Might as well get the argument started.

[Twentysix]

Personally I think the Big 12 should take BYU in a heartbeat. They have a WORLDWIDE fanbase based on their affiliation with the LDS church. Way bigger football tradition and fanbase than any other expansion option and opens the Big 12 up to the west.

Pretty sure UT has a bigger fanbase than the Mormon religion has followers.

[SC_TX]

Pretty sure UT has a bigger fanbase than the Mormon religion has followers.

And last time I checked Texas is already in the big 12 yes?

[GreenfieldBison]

Pretty sure UT has a bigger fanbase than the Mormon religion has followers.

Yeah, sorry to say you'd be wrong about that. (Not a member of the LDS church.)

[Twentysix]

Yeah, sorry to say you'd be wrong about that. (Not a member of the LDS church.)

Just saying toting some world wide fanbase based on religion is a little funny when the religion only has about 15 million members worldwide, more than half of those in countries that don't even care that American football exists.

[Twentysix]

You'd probably be better off targeting a place like army and claiming all US military veterans would follow them. It's at least a bigger number.

[El_Chapo]

what is with ndsu fans talking about georgia southern an app like they are failing as fbs teams?

App st was 11-2 last year, and the schedule they have this year is something to envy.

Georgia southern was 9-4. Neither team is struggling as an fbs team.

and we have a bingo!!

[SC_TX]

Just saying toting some world wide fanbase based on religion is a little funny when the religion only has about 15 million members worldwide, more than half of those in countries that don't even care that American football exists.

Except in that religion BYU is THE place. Not even Notre Dame has such a close tie with a religion and its members. Plus football has a pretty big following in Samoa, which is majority LDS. That's why BYU always gets the Polynesian players.

[Twentysix]

Except in that religion BYU is THE place. Not even Notre Dame has such a close tie with a religion and its members. Plus football has a pretty big following in Samoa, which is majority LDS. That's why BYU always gets the Polynesian players.

I lived in Samoa. There are more people in the Fargo metro.

Together, both Samoas (American and Western) are like 230,000. You are like literally talking about 15,000-30,000 people (Samoans in Samoa who are Mormon).

Edit: Had to bold that part, I mean you just made it up. LDS is the third biggest religion in Samoa at 15% according to the census. The country is by majority protestant, then catholic.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/ws.html

[Twentysix]

NFL football does have a really big following in Samoa though, you are right about that. I've never seen more trucks and houses with NFL logos painted on them than in Pago Pago.

[SC_TX]

well they produce quite a few football players for their size