Cincinnati really wants to join the Big 12, but will the conference say "no thanks" like they did to Louisville?
When the Big 12 concluded their meetings ten days ago no decision had been made on whether the conference was going to expand. It was disappointing, but not unexpected, as the conference seems genuinely torn on how to move forward. David Boren and Gordon Gee, presidents of Oklahoma and West Virginia, respectively, have both been vocal proponents for expansion, while others, like Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, don't seem interested in expansion.
This split hasn't stopped some schools from courting the Big 12, and recent reports from the Cincinnati Enquirer indicate that the University of Cincinnati might be trying harder than all the rest.