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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.

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**DeezNutz** · 06-16-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GoHuge39

Deez just curious bro.........do you have a job or just independently wealthy as you're able to be the CP updater of updater's? Of course we all appreciate your efforts........just curious.

Of course I don't work, brah. I have parents.

And I'm in my 50s.

kepp · 06-16-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I have two alternatives when I have a birthday:

"One is to have a birthday; the other is not to have a birthday."

Wow...uh...you go, Lew!

vailpass · 06-16-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

I'm not barking, why would I bark? I'm just pointing out the absurdity of you saying anything about any other school being an Iowa fan.

Second tier gimp school talking smack. Cute. Did UT give you permission to post that?

Pants · 06-16-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Second tier gimp school talking smack. Cute. Did UT give you permission to post that?

How many times are you going to use that line? Like I said earlier, I'm not talking smack, I'm just pointing out that you're a fan of one of the most obscure big schools in the country and, as such, probably shouldn't be talking smack at all.

vailpass · 06-16-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

How many times are you going to use that line? Like I said earlier, I'm not talking smack, I'm just pointing out that you're a fan of one of the most obscure big schools in the country and, as such, probably shouldn't be talking smack at all.

Whatever makes you feel better junior.

Pants · 06-16-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Whatever makes you feel better junior.

You think this makes me feel better? Nah, like I said earlier, I'm just pointing out how reeruned you are in every possible way. Your retorts always consist of some stupid cliche that is completely irrelevant (kind of like billay) which further proves my point. You're just a fat troll who provides absolutely no value.

GoHuge · 06-16-2010, 11:50 AM

Lew has lost his ****ing mind! What the hell was that? Rambling........blah, blah, blah'dee, blah, blah, liquidation, no your not hearing me, blah, blah, we're not touching that money, LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING!!!!! Good God I hope K-State doesn't have a presser. Everyone of these schools that have had an apocalypse averted press conference has been an unmitigated disaster. Stop talking!!!

Just issue a joint statement amongst the 5 schools that were almost left pissing in the wind. "Thank you Texas!! Nevermind all that shit we said about you being a bunch greedy cheating cocksmoking cousin ****ers. WE LOVE YOU!!!"

vailpass · 06-16-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

You think this makes me feel better? Nah, like I said earlier, I'm just pointing out how reeruned you are in every possible way. Your retorts always consist of some stupid cliche that is completely irrelevant (kind of like billay) which further proves my point. You're just a fat troll who provides absolutely no value.

Looks like somebody living in Hicktown, USA has his labia in a twist. Perhaps UT will give you permission apply some bag balm to Bevo as a way to calm you down.

**Reaper16** · 06-16-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Of course I don't work, brah. I have parents.

And I'm in my 50s.

50's? I would have never guessed. You have the posting style of a witty, young, early-to-mid-20's, super-cool guy like me.

Titty Meat · 06-16-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

You guys are still whining about that good call?

Has anyone noticed how Missouri maneuvered the two teams that most famously cheated them out of victories right on out of the Big 12? Goodbye and good riddance to the Colorado Fifth Down Buffalos and the Nebraska Kick-to-Catch Huskers.

Read what Willie said. Nevermind just go back to politics you goon.

Titty Meat · 06-16-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

You think this makes me feel better? Nah, like I said earlier, I'm just pointing out how reeruned you are in every possible way. Your retorts always consist of some stupid cliche that is completely irrelevant (kind of like billay) which further proves my point. You're just a fat troll who provides absolutely no value.

Ohhh look it's Metro policing the internets. If everyone is reeruned as you claim your life must be tragic. You sit around all day pointing this shit out go get a job or is the interviewer turned off by the pink shirt?

teedubya · 06-16-2010, 12:10 PM

Cliff's Notes version: Lew Perkins press conference, 6/16/2010
Blog: The Newell Post
By Jesse Newell
June 16, 2010
Here is the Cliff's Notes version of Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins' comments at his press conference today.

Full audio will be posted later.

• Perkins says KU is unbelievably happy that all 10 schools were able to stay together in the Big 12. There's lots of value in that.

