Of course, they might prefer their current, more stable situation, especially considering if the big 12 breaks up they'll probably be able to invite some of the teams that make the most sense to be playing them anyways.
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Of course, they might prefer their current, more stable situation, especially considering if the big 12 breaks up they'll probably be able to invite some of the teams that make the most sense to be playing them anyways.
If this happens i could see a good chance Mizzou is the 14th SEC team and KU\KSU\ISU go round the Big East to 12.
Baylor is the one really screwed in this situation as all its geographic neighbors will have left them.
Not the MWC...they will sue.
Probably there goes the exit fee and that is why TAM is dilly dallying.
The Big Ten will also have to make a move.
That Dean Blevins guy has thrown so much **** against the wall. If anyone takes him seriously, I feel bad for them being so naive.
The problem with that is that the Big 10 isn't going to stay at 12 with the SEC and PAC 16 expanding so the Big East will get raided. There may not be a Big East left to join.
Then good luck to them. If the B12 falls apart then BYU is out of position big time. They have one Rival who may not play them once there is a 9 game con. schedule in the pack 12 and they aren't desirable as a big time game. They are stuck in the middle and I will feel no sympathy for them.
False.
The Big Ten will move when they want to.
It's not like a 14 team SEC or 16 team Pac takes money from them.
I've seen so many rumors in this thread, that I don't know why I should buy the next one.
If BYU spurns the Big 12, they just screwed themselves.
ISU will be fine at the end of the day.
If BYU spurns the Big 12, they just screwed themselves.
ISU will be fine at the end of the day.
There is no reason to say they need to jump to 16 just because the SEC or Pac 12 do. That would be a completely knee jerk reaction by the conferences.
Its very possible the SEC goes to 14 and the big 10 stays at 12. They stayed at 11, one less than the SEC and Big 12, for 20 years, and there were a lot less downsides to going to 12 than there are going to 14 or 16.
The big 10 will add teams when it makes sense for them. And that means it has to make sense not only financially, but from a conference standpoint in general. You've got a historic conference and full of teams that have played each other for 50, 60, 100 years, and when you get up to 14, 16, all of a sudden a lot of those historic matchups just disappear. For what, so you can add teams out east where they dont care about college anyways? It just doesnt make sense.
The PAC is obviously in the least disruptive position if it goes to 16. With an east\west division structure and all of the new teams coming from the east, most of the original PAC teams could be in a division together and barely notice the conference had changed. The big 10 and SEC though would be much more disruptive changes.
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I don't buy the rumors that are being tossed around but they are fun to read and a good time waster until the season starts.
Good grief this is never ending.
At least the EPL transfer window closes at 3 PT tomorrow. (Go Blues, get Modric!)
At least the EPL transfer window closes at 3 PT tomorrow. (Go Blues, get Modric!)
Stay with Spurs, son. Chelsea is a nice part of town, but it is a seriously strange fan base.
Just got done watching the Sounders beat Dallas to advance to the US Open Cup final. Aside from the Clones, the Sounders (especially - I have season tickets) and Spurs (first soccer game I ever saw) are the only two teams I care about even a little.
If the Clones end up without a BCS home, I hope we join MLS. :smile:
Just got done watching the Sounders beat Dallas to advance to the US Open Cup final. Aside from the Clones, the Sounders (especially - I have season tickets) and Spurs (first soccer game I ever saw) are the only two teams I care about even a little.
If the Clones end up without a BCS home, I hope we join MLS. :smile:
How about this rumor from a CU fan:
PAC 12 might not have enough votes to expand because ASU, AU, CU and Utah doesn't want to lose out on LA markets. They are currently in USC and UCLA's division, but would most likely be in other division if expanded.
PAC 12 might not have enough votes to expand because ASU, AU, CU and Utah doesn't want to lose out on LA markets. They are currently in USC and UCLA's division, but would most likely be in other division if expanded.
What? You don't want to spend the time reading through all the posts in this thread to find where someone posted it before?
What? You don't want to spend the time reading through all the posts in this thread to find where someone posted it before?
I think I will pass.
Absolutely. People forget that the ESPN networks, along with ABC, are the only ones that broadcast games from every BCS conference now.
The long term planning here is quite evident. They just needed the first whale to sign up.
Don't forget that it was ESPN that were the ones talking about hs games, and UT fb games on the lhn. That instability allows them to reshape the conferences. Add in fox with the fox 12 and the pac 12 as a willing partner, and the NCAA is about to look completely different.
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