac-12. I used the same criteria as last time:

Academics
Bowl Game Appearances
NCAA Tourney Appearances
Football Home Game Attendance (2017)
Media Markets

And I added distance as a category.I used distance from PAC-12 headquarters (San Francisco) as a basis.

I used 23 schools: All the Big 12 schools plus: BYU, ND, Houston, SDSU, SMU, Colorado State, NM, UNLV, Tulsa, Rice, Boise, Tulane, and Hawaii

Here is the list:
1. Texas
2. OK
3. BYU
4. OK State
5. ND (ND going west isn't talked about much, but could be a good fit)
6. TCU/WVU (WVU did well in athletic related categories and the distance actually didn't hurt them too much)
8. Houston
9. SDSU
10. Texas Tech
11 SMU
12 Colorado State
13 Kansas
14 Kansas State
15 Iowa State
16 NM
17 Baylor/UNLV
19 Tulsa
20 Rice
21 Boise
22 Tulane
23 Hawaii

If Texas/OK/Ok State/TCU/Baylor/ND (according to your scenario) are already taken, and assuming WVU is too far, legitimate options might be:
BYU (probably not a cultural fit, but they fit otherwise)
Houston
SDSU
Texas Tech
SMU
Colorado St.
Kansas
Kansas St.
Iowa St.

BYU/Houston/SDSU/Texas Tech would be a solid expansion if G5s get promoted. If BYU is too much of a cultural issue, then maybe Tech/Houston/SDSU/Colorado St. or Tech/Houston/SDSU/Kansas. P5 only would have to be Tech/Kansas/KSU/ISU.

If the market model still dominates, then Houston/SDSU/SMU/Kansas gets Houston/San Diego/Dallas/Kansas City.