Other Sports Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment - Page 171

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

Frazod · 06-08-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

He said, all the big games are on ABC regional.

Usually football is Indiana vs Purdue type things.

Right now they've got Indiana vs Michigan basketball on (even though college basketball means nothing...)

I'm trying to see what the difference is between this and what we have in Fox Sports Midwest, at least when it comes to football.

I live in NYC and was able to see all the KU football games without much trouble this year. Most were on basic cable.

Does the MU fan watch every second of every game? Serious question, do you guys really care if they don't have MU vs I-AA games on tv?

That's about right. The Big 10 in it's current form is Ohio State, Michigan & Penn State, and then all the rest of them. I see more people wearing Michigan stuff in Chicago than all the other schools combined, even though they've sucked for years. I'm sure Missouri will be relegated to the Iowa/Purdue/Indiana level, so I expect I'll see lots of their games on that channel. I guess I should take the time to check it out next season.

As for current Missouri games, I have DTV and watch them on the Fox channels same as you. And I'd rather watch Missouri play a doormat than two teams I don't care about.

**KcMizzou** · 06-08-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Quit trying to jinx it beaker!

The final act of a desperate man...

JK... kinda

**Bearcat** · 06-08-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Wow, with CU possibly announcing a move tomorrow, and NU possibly by Friday, and we all know MU is gone...the Big XII may be done by the end of the week.

possibly possibly possibly possibly maybe maybe might might could could expects expects expects expects expects tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow

^ Here are a few more in case you run out.

ArrowheadHawk · 06-08-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

The final act of a desperate man...

JK... kinda

I just need CoMo to predict that MU goes to the Big 10.

**luv** · 06-08-2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

I just need CoMo to predict that MU goes to the Big 10.

It's good to know we'll be missed.

**Bugeater** · 06-08-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

possibly possibly possibly possibly maybe maybe might might could could expects expects expects expects expects tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow

^ Here are a few more in case you run out.

I'm not jinxing myself. Not gonna happen.

ArrowheadHawk · 06-08-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

It's good to know we'll be missed.

You won't be missed. You can go ahead and go back to being a KU fan also and it won't be a rivalry thing.

duncan_idaho · 06-08-2010, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

An article regarding KU ball

Pac-10 Merger: Bring Kansas Basketball, Colorado Football—Not Baylor...

by Reid Brooks

Emails from Baylor University regent and lobbyist Buddy Jones were obtained by the Dallas Morning News today (a great news source that has run with my articles before, so I'll give them a shameless plug) in which the Texas-based politician makes one of the most pathetic pleas I have ever seen.

He basically asks every Baylor graduate in the legislature to call every major Texas institution (that is going to receive a Pac-10 invite) and have the big players demand that Baylor comes along. This is a new low in the sports world.

Heck its a new low in the world in general, even for a Kenneth Starr headed team.

This isn't a political issue, its a business decision. Right now, Baylor is looking like the fat girl that no wing man wants to take down, no matter how hot the girl (Texas) his buddy is going to get with might be.

Scratch that, Baylor looks like Canada at a United Nations meeting in South Park: shouting very loudly about how they "need more money, guy" but not realizing that the rest of the world doesn't care.

The argument that Jones continues to make is that Baylor has a bunch of championships in other sports (despite being awful at football, making their addition to the Pac-10 horrible for everyone including their own student athletes who will get destroyed on an annual basis) and he also claims that Baylor is academically better than Colorado.

Memo for Buddy Jones: No. And to again reference South Park and their endless Canada jokes, I'm not your buddy, friend!

If Baylor was in the current Pac-10, they would be on the bottom of the scale academically as well as athletically. We don't need Baylor, and Baylor's student athletes are not going to compete at a level that would make being in the Pac-10 beneficial to their self esteem.

Also, well over half of the people on the west coast don't even know where/what Baylor is. Get over it. Baylor is embarrassing themselves and the Big 12 South by making this gigantic scene.

