*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****
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HAHA! Holy ****, this thing has reached a level of stupidity beyond my comprehension. I wish we had enough clout as a school to just start yapping off outlandish claims.
Although, I'd love to see Penn St. go to the ACC.
Joe Pa gave some quotes that makes this less crazy.
The ACC with PSU and ND/Rutgers/UConn would be a hell of a conference.
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True, oh so true. Althoguh, I wasn't really his direct quote, or even who said it as much as there is a kink in the mighty B1G's armor.
Spend some time in eastern/central PA, and it is plausible PSU would consider joining the conference of the East. PSU is new to the Big 10 and somewhat isolated. Casual fans there hardly recognize the conference outside of Michigan and OSU.
I don’t know where we’re going to end up,” Paterno said. “There might be even some speculation that Penn State maybe ought to get into something different or we ought to try to go out and get some people from the East to come into the Big Ten, that we maybe ought to solicit Jim Delany and some of the leaders of the Big Ten, ‘Hey, why don’t we go take a good look at Syracuse and Pitt?’
“Now that they’re out of it, ‘Why don’t we take a look at Rutgers?’ and take a look at somebody that we can bring in from the East so that the Big Ten doesn’t end in State College.”
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Source who attended AD meetings in Dallas & heard Emmert's address, on full cost of attendance: "That train has left the station."
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Source who attended AD meetings in Dallas & heard Emmert's address, on full cost of attendance: "That train has left the station."
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Not sure what that has to do with us....I don't think anyone expected full cost of attendance...
Can't live with them and can't live without them.It takes too much pucker power to keep them happy.
That has to do with all athletic departments. Sounds like upping the scholarship amounts is not going to happen, which is good for programs with smaller budgets (ISU).
relevant since Boise/Air Force etc have been mentioned in B12 talks
Looks like MWC/CUSA going forward with merger talks.. would occur in 2013
Conference USA and Mountain West Conference athletic directors met this week in Dallas to discuss a potential alliance between the two leagues to earn an automatic Bowl Championship Series bid.
The two conferences released the following joint statement about the talks Wednesday afternoon:
“Athletics directors and administrators at Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference enjoyed a productive exchange of ideas this week. In today’s dynamic intercollegiate athletics environment, we feel it is important to be proactive and creative. Our intention is to move forward together with this discussion and analysis at a focused pace.”
Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said in an exclusive wide-ranging interview with the Orlando Sentinel last week the leagues had been speaking for more than a year about potential collaboration. The proposals have evolved to address concerns about developing a seamless partnership that would be good for all members.
Banowsky suggested the leagues would have to add two schools, increasing to a balanced lineup 24 football-playing members. He said the game format had not been set, but there would be the potential for some traditional conference games with the option of a few games between current Conference USA and Mountain West Conference members.
“It’s an idea that’s been being discussed for well over a year now. and I think it’s a good idea,” Banowsky said. “It involves us putting together all of the football assets from both conferences into one new football conference that would span five time zones and involve 24 teams.
“And we will try and utilize that platform to increase the visibility of our programs, drive more market interest in all of the programs and pursue better postseason opportunities.”
With so many details to work out, Banowsky told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the partnership wouldn’t go into effect until 2013.
Looks like MWC/CUSA going forward with merger talks.. would occur in 2013
Conference USA and Mountain West Conference athletic directors met this week in Dallas to discuss a potential alliance between the two leagues to earn an automatic Bowl Championship Series bid.
The two conferences released the following joint statement about the talks Wednesday afternoon:
“Athletics directors and administrators at Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference enjoyed a productive exchange of ideas this week. In today’s dynamic intercollegiate athletics environment, we feel it is important to be proactive and creative. Our intention is to move forward together with this discussion and analysis at a focused pace.”
Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said in an exclusive wide-ranging interview with the Orlando Sentinel last week the leagues had been speaking for more than a year about potential collaboration. The proposals have evolved to address concerns about developing a seamless partnership that would be good for all members.
Banowsky suggested the leagues would have to add two schools, increasing to a balanced lineup 24 football-playing members. He said the game format had not been set, but there would be the potential for some traditional conference games with the option of a few games between current Conference USA and Mountain West Conference members.
“It’s an idea that’s been being discussed for well over a year now. and I think it’s a good idea,” Banowsky said. “It involves us putting together all of the football assets from both conferences into one new football conference that would span five time zones and involve 24 teams.
“And we will try and utilize that platform to increase the visibility of our programs, drive more market interest in all of the programs and pursue better postseason opportunities.”
With so many details to work out, Banowsky told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the partnership wouldn’t go into effect until 2013.
Don't see that conference getting an AQ without Cincinnati, Utah, TCU, and possibly now Boise St. What is the remaining "marquee" program???
According to the BCS website:
So, if these two conferences merge, that gives Slive one more vote in his quest to get the 2-bid conference limit lifted. Just like that, two pretty-sure votes against go to one pretty-sure vote for...
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