I know it drove me crazy so I had to fix it. It's true though...basketball has no part in these discussions.

So what if Texas and it's Big12 South cohorts all jump to the Pac10 and the Big10 invites never materialize for MU/NU? What about the Big12 grabbing TCU, and one other school (who?) and getting back to being the Big8?

i think MU/Neb have to give a 2-year notice to leave the conference. The Conference might just say we don't want lame duck schools hanging around.


of course, money changes everything so ...

Gotcha...

I don't see this ever going back to 8 teams. Aren't conference championship games too popular?

An 8 team conference probably wouldn't retain BCS status.

What does KU offer a major conference? Sure basketball is good/great, but they offer 1/2 of the #32 TV market...the sports programs has been suspended on several occasions. Right now the Athletic Department is under federal investigation...the AD is fighting for his job. A lot of headaches for a conference to add a team that has won 3 titles in over 100 years.

NCAA rules state that it only takes 6.

An 8 team Conference won't compete in the new Mega Conference BC$ World

Laz
 

So, KSU is the reason KU isn't going to get invited somewhere else (PAC 10, B10 and SEC)? KU, even if KSU didn't exist, still wouldn't be a part of this conversation. Hence, delusional. This is a football and TV Market issue. KU is 0-2 in that discussion.

Something about the tv markets not even being close to what missouri has and well nebraska has a huge football program. Thats why colorado would get invited cause of denver.

Agreed.

ND needs to stop being douchy and tell B10 what their plans are, so everything can be set in motion. This stupid deadline is a freaking charade.

It's debatable what Texas thinks of MU or KU, but I have no doubt Notre Dame absolutely doesn't give two shits about either one of them (or any other school).

here we go again...

once again, KU is a marginally BCS level conference type school. Meaning that they qualify to be in a BCS level conference but barely. You add a link to another school into the mix and KU isn't getting in.

1. adding another school into package deal means another split to the profit pie in which KU is barely bringing enough to begin with

2. football ... KU is a low level football program but has a top notch basketball program, with a storied history, to offset the football weakness. You add another school to that equation and it's screwed.

KU barely has enough to get into a BCS level conference
KSU isn't a BCS conference level school (financially)

add those 2 schools together and neither get in

If the Big 12 implodes then KSU is going to a mid-tier conference one way or another. The only thing is whether they drag KU down with them.