The Big 12 is getting too fancy on this. Why not add these two P5 teams from their own region?
You can’t click three times these days without stumbling across a Big 12 Expansion piece, now that the struggling conference has rallied around a decision to maybe possibly add members. This is exciting for everyone because it opens the doors to limitless speculation over the next several weeks before actual football begins.
But Big 12, you’re overthinking this. You’re also going after the small fries. No offense to BYU, Houston, and the like, but there are a couple of prime targets sitting right in your back yard.