A new report claims that the Big 12 is staying put at ten teams because Texas says no, and has in-state neighbors backing them up.
Here we go again.
Earlier this week, the Big 12, namely commissioner Bob Bowlsby, came out with a report saying that their consulting firm had given them data suggesting a twelve team league with an eight game conference schedule gave the conference the best chance to make the playoffs. In fact, moving to this model would increase the Big 12's odds of making the four-team bracket by 4-5%. Yesterday, a report came out saying expansion actually increased the odds of making the playoffs by closer to 10-15%.