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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

**DeezNutz** · 06-14-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by UCFGoldenKnight

Keitz is loving the idea... me thinks he's a Texas stroker...

He's a KSU fan, now saved from the MWC. Of course he loves the new Big Texas.

Apparently, we all should love it, too, because it's all we got.

**007** · 06-14-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by UCFGoldenKnight

The proposed deal.

Which is? When I came into the thread there were over 400 new posts since yesterday. I'm not going through all of them to find it.

Bambi · 06-14-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Put dollar signs in that white area. They will be coughing it up if this deal goes through.

hahaha, Nebraska is going to not only going to make less money in the big 10 but now they're gonna have to pay a penalty for leaving the big 12.

teedubya · 06-14-2010, 01:41 PM

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-14-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Which is? When I came into the thread there were over 400 new posts since yesterday. I'm not going through all of them to find it.

Lazy.

**007** · 06-14-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Lazy.

Damn straight.

Mojo Jojo · 06-14-2010, 01:44 PM

I just spoke with a friend in the A&M Athletic Department, and he said while nothing is "official" the talk in the office is that 10 team Big 12 is going to happen.

**luv** · 06-14-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade

If you have a ten team league, why do you have to have divisions?

This. I thought you had to have 12 to have divisions/conference championship game.

**Saulbadguy** · 06-14-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Damn straight.

In essence...

The proposed deal will keep the remaining 10 Big XII schools together.

Texas would get a lot of money.

The rest of the schools would not get as much, but more than they are currently getting.

tk13 · 06-14-2010, 01:46 PM

ESPN.com has switched to the Texas is staying rumor. That'd be great because then the Big 10 will have 12 teams and the Big 12 will have 10. Mass hysteria.

**alnorth** · 06-14-2010, 01:48 PM

Isn't the Big 10 making about $20M per school? With all the screaming and regret over the Big 12 shackled to a paltry contract, I'd think we'd be really happy to see us suddenly making very close to what the Big 10 schools make. A school like KU would likely be making more than almost every Big 10 school when looking at all revenue sources combined.

Why is this a bad thing? Yeah Texas gets a few measly extra million, but we're talking the other 9 losing out on roughly half a million each. If anything, this locks up Texas since they wouldn't get more elsewhere.

**Bob Dole** · 06-14-2010, 01:48 PM

The continued talk from Texas schools of additional "research opportunities" is a little dumbfounding.

Any opportunities that are there with schools outside of the Big 12 are there now, since research has absolutely ZERO to do with NCAA conference affiliation. Most serious researchers at the university level would probably struggle to even tell you WHICH freaking NCAA conference their school is a part of. As someone who works for the A&M System, Bob Dole can call up anyone, in any NCAA conference (or NAIA, or whatever the hell else, for that matter), and propose collaborative research projects.

And Bob Dole finds it difficult to believe that joining the Mega-Whatever 26 is going to provide any additional connectivity/bandwidth benefits beyond that which every Texas Big 12 school already has with LEARN. The continued mention of such is approaching the point of being insulting.

**alnorth** · 06-14-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

This. I thought you had to have 12 to have divisions/conference championship game.

Nothing is written in stone. Some big 12 coaches actually prefer not having a FB championship game, but if they want one, the conference can probably get a waiver from the NCAA.

**007** · 06-14-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

In essence...

The proposed deal will keep the remaining 10 Big XII schools together.

Texas would get a lot of money.

The rest of the schools would not get as much, but more than they are currently getting.

Thanks Saul. So really nothing much will change for the other 9 schools other than a little more money.

Wonder what the name of the conference will change to. Something tells me the Big 10 will keep that name even if they expand to 14.

**007** · 06-14-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth

Nothing is written in stone. Some big 12 coaches actually prefer not having a FB championship game, but if they want one, the conference can probably get a waiver from the NCAA.

I would be all for losing that stupid game.

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