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

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Some people are saying this is the new Big 10 logo (the Michigan, Ohio St Big 10 that is)... lulz

That looks ****ing stupid. The Big 10 and 12 need to swap names, also. ****ing reeruns.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Plus they're going to call their divisions "Leaders and Legends"

bwahahahahahaha!!!

Corny. They should just go with East and West.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by BCD

Corny. They should just go with East and West.

I prefer Least and Worst.

[Pants]

I want to see the media use "1G" for "Big Ten." Pentagram = ****ing reeruns.

[kstater]

The Big 12 issued a release earlier this afternoon which stated that “commissioner Dan Beebe will be available to the media via teleconference to provide an update on the latest news regarding the Big 12 Conference” at 4 p.m. ET. Based on the word coming from a writer for the Sports Business Journal, at least some of the latest news will involve a sizable new television contract. The SBJ‘s John Ourand sent out a tweet shortly after the release stating that the Big 12 will announce a new multi-year deal with FOX Sports. The SBJ had reported last month that the two sides were putting the finishing touches on what would be a 13-year, $1.17 billion deal for the second-tier rights to football games; apparently, the deal that’s expected to be announced today will be somewhere in the neighborhood of the numbers first reported in March.
The new deal would represent an increase of roughly 350 percent over the previous contract. However, the previous deal was sliced up amongst 12 schools; with the departures of Colorado and Nebraska for other conferences, each member of the conference will get an even larger slice of the new financial pie. Not each member of the conference will get an equal slice, however, as Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M will receive a greater share than the other seven schools, a stipulation that resulted from their threat to bolt for the then-Pac-10 in the summer of 2010.
The conference’s first-tier TV rights run through 2016, with ESPN and ABC paying a total of $60 million annually.
That $150 million-per-year total falls well short of conference financial behemoths the Big Ten ($214 million) and SEC ($205 million), but is on par with the $155 million the ACC is expected to bring in with their newly-minted deal. All of the BcS leagues could be looking up to the Pac-12 in the very near future, however, as that conference is expected to sign new deals that would bring in a rumored $222 million annually.
FOX is also believed to be one of the two frontrunners for the Pac-12′s new TV package.
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[Mr_Tomahawk]

CHA-CHING!

[Titty Meat]

So you're on par with the ACC but not the SEC or Big 10? Lawlz congrats!

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

So you're on par with the ACC but not the SEC or Big 10? Lawlz congrats!

10 teams and for most schools much smaller enrollments.

pwnt

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

So you're on par with the ACC but not the SEC or Big 10? Lawlz congrats!

Tier-one contract is about up, so this information is damn near dated. And, as others have said, dividing the money between fewer teams certainly helps.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

10 teams and for most schools much smaller enrollments.

pwnt

If you're a school like Nebraska that only cares about football the move to the Big 10 was a great one. They'll still be making more than what they would have made had they stayed in the Big 12 plus they will be on TV everyweek now where as 1/3 of the games in the past weren't televised.

[kstater]

Every Big 12 game now televised.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

If you're a school like Nebraska that only cares about football the move to the Big 10 was a great one. They'll still be making more than what they would have made had they stayed in the Big 12 plus they will be on TV everyweek now where as 1/3 of the games in the past weren't televised.

Hey if I was a Nebraska fan I'd be thrilled with moving.

If you can't win anything in the Big 12 you might as well try somewhere else.

[Titty Meat]

Yea they were never going to win the Big 12 ever again despite almost winning it the last 2 years with Zac ****ing Lee and an injured freshmen QB.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by kstater

Every Big 12 game now televised.

That will be nice. I can watch the 'Hawks lose instead of listening on the radio.

[Titty Meat]

You'd think they would make more money if there was a playoff system...