Other Sports Big 10 Report: Conference Realignment - Page 558

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

Titty Meat · 09-04-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

LOL, Colorado is not too happy about the hillbillies following them into their new high-class neighborhood. Colorado thought they were destined for trips to LA and Palo Alto; instead more trips to Stillwater and Lubbock.

http://www.buffzone.com/ci_18822742

Which is funny considering the way Colorado fans act.

Mosbonian · 09-04-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Ah, yes; the first three of the Stages of Grief after KU is left twisting in the wind.

....now this one is classic.

**Saulbadguy** · 09-04-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Apparently Kentucky puts more weight into this "rivalry." Visiting Kentucky I saw nothing to propogate anything. I guess it's one-sided. Kentucky hates KU, KU doesn't notice.

Wow.

WilliamTheIrish · 09-04-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Wow.

Same here. I'm still

about that one.

**Saul Good** · 09-04-2011, 08:21 PM

Why do Kansas fans keep bringing up basketball? Do you see anyone besides KU fans mentioning basketball as it pertains to realignment?

Look at the schools that have been at the center of realignment:

Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Boise State
TCU
aTm
Oklahoma

See a lot of basketball schools on that list?

Mr_Tomahawk · 09-04-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Why do Kansas fans keep bringing up basketball? Do you see anyone besides KU fans mentioning basketball as it pertains to realignment?

Look at the schools that have been at the center of realignment:

Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Boise State
aTm
Oklahoma

See a lot of basketball schools on that list?

"Why do SOME Kansas fans..."

Let's be fair...I am a beaker. I know cfb makes the earth go round and not cbb. And I know we [KU] are fukced.

tk13 · 09-04-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Why do Kansas fans keep bringing up basketball? Do you see anyone besides KU fans mentioning basketball as it pertains to realignment?

Look at the schools that have been at the center of realignment:

Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Boise State
TCU
aTm
Oklahoma

See a lot of basketball schools on that list?

I think the biggest sign is that the Big East, who is the basketball conference, went for TCU... even though they're a gazillion miles away from any other conference school, and their basketball team is terrible. They might do well to win a single game in the basketball conference.

Mr. Laz · 09-04-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Why do Kansas fans keep bringing up basketball? Do you see anyone besides KU fans mentioning basketball as it pertains to realignment?

Look at the schools that have been at the center of realignment:

Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Boise State
TCU
aTm
Oklahoma

See a lot of basketball schools on that list?

Why do MU fans keep on breathing? Look around ... nobody wants you, just lay down and give up. Make the world a better place, do your part.

Rams Fan · 09-04-2011, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

Why do MU fans keep on breathing? Look around ... nobody wants you, just lay down and give up. Make the world a better place, do your part.

How the **** does that have to do with ANYTHING Saul asked?

Al Bundy · 09-04-2011, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

How the **** does that have to do with ANYTHING Saul asked?

It's his last gasp... you know like when an Impala is being dragged under water by a Crocodile?

Al Bundy · 09-04-2011, 10:01 PM

PeteThamelNYT Pete Thamel
5) The Big East has reached out to multiple Big 12 universities and offered a soft landing in case Big 12 folds.

Al Bundy · 09-04-2011, 10:01 PM

PeteThamelNYT Pete Thamel
5) The Big East has reached out to multiple Big 12 universities and offered a soft landing in case Big 12 folds.

HolyHandgernade · 09-04-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Super Conferences are going to happen...no real if to it. My mistake in the post was putting it that way.

If you believe they aren't , please feel free to sit in your dream world.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/sp...n-outlook.html

Quote:

For now, the potential movement does not appear likely to set off the immediate land grab that many feared. Jim Delany, the commissioner of the Big Ten, said Saturday that he did not expect his league to make a reactive move. The Atlantic Coast Conference has been very quiet. It is trying to keep its league together and not lose a team to the SEC if the SEC expands to 14.

A high-ranking college official did say Sunday that the Big East had reached out to multiple Big 12 universities and indicated, much as it did during the Texas-Pac-12 expansion talks last year, that the league would be interested in taking the universities if the Big 12 fell apart. The official said the Big East was not rooting for the demise of the Big 12, but opened up lines of communication in case it dissolved.

Also, along the non sports line of why the B1G probably won't expand is the issue of the CIC, Committee For Institutional Cooperation, comprised of B1G schools and the University of Chicago. They receive about 12% of the total Federal research funds awarded annually (18% of the National Science Foundation; and 15.7% of the USDA). That comes to approximately 6 BILLION dollars annually. If they expand, they have to split the pie more.

Sometimes, you just don't expand just to expand.

So you see, its not just "my dream world" we're talking about here. Now, the SEC might want you, but maybe they want Virginia Tech or UNC. Who knows? But, if you think everyone is going to start expanding just because the PAC does you might be in for a surprise.

If that invite indeed doesn't come, are you coming to the Big East with us?

**DeezNutz** · 09-04-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Enlighten me Stewie.

I'm more than willing to counsel all Planeteers about their individual areas of work/interest, because naturally the depths of my expertise are greater.

PM lines are open. DeezNutz are standing by.

In the interim, I'm researching the location of the Big East plane.

Mr. Laz · 09-04-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

How the **** does that have to do with ANYTHING Saul asked?

Saul is doing nothing but digging, talking shit. Don't act like this is something other than that.

I did the same.

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