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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

Reerun_KC · 06-10-2010, 08:06 PM

Is it over yet?

Sure-Oz · 06-10-2010, 08:06 PM

curtiskitchen

RT @Wordmandc: Key alumni groups of #Georgetown #USF,#UCONN,all welcome the idea of #Kansas,#KansasState,#IowaState,#Missouri to #BIGEAST

BWillie · 06-10-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

The problem is, they will expand.

It doesn't seem like the SEC wants to expand. Even though they are southern cousin fuckers they have this dbag attitude in football that they are better than everybody else, and they already make a ton of money per school. I don't know how intent they are of adding anybody unless it would be to the west - IE Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State. I would think if the SEC could do that and go to a 16 team conference that would be what they would do. I know if I was the head of the SEC I'd try to get everybody on board w/ that right now.

I don't think they really see any teams from the Big East and ACC as great football schools they want to pick up. At least I wouldn't if I was in their perspective. If I was the SEC commissioner right now, I'd just offer to those four and call it good.

Titty Meat · 06-10-2010, 08:08 PM

So is there a confrence KU hasn't been rumored to join yet?

BWillie · 06-10-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

curtiskitchen

RT @Wordmandc: Key alumni groups of #Georgetown #USF,#UCONN,all welcome the idea of #Kansas,#KansasState,#IowaState,#Missouri to #BIGEAST

Somebody has got to get kicked out though. You can't have a 20 team basketball conference. Just make a new god damn conference already. Cut loose the dead weight (providence, st johns etc)

Pablo · 06-10-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

curtiskitchen

RT @Wordmandc: Key alumni groups of #Georgetown #USF,#UCONN,all welcome the idea of #Kansas,#KansasState,#IowaState,#Missouri to #BIGEAST

SOMEBODY WANTS US

Psyko Tek · 06-10-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

*pines for the days of the Big 8*

life's tough in the big 8

an old nebraska saying in the 80's

**Saul Good** · 06-10-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Somebody has got to get kicked out though. You can't have a 20 team basketball conference. Just make a new god damn conference already. Cut loose the dead weight (providence, st johns etc)

That part is pretty much a given. There are already 8 schools who don't have football. If you want to get a little crazy, I could see a basketball only conference forming:

Givens:
Marquette
Seton Hall
Saint Johns
Villanova
Georgetown
UCONN
Depaul
Providence

Possible:
Memphis
UMASS
Temple
Xavier

Longshots:
Duke
Kansas
Wake Forest
North Carolina

That would give them 16 teams. Obviously it's a little crazy to think that some of those teams might give up football, but it would be interesting.

Titty Meat · 06-10-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

life's tough in the big 8

an old nebraska saying in the 80's

We don't call them that anymore grandpha,

Mr. Laz · 06-10-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

So is there a confrence KU hasn't been rumored to join yet?

get used to it, i imagine all the speculation and bullshit is just getting started.

**Saulbadguy** · 06-10-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

We don't call them that anymore grandpha,

For sure. Nebraska is nowhere close to being the Nebraska of the old Big 8.

Titty Meat · 06-10-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

For sure. Nebraska is nowhere close to being the Nebraska of the old Big 8.

And Kstate will be playing in a non BCS confrence. Not that it matters they never made it to a national championship game anyway.

**Saulbadguy** · 06-10-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

And Kstate will be playing in a non BCS confrence. Not that it matters they never made it to a national championship game anyway.

Looks like neither of us have a shot of making it now

teedubya · 06-10-2010, 08:25 PM

After seeing this billay guys picture a couple months back... it finally hit me.

He looks like Biff from Back the Future's mildly reeruned brother... if he had had one.

9200 posts of ZERO value.

How does it feel to be a pathetic turd, billay?

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**Bugeater** · 06-10-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

For sure. Nebraska is nowhere close to being the Nebraska of the old Big 8.

Actually we are, for most of our Big 8 run we won 9 or 10 games a year and lost the big games. That's pretty much where we're at now.

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