TexasTerror
May 20th, 2006, 10:21 PM
Interesting, especially since just about every Big XII school is or has played a I-AA school. Even Texas is playing Sam Houston St this year. Texas Tech played two I-AAs last year (SHSU and Indiana St). Oklahoma St struggled with Maine recently and A&M struggled with Texas St-San Marcos as of late.
League athletic directors to vote on adding ninth conference game in football
Outlook unclear for proposal.
By Randy Riggs
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, May 21, 2006
With a 12-game regular season now permanently in place in college football, the hypothetical question for Big 12 coaches is whether they would want the extra game to be against, say, Southeastern Louisiana or the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
To Texas Tech's Mike Leach, it's a no-brainer. Bring on the Lions, which is precisely what his Red Raiders will do on Sept. 23.
'To play nine (Big 12 Conference) games makes a tough schedule even tougher,' Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said of the proposal.
"Anybody that plays in the Big 12 has one of the toughest schedules in the country, anyway," Leach said. "To play nine (conference) games makes a tough schedule even tougher."
That's one reason why a proposal to add a ninth conference game in the Big 12, beginning in 2008 after the league's current four-year scheduling cycle ends, faces an uncertain fate. The league's athletic directors will vote on the issue at the annual conference meetings, which start Monday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
A 7-5 majority vote is needed to advance the proposa, which ultimately would have to be approved by the presidents of the league schools. Finding more than six votes for the measure may prove difficult for proponents of a ninth conference game.
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/05/21big12foot.html
League athletic directors to vote on adding ninth conference game in football
Outlook unclear for proposal.
By Randy Riggs
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, May 21, 2006
With a 12-game regular season now permanently in place in college football, the hypothetical question for Big 12 coaches is whether they would want the extra game to be against, say, Southeastern Louisiana or the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
To Texas Tech's Mike Leach, it's a no-brainer. Bring on the Lions, which is precisely what his Red Raiders will do on Sept. 23.
'To play nine (Big 12 Conference) games makes a tough schedule even tougher,' Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said of the proposal.
"Anybody that plays in the Big 12 has one of the toughest schedules in the country, anyway," Leach said. "To play nine (conference) games makes a tough schedule even tougher."
That's one reason why a proposal to add a ninth conference game in the Big 12, beginning in 2008 after the league's current four-year scheduling cycle ends, faces an uncertain fate. The league's athletic directors will vote on the issue at the annual conference meetings, which start Monday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
A 7-5 majority vote is needed to advance the proposa, which ultimately would have to be approved by the presidents of the league schools. Finding more than six votes for the measure may prove difficult for proponents of a ninth conference game.
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/05/21big12foot.html