From Lincoln

[jbhtexas]

I don't think they need to have equal money coming from the Big XII that they would get from the Big 10, but certainly it has to be ballpark.

I agree. Given how long the Big Ten has been established, I don't think the Big 12 is going to be getting TV money equal to the Big Ten for awhile, but they should be able to get closer, and much better than they get now.

[Cyclonestate78]

I don't blame Nebbie or Texas. I blame the B10/11 who started this whole mess.

This. I also blame Notre Dumb. They still have their noses stuck way up in the air for a program that has done absolutely nothing but suck for nearly a decade now. They are not a program with a winning reputation anymore although they act like they do. If Notre Dumb would just wake up to the reality that they need the Big 10 far more then the Big 10 needs them and join then this would all be over. Instead they are choosing to possibly turn college athletics upside down because they won't admit to the reality that they just don't matter in college football anymore.

[Haverhill]

What about the big10 taking ISU, MU, Neb, KSU, and KU.

That gives them 16 teams, they could do east/west with Minny, Iowa, and Ill/Wisc joining the west. Would make a pretty sweet conference. Football right now might be stronger in the east, but Bball would be owned by the west.

Tom Izzo, Thad Matta, and Matt Painter called, they respectfully disagree.

[goldmember]

Tom Izzo, Thad Matta, and Matt Painter called, they respectfully disagree.

Instead of looking west for schools, why not look east:

Pittsburgh
W. Virginia
Syracuse
Louisville
UConn

You will add large television markets, and the east coast.

[jdoggivjc]

Instead of looking west for schools, why not look east:

Pittsburgh
W. Virginia
Syracuse
Louisville
UConn

You will add large television markets, and the east coast.

If you're talking Big 10 expansion, you can forget West Virginia, Louisville, and UConn - first, none of the three are AAU, and second, West Virginia and Louisville certainly aren't of the profile of institution academically that the Big 10 wants in its conference.

[BKLYNCyclone]

I firmly believe that a major part of the problem is that Beebe and Texas located the conference championship in football in Dallas until 2015 (or whenever, I'm not looking this up) screwing us all of us in the North. I would hope that Nebraska would have enough leverage to have this changed if possible as it would be good for everyone in the North. Does anyone really thing Texas wants to have to compete with Oklahoma and USC every year to even get to the national championship game?

[Wingback]

Instead of looking west for schools, why not look east:

Pittsburgh
W. Virginia
Syracuse
Louisville
UConn

You will add large television markets, and the east coast.

I don't think the Big 10 wanted to look to the east. They seem to have branded themselves as a "midwest" conference.

[jdoggivjc]

I firmly believe that a major part of the problem is that Beebe and Texas located the conference championship in football in Dallas until 2015 (or whenever, I'm not looking this up) screwing us all of us in the North. I would hope that Nebraska would have enough leverage to have this changed if possible as it would be good for everyone in the North. Does anyone really thing Texas wants to have to compete with Oklahoma and USC every year to even get to the national championship game?

As much as I hate Beebe, you can't pin this one on him - the ADs voted 11-1 on playing the Big 12 Championship game in Dallas at "The Ego" with regards that it would bring in more money than the championship game being played in KC would. Guess who was the only school that voted against this move? Nebraska.

Now, if you want to talk about the offices moving to Dallas and the general power shift moving south almost immediately, go ahead - but keep in mind for the most part the North ALLOWED much of that to happen.

[nileo]

I don't blame Nebbie or Texas. I blame the B10/11 who started this whole mess.

LOL! Seriously! Texas came to the Big12 w/ special treatment and it has continued. They have called the shots. You blame the big 10 for looking to expand, but don't look at texas who has gotten whatever they have wanted? All while the rest of the conference gets screwed. Whoa.

[goldmember]

I don't think the Big 10 wanted to look to the east. They seem to have branded themselves as a "midwest" conference.

Sorry, I should have clarified.....why doesn't the "Big 12" look east if teams need to be replaced.