• In Perkins' opinion, it is one of the greatest things to happen in intercollegiate athletics in a long time. Ten is a great number for the Big 12. Some things are still unanswered, and the league is trying to work through those as quickly as possible. Basically, it's like starting a new conference with all the details that still need to be worked out. This will not be finished for a long time.

• One of the questions he gets asked most is about the conference name. Perkins doesn't know the answer, and he believes everyone in the league will have to talk about whether a name change is needed.

• Though he thinks many of the reporters will want to know about the numbers, Perkins doesn't have completely accurate numbers right now. Things could change over time. He doesn't think any Big 12 schools would have accurate numbers right now.

• No one in the Big 12 is interested in expansion right now. The schools like having 10 teams. Perkins believes that perhaps this could start a trend for schools to go smaller. KU coach Bill Self said it well yesterday when he talked about the new Big 12 being like the old Big Eight.

• KU worked hard behind the scenes to keep this thing together. There are always going to be disagreements. That's never going to go away. But Perkins came away thinking this was the best thing for the Big 12, for the 10 teams still involved and for intercollegiate athletics.

• Perkins believes the basketball league will be stronger.

• Perkins said he kept KU's coaches in the loop throughout the process as much as he could.

• Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe deserves to be thanked. He has been blamed for a lot of things, but he and his staff might have saved intercollegiate athletics as we see it today. Perkins doesn't think the change would have been best for the student athletes involved.

• KU chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little was a watchdog, and she and Perkins were in constant contact through the whole process.

• If Perkins ever had to "go to war," he'd want to do so with Kansas State's president Kirk Schulz and KSU athletic director John Currie. Everything between KU and KSU was done step in step.

• As the five "leftover" Big 12 schools looked at things — Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor and Missouri — they came up with a business plan to try to keep the Big 12 together. Perkins compared it to a starting five of players and an institution trying to keep a good basketball coach. The schools knew what the other schools were being offered by other conferences.

• The five leftover schools then tried to figure out what they had to do to keep those other schools on board. Perkins said that the five leftover schools agreed to help subsidize the other three schools — Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M — if they didn't make a certain number of dollars. The "leftovers" were going to make more money with 10 teams in the Big 12 than if they were left on their own. At the end of the day, the leftover schools might have to pay a little bit, and they might not have to pay anything. Those leftover schools will guarantee, though, that those other schools would make at least what they would have made elsewhere.

• The five leftover schools hope they won't have to give additional funds to the other three schools. That's not guaranteed, though. Time will tell. The agreement just allows the leftover schools to guarantee that the Big 12 schools that were thinking about leaving, even with a worst-case scenario, will make at least as much money as they would have made in other conferences.

• The Big 12 schools signed an agreement to stay in the conference 10 years. If other things happen, it could be longer. Perkins says he has no reason to fear that any other Big 12 team will bolt on the league. All indications are that the teams are in the Big 12 for the long haul.

• Perkins says his only concern was the Big 12 during the process. His only concern now is the Big 12. He won't address the other hypotheticals and things that might have taken place in previous weeks. Everything else is meaningless now.

• Perkins says not to focus on liquidating damages. It's a non-factor in this whole situation.

• Perkins says it doesn't matter if this situation could have been averted. It doesn't matter now. There are a lot of coulda, woulda, shouldas. Things happen. Everybody wants to point a finger at somebody. Perkins says he's not going to worry about yesterday. He feels good that the 10 teams are in this for the long haul.

• Perkins' guess is that it's going to take a year to put everything in the Big 12 back together, because the conference is starting at zero.

• Scheduling is very important, but no one has gotten that far yet.

Pants · 06-16-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

Ohhh look it's Metro policing the internets. If everyone is reeruned as you claim your life must be tragic. You sit around all day pointing this shit out go get a job or is the interviewer turned off by the pink shirt?

I'm at work, but that's a pretty funny post nonetheless. And not everyone is reeruned.

**DeezNutz** · 06-16-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

50's? I would have never guessed. You have the posting style of a witty, young, early-to-mid-20's, super-cool guy like me.

I guess I might have one of those job things, too.