If there is one deserving school that is being left out of the whole equation, however, it is definitely Kansas.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Jayhawks future is tied way too closely to their in state rival, Kansas State, who likely couldn't be brought into the Pac-10 unless they were replacing Texas Tech or Texas A&M (both schools actually are needed to bring Texas over, unlike that other school run by crybabies). Still, Kansas actually has something to offer in athletics.

Aside from their marginal (but improved) football program, Kansas has one of the greatest basketball programs in the country. In fact, it would be a total shame if that program was not in a major conference (Kansas will find a good home).

While their academics don't fit in perfectly with the Pac-10, neither do the academics of Texas Tech or Oklahoma State (both schools are better than people realize, but they still don't have the national reputation of Stanford, Cal, UCLA, or USC). And frankly, the prospect of watching a conference championship game between UCLA and Kansas basketball would be appealing enough to get the Pac-10 that international audience that commissioner Larry Scott has been talking about.

The concept of adding Kansas to the Pac-10 might not be as far fetched as a lot of people are thinking, particularly if the conference could get only Kansas basketball. Conference realignment for different sports is common place (see the Big East).

It might be possible to convince Colorado to bump out of the Pac-10 during basketball season in order to make way for the Jayhawks.

If Kansas doesn't have an offer for major conference representation on the line for its football team, how could they turn such an option down?

The Pac-10 would then get the best of both worlds.

In the winter months and March Madness, an allegiance with Kansas would bring nothing but pride. And money.

When the fall comes back around, having Colorado football makes the Pac-10 an academic, profitable, and proud conference of tradition.

Obviously Kansas football would really get the shaft in this deal, but could Kansas really afford to pass it up?

Their football program could likely participate in the MWC, which is where they are probably going to end up anyway, so is it really a loss for anyone?

OK, fine, it is still a loss for Baylor, but who can actually see them on the turf with USC or on the court with UCLA?

Anyone?

This idea should be given thorough examination. Kansas is deserving not only for having a great and historic program, but also for not creating a huge media distraction during the Big 12's messy divorce.

This move is win-win for the Pac-10; the question is, how clever is Larry Scott?

So this guy's proposal is to get CU to agree to play in the Pac-10 for everything BUT basketball, and ku to agree to play only basketball?

Nice little dream. Not going to happen.

Sure-Oz · 06-08-2010, 10:05 PM

Did no one see my post about Nebraska going to the big 10 possibly friday?

**KcMizzou** · 06-08-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

I just need CoMo to predict that MU goes to the Big 10.

That just might do it.

His disdain for Mizzou would never let it (that prediction) happen, though.

**DeezNutz** · 06-08-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Did no one see my post about Nebraska going to the big 10 possibly friday?

Why didn't you Tweet me with this? WTF, man???!111

(Good job, though. I missed it, originally. Too busy trying to **** with the beakers.)

**Bugeater** · 06-08-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Did no one see my post about Nebraska going to the big 10 possibly friday?

possibly possibly possibly possibly maybe maybe might might could could expects expects expects expects expects tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow

Bambi · 06-08-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

So this guy's proposal is to get CU to agree to play in the Pac-10 for everything BUT basketball, and ku to agree to play only basketball?

Nice little dream. Not going to happen.

I wouldn't want that at all. Just thought it was an interesting article.

I'm more a KU football fan than basketball so if KU were basically to write off football for bball then I'd be pissed.

But if the MWC can get a BCS bid then that changes everything.

I just want good teams to play. The MWC in BBall is nothing. It's football is good for KU. They can challenge for titles and get back to BCS games hopefully. ala the Big East

Sure-Oz · 06-08-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why didn't you Tweet me with this? WTF, man???!111

(Good job, though. I missed it, originally. Too busy trying to **** with the beakers.)

If you had a twitter account i would lol...

I can see how it would get lost in the shuffle easy

**Bugeater** · 06-08-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why didn't you Tweet me with this? WTF, man???!111

(Good job, though. I missed it, originally. Too busy trying to **** with the beakers.)

If you were a facebook friend of mine you would've known about it 5 hours ago.

04-30-2010, 08:41 PM
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