NCAA Conference Realignment

[Guest]

I'd be thrilled if it were Texas.

[kujay]

I don't see it. Unless their motivation is to win 50 consecutive conference titles...

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't see it. Unless their motivation is to win 50 consecutive conference titles...

 

In what, baseball?

[SouthSideRyan]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

[Exile on Waveland]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

 

Any chance I mentioned Texas/Florida previously? That's long been my (conspiracy theory?) outlandish speculation. Doubt I'm on record here, though, obviating my claim to prescience.

[SouthSideRyan]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

 

Any chance I mentioned Texas/Florida previously? That's long been my (conspiracy theory?) outlandish speculation. Doubt I'm on record here, though, obviating my claim to prescience.

 

I said Texas or ND only, you agreed and stated a case for Florida as well.

[Exile on Waveland]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

 

Any chance I mentioned Texas/Florida previously? That's long been my (conspiracy theory?) outlandish speculation. Doubt I'm on record here, though, obviating my claim to prescience.

 

I said Texas or ND only, you agreed and stated a case for Florida as well.

 

Virtual high-five.

[Banedon]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

 

As soon as I saw the blurb about this, I came here to re-read this thread.

 

EDIT: the good stuff starts on page 10 for those interested. Before that it's just "CubbieBum loves Purdue".

[SouthSideRyan]

If you're incredibly bored at work, go back and read this thread from the beginning. Fall-down hilarious.

 

As soon as I saw the blurb about this, I came here to re-read this thread.

 

EDIT: the good stuff starts on page 10 for those interested. Before that it's just "CubbieBum loves Purdue".

 

You know, in some ways we're very different people. The Bum's deulsional Purdue and Title IX ravings are the best source of comedy since rchap started a fantasy thread.

[shnsajax]

probably the same thing, but here it is in the Dallas news. I wonder how many other schools would follow leaving traditional regional conferences. Still have to think its a long shot from ever happening, but that would be huge for the Big 10.

 

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/report-big-ten-conference-in-prelimary-t.html

[SouthSideRyan]

probably the same thing, but here it is in the Dallas news. I wonder how many other schools would follow leaving traditional regional conferences. Still have to think its a long shot from ever happening, but that would be huge for the Big 10.

 

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/report-big-ten-conference-in-prelimary-t.html

 

Yeah it's all stemming from the one report out of Lawrence. The Big 12(in its current structure) might collapse if this goes through. Colorado has already been rumored to the Pac 10. I don't know where those other teams would settle, but this move could have some serious potential for BYU, TCU, and Utah.

[jersey cubs fan]

probably the same thing, but here it is in the Dallas news. I wonder how many other schools would follow leaving traditional regional conferences. Still have to think its a long shot from ever happening, but that would be huge for the Big 10.

 

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/report-big-ten-conference-in-prelimary-t.html

 

It's not like the Big 12 is that traditional.

[shnsajax]

probably the same thing, but here it is in the Dallas news. I wonder how many other schools would follow leaving traditional regional conferences. Still have to think its a long shot from ever happening, but that would be huge for the Big 10.

 

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/report-big-ten-conference-in-prelimary-t.html

 

It's not like the Big 12 is that traditional.

 

more so conferences being built around geography.

[NewUserName]

I don't see it. Unless their motivation is to win 50 consecutive conference titles...

 

thats exactly what all the Penn St fans said 20 yrs ago

[da bears]

the big 12 sucks and don bebee is an ass. i almost hope that the conference does collapse just to shove it in that dumb prick's face.

[ISUCubsFan]

My guess is that this is mostly Texas posturing for a better deal from the Big XII. They would make more money off TV by switching, though they get a larger than average share from the current Big XII deal and a Big XII network (a real one, not a crappy ESPN extension) could/should be in the works. Travel seems crazy though. It has to be expensive to fly every team that far for every conference road game. Plus they'd actually have to play cold weather games in football.

 

I personally don't want to see Texas leave because it could start a chain of events that could be very bad for ISU, especially is Colorado bolts too. Even though this...

 

the big 12 sucks and don bebee is an ass...

is very true, I can't imagine ISU being better off in a conference realignment scenario.

[Guest]

lol, what could Texas possibly leverage from flirting from the Big 10? The entirety of the Big 12 revolves around them, at the expense of the North.

[ISUCubsFan]

lol, what could Texas possibly leverage from flirting from the Big 10? The entirety of the Big 12 revolves around them, at the expense of the North.

Less revenue sharing, or at least eliminating any attempts at changing the current structure. They may also want the final say as to how a new TV network would be set up. They definitely have a lot of power in this conference, but they can always try for more.

[hawkeyecub]

I would still prefer Notre Dame just because they provide some of the branding power plus have the geographic advantage. Obviously Texas is as good as you could possibly do though.

[Magnetic Curses]

I'd be thrilled if it were Texas.

 

i think they'd lose a recruiting edge. a lot of kids don't appreciate playing in the cold.

[EricG]

I thought there was a rule that any new Big Ten school would require its state to border an existing schools state.

In order to add Texas they would have to add a school in Missouri.

[Guest]

I thought there was a rule that any new Big Ten school would require its state to border an existing schools state.

In order to add Texas they would have to add a school in Missouri.

 

And Arkansas. Or Oklahoma.

[Garwilly]

I thought there was a rule that any new Big Ten school would require its state to border an existing schools state.

In order to add Texas they would have to add a school in Missouri.

 

 

Its just a false rumor.

 

Edited to add:

 

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/525178.html?nav=742

 

"There are no restrictions regarding expansion - potential additions are not required to be in the AAU, and they do not have to be in (or adjacent to) the eight Big Ten states," league spokesman Scott Chipman wrote in an e-mail.

Edited February 12, 2010 by Garwilly

[Garwilly]

This may have been posted earlier, but I remember reading it months back, and it presents a very good case.

 

http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-big-ten-expansion-index-a-different-shade-of-orange/

[NewUserName]

This may have been posted earlier, but I remember reading it months back, and it presents a very good case.

 

http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-big-ten-expansion-index-a-different-shade-of-orange/

 

very interesting read. I like his point of not adding a team to just add a team. The Big Ten could have done that years ago. I disagree with his assessment that missouri and syracuse will never be invited into the Big Ten.