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Tom Herman (Former Head Coach FAU Owls)

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Bucklion said:
Of course a second way to look at it is, doesn't the Big12-2 want Houston to join? If they enter a Power 5, he could create a national power there.
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Why would other Texas schools want them? They add no new market, take a piece of the revenue pie and as a P5 player would be more attractive to in-state recruits.

From the Shag's most active football thread:


http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/108844-Realignment-talk-not-going-away/page974

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/spor...he-6639658.php
The Big 12 is a target for many UH fans and administrators, including Tillman Fertitta, chairman of the school's board of regents. But consultant Chuck Neinas, the former Big 12 interim commissioner, said that is not likely in the short term.

"Although there is some discussion among presidents, it's my understanding that athletic directors are pretty unanimous about wanting to remain (Big 12 membership) at 10," Neinas said. "What we don't know is what the future holds and what may be the impact of the College Football playoff format."

A key factor driving conference expansion has been increasing television markets by adding markets inside a league's traditional geographic area. No Power Five conference has more than four members from the same state, and the only three with four are the Pac-12 (four of 12 from California), Atlantic Coast Conference (four of 14 in North Carolina) and Big 12 (four from Texas).
 
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Herman needs to strike while the iron is hot. He plays in a rinky dink stadium that is WAY off of campus with no atmosphere.

He will never be much hotter than right now. He may not be ready for a big time job but 4-5 million dollars may make the learning curve easier to deal with.
 
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Thump said:
He plays in a rinky dink stadium that is WAY off of campus with no atmosphere.
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Houston has a brand new $128mm stadium that is on campus. TDECU opened last year. Current capacity is 42k, but it was built with the foundations already in place to support expansion beyond 60k in an off season. Herman praised the atmosphere after they hosted Memphis last week and the stadium was sold out -- Memphis was flagged five times for false starts. The Houston/Navy game in two weeks has also sold out.

Doesn't hurt that the Texans and Rockets both have losing records right now.

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DiamondBuck said:
No Power Five conference has more than four members from the same state, and the only three with four are the Pac-12 (four of 12 from California), Atlantic Coast Conference (four of 14 in North Carolina) and Big 12 (four from Texas).
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And the B1G has the only state that matters because kids are just special, amazing, and talented that come from this state.
 
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