Other Sports Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment - Page 70

Mr. Laz · 02:57 PM

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

Pants · 05-19-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I wasn't talking to you.

It seemed like you made a general statement with that post. While in mine, I was directly talking to a specific poster as evident by me referring to him as "you".

jbwm89 · 05-19-2010, 09:29 PM

I meant to say because a portion of them are simply sports fans of the school and don't have an academic connection

**KcMizzou** · 05-19-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jbwm89

Lots of kansas fans don't really care about KU's academics because they are so well known and popular nationally, like North Carolina and Duke. Problem is this move is all about who is better academically and tv markets and not which school's team was better last year.

Yeah, it's a heated rivalry.

What we're getting now is, "Seriously? THEM!?!? F those guys, we're much better than them!!"

**Saul Good** · 05-19-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

fyp

It's all about tv markets. Yep. That's why the Big 10 is looking at Nebraska. It's New York in the East, Los Angeles in the West, and the rest is all about Omaha.

Pants · 05-19-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Um, ok.

Regards,

Duke et al.

et al? You just named the exception to the rule. True academic schools are Ivy League or too small to afford sports teams.

Pants · 05-19-2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

It's all about tv markets. Yep. That's why the Big 10 is looking at Nebraska. It's New York in the East, Los Angeles in the West, and the rest is all about Omaha.

Nebraska's TV market, like Notre Dame's, is the whole country. It's called a brand.

Brock · 05-19-2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

It's all about tv markets. Yep. That's why the Big 10 is looking at Nebraska. It's New York in the East, Los Angeles in the West, and the rest is all about Omaha.

Nebraska is a completely different animal from Missouri, as I'm sure you know. They actually have that rich football tradition you guys like to pretend you have.

**Saul Good** · 05-19-2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

et al? You just named the exception to the rule. True academic schools are Ivy League or too small to afford sports teams.

Stanford, Northwestern, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC

jbwm89 · 05-19-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Yeah, it's a heated rivalry.

What we're getting now is, "Seriously? THEM!?!? F those guys, we're much better than them!!"

exactly and they almost always are in basketball, but they are also usually better than 95% of the country. The big ten doesn't really care though

DJ's left nut · 05-19-2010, 09:33 PM

I'll continue listening to any KU/K-State fan that will come out and admit "Damn, I wish the Big 10 were offering us an invite instead of MU"...

The rest of you butt-hurt MFers can eat a bowl of dicks.

**Reaper16** · 05-19-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

et al? You just named the exception to the rule. True academic schools are Ivy League or too small to afford sports teams.

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

**DeezNutz** · 05-19-2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

et al? You just named the exception to the rule. True academic schools are Ivy League or too small to afford sports teams.

Nonsense. /Cal-Berkeley, among a host of others.

UNC
Virginia
Riverside
Washington
Michigan

**Saul Good** · 05-19-2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

Nebraska's TV market, like Notre Dame's, is the whole country. It's called a brand.

How many nationally televised games did Nebraska play in last year? How about the year before that? How about the year before that? Let's include football and basketball and see how that stacks up against Mizzou.

**DeezNutz** · 05-19-2010, 09:35 PM

The funny thing is that I doubt most people realize that Mizzou isn't the best academic institution in the state.

jbwm89 · 05-19-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

The funny thing is that I doubt most people realize that Mizzou isn't the best academic institution in the state.

Slu? Washu?

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