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Big 12 expansion snub is devastating news, but Memphis must carry on
Big 12 expansion snub is devastating news, but Memphis must carry on
November 14, 2015 - As Houston's Matthew Adams (middle) celebrates, dejected Memphis kicker Jake Elliott (left) looks on with place holder Evan Michael (right) after missing a 48 yard field with 19 seconds left in the game.The Tigers fell to Houston 35-34, losing their second game in a row.(Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)Way back in 1993, the NFL announced that it was adding two expansion teams.
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Memphis eliminated as Big 12 expansion candidate, report says
Memphis eliminated as Big 12 expansion candidate, report says
The Big 12 has eliminated Memphis University as a candidate to join the conference, according to a report by Brett McMurphy of ESPN.The Tigers were one of 12 teams remaining on the Big 12's short(ish) list, and now that list has been cut down to 11.Memphis did not make latest Big 12 expansion cut sources told @ESPN.
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Memphis misses Big 12 expansion cut; UConn still alive
Memphis misses Big 12 expansion cut; UConn still alive
The Memphis mascot during happier times.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)(WTNH)–Memphis has been voted off the Big 12's expansion island.UConn is one of 11 schools still alive.
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Memphis Tigers out as potential Big 12 expansion candidate
Memphis Tigers out as potential Big 12 expansion candidate
The University of Memphis, once considered a viable Big 12 expansion candidate in part because of its backing by FedEx, is not among the schools being considered by the conference, sources told ESPN.Memphis was among several schools that expressed interest in joining the league and had conducted a video conference with Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby in the past two weeks, sources said.However, the Tigers did not make the latest cut when the league trimmed its group of potential candidates by one-third, leaving 11 schools still alive in the Big 12's expansion sweepstakes.
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Report: Memphis among 6 to 8 schools on Big 12 expansion list
Report: Memphis among 6 to 8 schools on Big 12 expansion list
If you can believe a report from a website called TMGcollegesports, the Big 12 may be closer to actually naming the schools on a cut down of its expansion list, and the University of Memphis is on it.Reporter Mark Blaudschun, who used to be a columnist for the Boston Globe, said there are reports that Memphis, along with 6 to 8 other schools, mostly from the American Athletic Conference, have been sent invitations from the Big 12 to continue their pursuit to join the Power 5 Conference.That means making another presentation to the league some time in the coming weeks.
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