If we are going to join another conference, I prefer the Pac 12.
The Big 10 has some appeal due to the academics, the traditional football powers and their terrific basketball. However, the road games have no better or not much better appeal than the B12.
In the choice between remaining in the B12 or going independent, I prefer independence. I hate the B12 that much (and will always blame Dodds for the mess).
If we are stuck in the B12, I would prefer adding UH (and concurrently dropping Rice from our OOC schedule). UH has changed a lot since BleacherGate and is on the rise. I think they now have more on-campus housing than UT. And they are #3 of only 3 Tier I Level Schools in state (note - there was some talk Tech would be added but as far as I know, they haven't made it).
I think we had a little window a couple years ago where there was a chance to add FSU, but we let inertia assert itself and that window closed. We possibly had a shot at another of the ACC schools too. UH and FSU would have tied it up nicely. Or possibly FSU + a sniped ACC team of choice. Given what is left, BYU and UH make the most sense. But, as I noted above, all this is still the last to me of all the alternatives.
Last edited: Sep 16, 2015