Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment

[Mr. Laz]

A source in St. Louis familiar with the situation told NewsCenter 16 Thursday afternoon that Missouri will leave the Big XII and soon join the Big 10. Other schools expected to follow the Tigers are Syracuse, Pitt, Rutgers and Nebraska.

Many have speculated that such an expansion would include Notre Dame but ND athletic director Jack Swarbrick told me today that the Irish prefer to stay independent in football and in the Big East for other sports. Swarbrick said maintaining football Independence is such a part of what Notre Dame is.

He went on to say the Big East is a great partner for the University in other sports.

"We do have to monitor what is going on," Swarbrick said. "There will be significant shifts. "Hopefully we can navigate them by keeping our football independent and keeping our Big East affiliation because that is what we care about."

The move of Syracuse, Pitt and Rutgers to the Big Ten from the Big East could categorically change the landscape of the Big East itself. Thus, what Swarbrick is referring to when stating the University must continue to monitor what is going on.

The interview with Swarbrick was done before the late afternoon announcement.

http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/92447574.html

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by jbwm89

Slu? Washu?

SLU? Yuck.

It's Wash U, and it's not even close, unless we're talking about the J school.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

How many nationally televised games did Nebraska play in last year?

I think it was around 10. Can't remember previous years.

[jbwm89]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

SLU? Yuck.

It's Wash U, and it's not even close, unless we're talking about the J school.

I wouldn't know I have learned not to listen to any person from stl talk about stl for too long.

MU's accounting program was recently voted top ten nationally. Business school in general is gaining a little recognition, but I wouldn't argue that washU isnt better

[jbwm89]

Truman State may be better in some areas as well

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by jbwm89

Truman State may be better in some areas as well

Absolutely.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

False dichotomy. You can be an academically-focused institution without being Ivy League.

Sure you can, which is why there was a 2nd qualifier. We should probably also agree on a definition of an "academic school" because the primary point of ANY school is to educate. Thus making the original statement of MU being an "academic first" school completely useless. That would be a quality ALL schools possessed and, thus, can't be used to differentiate between schools.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by jbwm89

Truman State may be better in some areas as well

Remove the research element from MU and Truman State is better in most areas. It's the only highly selective public school in the state (WashU being the only highly selective private school).

TSU is an excellent academic school. It's not WashU, but if you can't afford $30 grand a year to go to college, it's a reasonable facsimile.

[jbwm89]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Sure you can, which is why there was a 2nd qualifier. We should probably also agree on a definition of an "academic school" because the primary point of ANY school is to educate. Thus making the original statement of MU being an "academic first" school completely useless. That would be a quality ALL schools possessed and, thus, can't be used to differentiate between schools.

All schools are academically focused, some are better at it than others making them a more "academic school" than others

[Pants]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

SLU? Yuck.

It's Wash U, and it's not even close, unless we're talking about the J school.

Washington University in StL is one of the most prestigious schools in the whole country. Nothing else in Kansas or Missouri can even come close, IMO.

[jbwm89]

WashU is also 30,000 a year, I'll pass

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Washington University in StL is one of the most prestigious schools in the whole country. Nothing else in Kansas or Missouri can even come close, IMO.

I went to school with a kid that put up a 1600 on his SATs and walked away from WashU with a 2.6.

Their program requires not just intelligence, but an excellent work ethic.

It's one of the top 10-15 academic institutions in the country. It's right there with the Ivys on most fronts.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I went to school with a kid that put up a 1600 on his SATs and walked away from WashU with a 2.6.

That's insane.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

It's one of the top 10-15 academic institutions in the country. It's right there with the Ivys on most fronts.

Most definitely.

[teedubya]

I really think it's going to be called the Big 16.

I hope so... just bought Big16.tv which is a solid site for sports videos.
And Big16Sports.com that I snagged earlier.

It's the SEO part of my brain that makes me snag these domains. lol

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by teedubya

I really think it's going to be called the Big 16.

I hope so... just bought Big16.tv which is a solid site for sports videos.
And Big16Sports.com that I snagged earlier.

It's the SEO part of my brain that makes me snag these domains. lol

Hopefully you get sued and lose alot of money.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Hopefully you get sued and lose alot of money.

And that would happen why?