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

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

AlNorth- this isn't directed at you as if I'm saying you're wrong, I just quoted your reply since it continues on the topic of discussion re: NU paying or claiming they don't have to & it's unfair.


This isn’t about unjust enrichment or equity. How are you going to argue that when we aren’t talking about damages, which are speculative?

The bolded part is I think where the equity argument fails, as you said. (not a lawyer, anything below could be dead-ass wrong for all I know, but I play one on internet message boards)

If I'm Nebraska, I'll have to try to prove to the court that it is not speculative at all, that I can somehow prove that the conference will either not be harmed at all or will benefit from me leaving. (ie in response to the guy saying the Big 12 cant prove damages earlier in this thread, I said they dont have to prove damages because Nebraska agreed in 1996 that there would be damages and it would be speculative. It is now up to Nebraska to show this is no longer the case)

I don't think its really possible to prove that, and the Big 12 can persuasively argue that they are harmed. So, the contract holds up and NU doesn't get their money back.

Hypothetically speaking, lets pretend NU could prove to a court that the Big 12 conference benefits from them leaving, say each school gets $5 million more a year without them than they would with them, basically the "we really suck" argument. Again, I don't see how, but lets pretend that is the case. Then NU might have a good equity argument to get a court to throw out that penalty. The purpose of the penalty is to compensate for possible damages that at the time were impossible to determine. If you can persuasively prove "that was 14 years ago, now we can prove (how?) that the conference benefits from us leaving" then this penalty can be looked at as arbitrarily leading to an unjust enrichment of the conference.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

What "big city" are you in?

Phoenix, AZ. Let me know when you want to come out and run your mouth on the road, I'll show you some prime spots on the 10 and the 17 where you can flex your mouth-muscle for the homeboys.

We have no carry laws here, everyone has a gun. Not a month goes by where someone didn't shoot someone else over some stupid road happening. When I was contracting at the Mayo Clinic our head Network Officer was chased into the parking lot by a dude who didn't like how he looked at him; ended up in a brawl with cops coming and gun being confiscated.

I am currently doing a project at a downtown university and there are some funky people driving around here. I don't look at shit, just drive til I get out of the funk and back to my area.

To say you don't excercise caution on the roads means you are either stupid or naive. All hick smack aside if you live in a small town you don't get it. Nobody on this board (okay maybe MoHillbilly) is tougher than a bullet.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Phoenix, AZ. Let me know when you want to come out and run your mouth on the road, I'll show you some prime spots on the 10 and the 17 where you can flex your mouth-muscle for the homeboys.

We have no carry laws here, everyone has a gun. Not a month goes by where someone didn't shoot someone else over some stupid road happening. When I was contracting at the Mayo Clinic our head Network Officer was chased into the parking lot by a dude who didn't like how he looked at him; ended up in a brawl with cops coming and gun being confiscated.

I am currently doing a project at a downtown university and there are some funky people driving around here. I don't look at shit, just drive til I get out of the funk and back to my area.

To say you don't excercise caution on the roads means you are either stupid or naive. All hick smack aside if you live in a small town you don't get it. Nobody on this board (okay maybe MoHillbilly) is tougher than a bullet.

My hicktown only has 4 million people, I bow down to your superior knowledge of society, fatass.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

My hicktown only has 4 million people, I bow down to your superior knowledge of society, fatass.

Yeah, there aren't any violent people in Chicago, either.

[GoHuge]

Originally Posted by Sam Hall

Oklahoma is now the only team in that conference that can compete with Texas, on the field and financially.

Yeah K-State winning 4 of 6 against Texas isn't considered "competetive." More of that Nebraska Nowledge

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by frazod

Yeah, there aren't any violent people in Chicago, either.

Do you have have a permit to carry a weapon in your towns?

Do you two big city tough guys mouth off to people on the highways do you?

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

My hicktown only has 4 million people, I bow down to your superior knowledge of society, fatass.

Why do you continue to make reference to my ass hillbilly boy? It isn't bad enough you've started to follow me around now you are thinking about how I look?
A little disturbing.

[DiaperBoy27]

Originally Posted by vailpass

So you two big city tough guys mouth off to people on the highways do you?

when did my mother hack your account?

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by DiaperBoy27

when did my mother hack your account?

Right after she hacked out my load and wiped it on the curtains in your room. Sorry about the blood on your sheets, your mom's asshole wasn't as elastic as she said it was.

[Pants]

[GoHuge]

Originally Posted by billay

For fun predict how many games your team will win in football next year.

Nebraska 11

I would say your basketball team winning 11 games would be more likely than your football team. I'll take the under on both.

[Sam Hall]

Originally Posted by GoHuge39

Yeah K-State winning 4 of 6 against Texas isn't considered "competetive." More of that Nebraska Nowledge

UT is going to kick your ass and make you feed their chickens.

[GoHuge]

Originally Posted by Sam Hall

UT is going to kick your ass and make you feed their chickens.

Uh

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Do you have have a permit to carry a weapon in your towns?

Do you two big city tough guys mouth off to people on the highways do you?

Yeah, permits make all the difference. There's a handgun ban in Chicago, and we have no crime! It's amazing.

And I don't think I've ever hesitated to flip off somebody who needed it, you coddled little sissy.

I do see why you so carefully guard the details of your personal life.

Perhaps the next time somebody makes you angry in traffic, you could politely ask him if he frequents any internet bulletin boards, then anonymously insult his wife through the safety of teh intrawebs!

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by GoHuge39

I would say your basketball team winning 11 games would be more likely than your football team. I'll take the under on both.

Want to bet casino cash?