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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** · 06-16-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Compelling? Yes. "In the history of college football"? Probably not.

Maybe...even probably not. I do think adding Notre Dame would make it the "most" compelling conference, since the author is essentially using the term as a synonym for "interesting."

And, historically, there's probably an argument there.

Pants · 06-16-2010, 09:57 AM

This thread gets less AWESOME every time DaKCManAP posts.

/sigh

Reerun_KC · 06-16-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Yes. You fail. Thanks for playing.

Why because I could care less if the SEC fell off the map or not? Or that SEC means absolutely nothing to us as fans of the big 12?

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-16-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

Why because I could care less if the SEC fell off the map or not? Or that SEC means absolutely nothing to us as fans of the big 12?

You fail in that you do care how I feel about it, and my participation in this thread, otherwise you wouldn't even respond to my post. You also fail at the English language and at the fact that the SEC does mean something to fans of Oklahoma and Texas, without whom there would not be a Big XII.

By the way, you're the only one bringing up the SEC today.

WilliamTheIrish · 06-16-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

Petro repeating exactly what I've been saying about the myth of football revenue.

Of course. Never mind the numbers. It's a myth.

kepp · 06-16-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Maybe...even probably not. I do think adding Notre Dame would make it the "most" compelling conference, since the author is essentially using the term as a synonym for "interesting."

And, historically, there's probably an argument there.

Oh, no doubt Notre Dame joining would make it the most compelling right now. That would be huge.

Sam Hall · 06-16-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

You poor victim.

i found your victim

Reerun_KC · 06-16-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

You fail in that you do care how I feel about it, and my participation in this thread, otherwise you wouldn't even respond to my post. You also fail at the English language and at the fact that the SEC does mean something to fans of Oklahoma and Texas, without whom there would not be a Big XII.

By the way, you're the only one bringing up the SEC today.

Funny, OKC sports radio has been talking about OU and Texas for days now and the SEC isnt brought up.... Alot of the people I work with are OU fans, lots of clients OU fans... Sorry, but people here in Norman OK dont really care about the SEC, yes it was a small blip on the radar for a day or so, but 90% of the "fans" had zero interest in the SEC. Including my boss who is an OU grad. SEC doesnt mean shit to him either...

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-16-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

Funny, OKC sports radio has been talking about OU and Texas for days now and the SEC isnt brought up.... Alot of the people I work with are OU fans, lots of clients OU fans... Sorry, but people here in Norman OK dont really care about the SEC, yes it was a small blip on the radar for a day or so, but 90% of the "fans" had zero interest in the SEC. Including my boss who is an OU grad. SEC doesnt mean shit to him either...

I'm not talking about expansion and current radio talk. A&M had more talk going on about the SEC than OU and UT with respect to expansion. I was talking in general terms. Like OU and UT might have a couple championships if it weren't for the SEC.

RustShack · 06-16-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sam Hall

I hope Nebraska goes to court over this exist penalty. Texas was no better in any of this.

Yeah. Except for the whole, they didn't leave thing.

|Zach| · 06-16-2010, 10:36 AM

Sam Hall is having one of his silly moments.

kstater · 06-16-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Sam Hall is having one of his silly moments.

I don't really care about all this.

vailpass · 06-16-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

The "most compelling conference in the history of college football" is an overstatement, don't you think? If the Big XII added ND and Arkansas (which won't happen), it still wouldn't be the most overpowering, or attention grabbing college football conference currently, yet in the history of college football.

com·pel·ling

–adjective

1.tending to compel; overpowering: compelling reasons.

2.having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect: a man of compelling integrity; a compelling drama.

Agreed. UT and OU are compelling football, the rest of those schlunkos don't mean a thing to me.
ND is old news. If the domers don't get to a BCS bowl in the next year or two they are going to fall even further off the table.
Arkansas? Are you kidding me? Those games can only be watched on a TV that works which is perched atop a TV that does not work.

**DeezNutz** · 06-16-2010, 11:12 AM

Lew on 810 right now, impressively competing with Alden for most inept AD in the midwest.

Pants · 06-16-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Agreed. UT and OU are compelling football, the rest of those schlunkos don't mean a thing to me.
ND is old news. If the domers don't get to a BCS bowl in the next year or two they are going to fall even further off the table.
Arkansas? Are you kidding me? Those games can only be watched on a TV that works which is perched atop a TV that does not work.

Iowa.

LOL.

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