The Academies will never lower their admission standards

"Big time" college football is less about competing nationally and more about exposure/recruiting nationally (military, not football). I served with a couple of former West Point football players (I did ROTC at OU, myself), and they were two of the smartest and toughest guys I've ever known.

In response to this post by Flanker

Posted: 08/27/2021 at 3:43PM

BYU is possibly at the top of the Big-12's list of expansion targets -- VTBoar 08/27/2021 1:38PM

Until Texas and Oklahoma are actually gone -- obguthr 08/28/2021 10:56AM

ECU? Lol. They bring zero. SMU would be a far better choice than ECU…. -- CrystalCoveHokie 08/28/2021 11:07AM

Temple would be a better fit than ECU -- I85Hokie 08/28/2021 1:45PM

Out of all the AAC schools, Temple would be the worst school to add. -- tarheelblue 08/28/2021 5:07PM

SMU is a small private school in Texas. Big 12 already has enough of those -- tarheelblue 08/28/2021 12:45PM

According to Google…..SMU’s athletic revenue is more than double ECU’s…� -- CrystalCoveHokie 08/28/2021 3:15PM

That doesn't mean they would bring more value to the Big 12 media contract ** -- tarheelblue 08/28/2021 3:17PM

SMU is highly ranked academically, has about a $1.7 billion endowment….. -- CrystalCoveHokie 08/28/2021 4:40PM

Re: Until Texas and Oklahoma are actually gone -- Millpoint 08/28/2021 11:07AM

If they're going to remain a conference, BYU, UCF, Houston, & Cincy should -- reestuart 08/27/2021 5:45PM

You can't just add massive travel though, especially for non-rev sports -- HokieAl 08/27/2021 6:11PM

I agree, Non-Revenues traveling the country is a major hurdle. ** -- Stech 08/28/2021 09:05AM

Agree, but many say the B12 won't take any action, until Texas and Oklahoma -- FLKEYSHOKIE 08/27/2021 5:56PM

BYU doesn't play on Sundays so that's a scheduling nightmare ** -- Flanker 08/27/2021 5:17PM

The only sports the Big-12 plays on Sundays are -- M-I-C 08/28/2021 12:33AM

2021 National Champion in softball - Oklahoma University. ** -- manassashoo 08/28/2021 10:27AM

For football/basketball being spread across the country is manageable, but -- Stech 08/28/2021 09:01AM

College football games aren't usually played on Sundays. ** -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 5:45PM

There are other sports you know... LOL -- Flanker 08/27/2021 6:32PM

Is that true for all sports? I really don’t know. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 08/27/2021 5:56PM

Some NCAA sports are scheduled for Sundays -- Flanker 08/27/2021 6:36PM

If they add BYU for football only, then it doesn't matter. ** -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 6:29PM

Keep their Olympic sports in WCC ** -- Millpoint 08/27/2021 8:31PM

Considering timezones and geography and media markets, I think these -- HokieAl 08/27/2021 4:56PM

Interesting article on "next steps" to Big12 perhaps adding BYU, including -- VTBoar 08/27/2021 4:37PM

UCF and Cincinnati as a first step seems the most likely to me -- Truthahn 08/30/2021 4:36PM

My 4 adds (which will never ever happen) -- OU_Sooner 08/27/2021 2:49PM

Protection against further raiding -- obguthr 08/28/2021 09:08AM

But are the service academies going to be able to -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 2:52PM

They'll always be at a competitive disadvantage, true -- OU_Sooner 08/27/2021 3:53PM

I'd rather see service academies focus on producing military officers -- Flanker 08/27/2021 3:19PM

The Academies will never lower their admission standards -- OU_Sooner 08/27/2021 3:43PM

Bollocks -- Flanker 08/27/2021 5:13PM

Even though that is the mission statement for the 3 academies currently -- VTHokie2000 08/27/2021 4:36PM

What division should the Space Force Academy compete in? ** -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 4:58PM

NAIA DII for the time being or go the non-affiliation route like -- VTHokie2000 08/27/2021 5:01PM

Then maybe the service academies should do what the Ivy League schools did -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 3:37PM

Be a big mistake if the do not add BYU. They are the best available. ** -- goldendomer 08/27/2021 1:41PM

They could add BYU for football only. -- tarheelblue 08/27/2021 1:47PM

And perhaps offset the non-football sports with someone like Wichita State ** -- OU_Sooner 08/27/2021 2:44PM

True, and it would be a win-win. BYU is a strong program with a loyal -- goldendomer 08/27/2021 1:53PM

The Academies will never lower their admission standards

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