6-9 Cyclone/Big 12/Realignment Links

[ChrisMWilliams]

This morning's hot news...According to the Omaha World Herald, Nebraska could join the Big Ten as early as Friday.

NU to Big 10 as early as Friday? - Omaha.com

Steve Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star is reporting the same thing.

Steven M. Sipple: Osborne has NU on path to Big Ten

Tom Osborne hopes to put realignment talk to bed soon

Nebraska to Big Ten ... on Friday? - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN

Former Ames Tribune sports editor Courtney Linehan chimes in from Lubbock...

Linehan: Big 12 silence makes it seem unlikely conference can remain intact | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The Kansas City Star reports that Kansas State at this point, has not had conversations with any other conference.

K-State’s future depends on what happens to Big 12 - KansasCity.com

It looks like this Colorado-Baylor rivalry is starting to pick up steam...

Woelk: Baylor lobbyist gets creative in evaluating CU - Buffzone

While we're at it, this report claims that Colorado has NOT been invited to the PAC 10...yet

CU: No Pac-10 invite yet - Buffzone

Here's some bad news for Colorado, regarding the APR

Colorado's Pac-10 hopes could take an APR hit | College Sports Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News

Idaho Press-Tribune: Sports - Boise State, Mountain West wait for dominoes to fall

 

[R1975P]

Did you see the college FB segment on ESPN? Baylor doesn't like the Corn Shuckers.
Washington FB Coach says it is 50-50 for Texas, TT, TaM Baylor OKie and Okie St going to Pac 10.
It looks like ISU, K ST , Kansas, and Colo will be left out.
Ideas where all 4 end up? MWC Con USA. spred out???

 

[ornryactor]

Woooooo Courtney Linehan! I seriously miss that woman's writing; she's excellent. Too bad she's stuck down in that northern Texas wasteland.

 

[ChrisMWilliams]

The Buckeye Battle Cry | Reports: Nebraska receives official invite to join Big Ten

 

[LutherClone]

The Buckeye Battle Cry | Reports: Nebraska receives official invite to join Big Ten

Well that's not good.

 

[mojo]

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet or not.

Gov. Culver wants to mold realignment, Iowa State discussion | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

 

[BenEClone]

There's still way more speculation than information. Cu is confirmed and NU seems likely. Is there any substantial info on the remaining Big 10/12? I don't know how much is posture and how much is substance, but, JP seems to have hope for most of the conference remaining in tact and possibly replacing those who have left.

Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard remains optimistic about Big 12 | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

“It may have a different member. It may have multiple new members. But I’m convinced that a majority of institutions in the Big 12 believe that it’s the best geographic footprint and the best group of schools to be associated with for our particular institutions.