About two dozen Texas lawmakers are supporting efforts to get Houston admitted to the Big 12 Conference. State Reps. Garnet Coleman and Bill Callegari, both from the Houston area, co-wrote a letter Thursday asking Big 12 officials to consider adding the university to the conference. "UH is the third largest university in Texas, and is on track to rank among the top research universities in this state," the letter says. "Despite UH's local and statewide prominence, the university does not belong to a strong BCS conference such as the Big 12. The Cougars, the city of Houston, and the state of Texas deserve better." Houston is a member of Conference USA and was a member of the Southwest Conference until 1995. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...rs-pushing-depleted-big-12-to-add-houston/rss
The Houston legislators also urged Big 12 officials to consider the admission of TCU, a Mountain West Conference member. A Fort Worth representative, Marc Veasey, has created a Facebook page entitled, “TCU should be invited to the Big XII.” Coleman has created a Facebook page, “University of Houston Should Join The Big 12” that had attracted nearly 1,500 members by the end of business hours Thursday. “I don’t think it’s that big a long shot,” Coleman said “I think the impediment right now is the split of the dollars. Once somebody has divided up a pie, they don’t want to have anybody else come in and get a piece of the pie. But I think UH pays its way in through our media market.” In a statement released through a spokesman, UH chancellor and president Dr. Renu Khator said the school is “grateful” for the Texas delegation’s efforts to “push for UH’s inclusion with its peers.” “Our position from the outset is that the University of Houston deserves to be in a major BCS conference, such as the Big 12,” Khator said. “That would be in the best interests of the city of Houston and of the state of Texas. Including TCU in a Big 12 expansion that adds the University of Houston would excite fans who remember well the historical in-state rivalries that date to the Southwest Conference. A 12-member Big 12 conference that includes UH and TCU makes sense for the state.”
This is a major problem for the Big 12. It really wont increase revanue, and makes Texas more of a big deal. How can a confrence let one team bully them?
because a piece of the loaf is better than none at at Mo, KSU, KU and ISU were is deep doodoo a few days ago.
