Is the University of Texas football program the biggest piece in the college expansion puzzle? Bigger than even Notre Dame? The Longhorns think they are. And theyâ??re not alone in that thinking. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds was asked about the mentality â?? Bigger is better? The rich get richer? Only the strong survive? â?? that may be spurring expansion.
â??We did not start this,â? Dodds told the Kansas City Star recently. â??If we need to finish it, weâ??ll finish it. Weâ??re going to be a player in whatever happens.
â??Weâ??re watching whatâ??s happening with the Big Ten, probably to a lesser degree to the Southeast Conference. If the landscape is going to change, weâ??re going to be a part of it, and be a viable part of it.â?