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

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Laz

it would be nice to take Texas A&M to the Big East too and keep that t.v. market/recruiting pipeline open.

WEST
Cincinnati
Texas A&M
Kansas
Kansas State
Louisville
Missouri

Sounds like A&M will follow Texas wherever it goes, but if they end up in the Big 10, they'll leave Texas Tech twisting in the wind. Perhaps they could end up in the Big East.

Hell, who knows? The "Douchebag X of Biteme.com reports" machine seems to have died down a bit this morning.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Sam Hall

Sounds like Madison, Wisconsin, has a great party-tailgate scene.

Madtown? You been living under a rock your whole life?

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

What about Arizona and Villanova? "Wildcarts" is not a very unique mascot.

who the **** cares? That's like bragging your name is Devo and it's awesome because it's unique.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

who the **** cares? That's like bragging your name is Devo and it's awesome because it's unique.

Generic schools with made up traditions like "EMAW" obviously don't care.

[Bambi]

I didn't mean that MU ****ed up the Big 10. I don't think the Big 10 deal was ever real. Just some people talking about scenarios and then all of a sudden the MU brass started publicly talking about it.

The Big 12 didn't like this.

From there the Big 12 was shown to be weak and others have since moved in to take it apart.

I'm not saying this wasn't inevitable. I'm still not so sure why MU thinks it had it so bad in the Big 12. Their football program is much better than what it was. I just think their heads got waaay too big.

KU, KSU, etc have sat by the whole time trying to find solutions and that has been proven to be the right thing to do.

I still want the Big 12 to stay together and we plug in a school for Colorado (they sucked at sports anyway) and do it again if Neb leaves.

Turns out Kansas has been on top of this the whole time. It's now coming out that T Boone Pickens and the Sooners really don't want to go anywhere. The realization of having to play in a PAC-10 that is now heavily tarnished by USC is not so appealing.

Texas will stay and I think we're a lot further from these 16 team superconferences then people think.

But who knows, just another theory

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by frazod

Sounds like A&M will follow Texas wherever it goes, but if they end up in the Big 10, they'll leave Texas Tech twisting in the wind. Perhaps they could end up in the Big East.

Hell, who knows? The "Douchebag X of Biteme.com reports" machine seems to have died down a bit this morning.

i don't know ... last i heard was that Texas and Texas A&M were about to have a meeting to make sure that they continue to play each other in a non con game if they don't end up in the same conference.

looks like TU may be cutting all it's texas barnacle schools loose. Which is funny because Texas will lose all it's ballot stuffers in it's new conference and a lot of it's power.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Generic schools with made up traditions like "EMAW" obviously don't care.

unlike the mighty Jayhawk, a mascot so stupid no one else wants it.

oh, sorry to disappoint you.

• Kansas Jayhawks teams and the official mascot of the University of Kansas
• Muskegon Community College athletics nickname
• the mascot for Jamestown Community College
• the school mascot for Head-Royce School in Oakland, California
• the school mascot for the now closed Jamestown High School in Jamestown, Kansas
• the school mascot for Jayhawk-Linn Junior-Senior High School near Mound City, Kansas
• the school mascot for Jericho High School in Jericho, New York
• the school mascot for Jeannette City School District in Jeannette, Pennsylvania
• the school mascot of Jefferson Central School, Jefferson, New York
• the school mascot of Saint Joseph's Catholic School, Ogden, Utah
• the school mascot of Urbandale High School, Urbandale, Iowa

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Archie Bunker

Probable Big East Football Divisions if this happens....

EAST
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
South Florida
Syracuse
West Virginia

WEST
Cincinnati
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Louisville
Missouri

Not a very sexy group but better than a non-BCS conference for sure.

THAT is a BCS conference?
Really?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I didn't mean that MU ****ed up the Big 10. I don't think the Big 10 deal was ever real. Just some people talking about scenarios and then all of a sudden the MU brass started publicly talking about it.

The Big 12 didn't like this.

From there the Big 12 was shown to be weak and others have since moved in to take it apart.

I'm not saying this wasn't inevitable. I'm still not so sure why MU thinks it had it so bad in the Big 12. Their football program is much better than what it was. I just think their heads got waaay too big.

KU, KSU, etc have sat by the whole time trying to find solutions and that has been proven to be the right thing to do.

I still want the Big 12 to stay together and we plug in a school for Colorado (they sucked at sports anyway) and do it again if Neb leaves.

Turns out Kansas has been on top of this the whole time. It's now coming out that T Boone Pickens and the Sooners really don't want to go anywhere. The realization of having to play in a PAC-10 that is now heavily tarnished by USC is not so appealing.

Texas will stay and I think we're a lot further from these 16 team superconferences then people think.

But who knows, just another theory

.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

You're an incredibly naive douche. Me listing KU with a much higher Law school ranking in Florida does not equate to cherry picking. While Education is an important area, I don't value it near as much as Engineering or Medicine.

I'm not trying to say one's better than the other.

I think Florida, Kansas, Kansas St, Nebraska and Missouri are all very comparable schools and each has their own strength.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

unlike the mighty Jayhawk, a mascot so stupid no one else wants it.

This post is beyond reeruned. The term "jayhawk" actually has historical significance and stands for something, unlike the generic "wildcart". This argument is silly, but it sure did expose you as a ****ing reerun.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

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haha, I know. Even my own posts make me chuckle sometimes.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

I can't help but wonder, if the last few seconds of the Big 12 Championship game last year, didn't have a huge bearing on Nebraska's decision.

I don't think it did from the University's perspective, but it certainly helped as far as getting the fans on board with the idea.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

This post is beyond reeruned. The term "jayhawk" actually has historical significance and stands for something, unlike the generic "wildcart". This argument is silly, but it sure did expose you as a ****ing reerun.

I know I've got a "jerkoff" emoticon somewhere....let me find it for you so you can illustrate how hard that idea makes you.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

This post is beyond reeruned. The term "jayhawk" actually has historical significance and stands for something, unlike the generic "wildcart". This argument is silly, but it sure did expose you as a ****ing reerun.

Yes, a scumbag who uses high-minded ideals he doesn't give a shit about as an excuse to rob and murder his neighbors!