***OFFICIAL BIG 12 EXPANSION THREAD 2.0***

[UNIGuy4Cy]

Rumors for Duke writers that Duke is a package deal with UNC.

[alarson]

I'll still believe it when i see it. We've had these flare-ups of rumors before.

[Daserop]

why would a team want to move from the ACC to the Big 10. I don't keep up with the details...is it $$$

[IceCyIce]

Money

[UNIGuy4Cy]

I'll still believe it when i see it. We've had these flare-ups of rumors before.

When Dienhart asks that question something is going down. Its not a question of IF UNC comes it is what is going to happen.

[Wesley]

Delaney's Dream is to have the Big Ten Network be another ESPN with schools coast to coast. Not sure how many times you can dilute research dollars from the original schools before they get unhappy.

[HandSanitizer]

Man......That Iowa @ Duke football game every other 3 years screams awesome.....lol

[Gorm]

Twitter is blowing up over this ... rumor. https://twitter.com/search?q=unc%20big%2010&src=typd

[Judoka]

Delaney's Dream is to have the Big Ten Network be another ESPN with schools coast to coast. Not sure how many times you can dilute research dollars from the original schools before they get unhappy.

I'm sure the Big 10 school presidents would be pretty content with schools like Georgia Tech and UNC.

[Wesley]

Man......That Iowa @ Duke football game every other 3 years screams awesome.....lol

Bbball game might be every year. Fran will blow a gasket.


Delaney swallowing Duke and UNC in same gulp. That is an appetite.

[Judoka]

Twitter is blowing up over this ... rumor. https://twitter.com/search?q=unc%20big%2010&src=typd

Twitter blows up about literally everything. I'd bet even odds Twitter even blew up last night about wiping while standing up.

It doesn't mean anything. 1,000,000 people post about the same thing with zero actual sources.

[Wesley]

Twitter blows up about literally everything. I'd bet even odds Twitter even blew up last night about wiping while standing up.

It doesn't mean anything. 1,000,000 people post about the same thing with zero actual sources.

They would not have pushed the button if they were confident the three were ready to roll. UVA already completed their plan.

Lets put Iowa in the same pod as Maryland, Rutgers, UNC, and UVA. They would have a lot of frequent flier miles.

[Gorm]

Twitter blows up about literally everything. I'd bet even odds Twitter even blew up last night about wiping while standing up.

It doesn't mean anything. 1,000,000 people post about the same thing with zero actual sources.

You are correct. I am merely pointing it out...

[brianhos]

Big 10 would only take 2 more. > 16 teams just does not work. Heck greater than 12 does not work, but still.

[HFCS]

These are Big Ten rumors, when there's a Big Ten rumor it usually means they are getting a new team.

PSU - pre-interwebz buzz
Neb - turned out true very quickly
Mizzou - turned out true there were talks, B1G passed
Rutgers - were rumors for many, many years, eventually happened shortly after surprise Maryland add
Maryland - there were hardly any rumors about this, but it did happen the minute it was rumored
Texas - there were talks behind rumors, nothing happened, it dragged on years after it was dead because of fan arrogance

So past experience suggests it's almost certain the B1G is talking to UNC, GT, UVA and possibly others right now, and that at least two more schools are likely to join them. Texas seems like the only school to have ever passed. The others join or beg to join and don't get a concrete offer.