Titty Meat · 06-16-2010, 12:12 PM

Metro is Skip's only son.

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Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment 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 Last edited by Mr. Laz; 06-10-2010 at 02:57 PM..
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teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9003042	Cliff's Notes version: Lew Perkins press conference, 6/16/2010 Blog: The Newell Post By Jesse Newell June 16, 2010 Here is the Cliff's Notes version of Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins' comments at his press conference today. Full audio will be posted later. • Perkins says KU is unbelievably happy that all 10 schools were able to stay together in the Big 12. There's lots of value in that. • In Perkins' opinion, it is one of the greatest things to happen in intercollegiate athletics in a long time. Ten is a great number for the Big 12. Some things are still unanswered, and the league is trying to work through those as quickly as possible. Basically, it's like starting a new conference with all the details that still need to be worked out. This will not be finished for a long time. • One of the questions he gets asked most is about the conference name. Perkins doesn't know the answer, and he believes everyone in the league will have to talk about whether a name change is needed. • Though he thinks many of the reporters will want to know about the numbers, Perkins doesn't have completely accurate numbers right now. Things could change over time. He doesn't think any Big 12 schools would have accurate numbers right now. • No one in the Big 12 is interested in expansion right now. The schools like having 10 teams. Perkins believes that perhaps this could start a trend for schools to go smaller. KU coach Bill Self said it well yesterday when he talked about the new Big 12 being like the old Big Eight. • KU worked hard behind the scenes to keep this thing together. There are always going to be disagreements. That's never going to go away. But Perkins came away thinking this was the best thing for the Big 12, for the 10 teams still involved and for intercollegiate athletics. • Perkins believes the basketball league will be stronger. • Perkins said he kept KU's coaches in the loop throughout the process as much as he could. • Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe deserves to be thanked. He has been blamed for a lot of things, but he and his staff might have saved intercollegiate athletics as we see it today. Perkins doesn't think the change would have been best for the student athletes involved. • KU chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little was a watchdog, and she and Perkins were in constant contact through the whole process. • If Perkins ever had to "go to war," he'd want to do so with Kansas State's president Kirk Schulz and KSU athletic director John Currie. Everything between KU and KSU was done step in step. • As the five "leftover" Big 12 schools looked at things — Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor and Missouri — they came up with a business plan to try to keep the Big 12 together. Perkins compared it to a starting five of players and an institution trying to keep a good basketball coach. The schools knew what the other schools were being offered by other conferences. • The five leftover schools then tried to figure out what they had to do to keep those other schools on board. Perkins said that the five leftover schools agreed to help subsidize the other three schools — Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M — if they didn't make a certain number of dollars. The "leftovers" were going to make more money with 10 teams in the Big 12 than if they were left on their own. At the end of the day, the leftover schools might have to pay a little bit, and they might not have to pay anything. Those leftover schools will guarantee, though, that those other schools would make at least what they would have made elsewhere. • The five leftover schools hope they won't have to give additional funds to the other three schools. That's not guaranteed, though. Time will tell. The agreement just allows the leftover schools to guarantee that the Big 12 schools that were thinking about leaving, even with a worst-case scenario, will make at least as much money as they would have made in other conferences. • The Big 12 schools signed an agreement to stay in the conference 10 years. If other things happen, it could be longer. Perkins says he has no reason to fear that any other Big 12 team will bolt on the league. All indications are that the teams are in the Big 12 for the long haul. • Perkins says his only concern was the Big 12 during the process. His only concern now is the Big 12. He won't address the other hypotheticals and things that might have taken place in previous weeks. Everything else is meaningless now. • Perkins says not to focus on liquidating damages. It's a non-factor in this whole situation. • Perkins says it doesn't matter if this situation could have been averted. It doesn't matter now. There are a lot of coulda, woulda, shouldas. Things happen. Everybody wants to point a finger at somebody. Perkins says he's not going to worry about yesterday. He feels good that the 10 teams are in this for the long haul. • Perkins' guess is that it's going to take a year to put everything in the Big 12 back together, because the conference is starting at zero. • Scheduling is very important, but no one has gotten that far yet.
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