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Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment
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 Last edited by Mr. Laz; 06-10-2010 at 02:57 PM.. |
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Oh, I wasn't aware that this thread was about bowl game slotting and nothing else. But to be honest, I did not know that politics didn't come into play in the rest of the conferences and I'm very surprised to hear that they don't. With that said, I don't see what the big deal is that one team whose fans travel better might get the nod over one that doesn't. IMO NU fans have earned it.
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Imagine if NC would have been allowed in the big dance last season, and given a 3 seed to boot. I mean, they deserved it because of their great tradition and everything. Who cares that their team wasn't worthy of making the tournament?
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Maybe the official timekeeper in last year's championship game thought Texas traveled better than Nebraska. Is that okay with you? |
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Whoops, this statement is actually false as well, NU and MU both went 5-3 in conference in 2008. Maybe this isn't the thread for you beer bacon.
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Basically what you guys are saying is that MU should've got the bid simply because they beat NU to open conference play, nevermind the fact that MU stumbled at the end of the regular season while NU finished strong. |
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So... The Big 12 becomes the Big 10?
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