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<blockquote data-quote="vegaseer" data-source="post: 129514849" data-attributes="member: 1050866">It doesn't help WV initially, but the Big 12 should offer UNLV (continent upon building a new stadium) and BYU. Both would jump at the chance.&nbsp; The new stadium would be shared with a Pro Football Team, so it would be a top notch facility. Clark County (Las Vegas) has a population of 2.1M, with 45M annual visitors; the 5th largest school district with 72 High Schools; Bishop Gorman Football and Basketball and Findlay Prep Basketball.&nbsp; In addition, there is a Mormon Temple and a large LDS community in Vegas with a strong Utah connection.&nbsp; UNLV football and it's facilities suck and most all their great athletes go to the Pac 12.&nbsp; It wouldn't&nbsp; take very long for the football program to be top 25.&nbsp; It's going to happen eventually, I think the Big 12 could make a smart play here.Besides, a Bowl Game in Vegas, how bad can that be?BYU with a Big 12 connection would be a great contender for top athletes from Utah, NV, AZ, CA and Hawaii along with others. The non-scheduling on Sundays could be worked out.&nbsp;&nbsp; After this, convert all schools to a Big 12 Network (not sure how to handle Texas) and go after FSU and some eastern schools and get to 14 then 16 teams.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vegaseer, post: 129514849, member: 1050866"] It doesn't help WV initially, but the Big 12 should offer UNLV (continent upon building a new stadium) and BYU. Both would jump at the chance. The new stadium would be shared with a Pro Football Team, so it would be a top notch facility. Clark County (Las Vegas) has a population of 2.1M, with 45M annual visitors; the 5th largest school district with 72 High Schools; Bishop Gorman Football and Basketball and Findlay Prep Basketball. In addition, there is a Mormon Temple and a large LDS community in Vegas with a strong Utah connection. UNLV football and it's facilities suck and most all their great athletes go to the Pac 12. It wouldn't take very long for the football program to be top 25. It's going to happen eventually, I think the Big 12 could make a smart play here. Besides, a Bowl Game in Vegas, how bad can that be? BYU with a Big 12 connection would be a great contender for top athletes from Utah, NV, AZ, CA and Hawaii along with others. The non-scheduling on Sundays could be worked out. After this, convert all schools to a Big 12 Network (not sure how to handle Texas) and go after FSU and some eastern schools and get to 14 then 16 teams. [/QUOTE]

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