Everyone keeps talking about sports, TV markets, academics, and geography when it comes to Big 12 Expansion. But there are few other factors and some of those factors might work in Colorado State's favor.
Many people who have opinions on who will be joining the Big 12 Conference have the Colorado State Rams on the outside looking in. What if those people are wrong and CSU has a better chance than most think. Jacob Schildgen posted an article comparing the Colorado State Rams to the other expansion candidates.
Areas of comparison include sports (football, men's and women's basketball, and volleyball), facilities, tv market, demographics (students, area population, and alumni of other schools), geographic area, and academics.