Super Rumor Missouri-Nebraska to the Big 10

[Mr. Crimson]

Along with Syracuse-Pitt-Rutgers to make the Big 10+6

Maybe this will be BYU's seat on the life raft leaving the SS Titanic errr MWC

[Coach McGuirk]

Here is a link,

http://www.freep.com/article/2010043...ded-to-Big-Ten

[BoylenOver]

Does this start a domino effect of the SEC and PAC-10 expanding to 16 as well?

Could be very interesting to see what happens.

[Mr. Crimson]

Does this start a domino effect of the SEC and PAC-10 expanding to 16 as well?

Could be very interesting to see what happens.

The Pac-10's hand was just forced, expand or die.

[BoylenOver]

The Pac-10's hand was just forced, expand or die.

I'm assuming they're a stone-cold lock to expand to 12. Do they now have to go 16?

[TripletDaddy]

I'm assuming they're a stone-cold lock to expand to 12. Do they now have to go 16?

Assuming the B10 goes to 16 and the PAC goes to 12, this leaves the B12 as the B9. Also, the SEC would likely make good on its promise to expand, going right after a combo of Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, or A&M.

This expansion would essentially kill off the B12.

To your question, how would the Pac 10 get to 16 without adding even more crap than it already doesn't want to add?

There are no stone cold locks.

wtf does the B10 want Rutgers? Does the tri-state area tune in to watch Rutgers football?

[Mr. Crimson]

Assuming the B10 goes to 16 and the PAC goes to 12, this leaves the B12 as the B9. Also, the SEC would likely make good on its promise to expand, going right after a combo of Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, or A&M.

This expansion would essentially kill off the B12.

To your question, how would the Pac 10 get to 16 without adding even more crap than it already doesn't want to add?

There are no stone cold locks.

wtf does the B10 want Rutgers? Does the tri-state area tune in to watch Rutgers football?

The ESPN folks said the Big 10 had a New York City fetish and the other plus is that Rutgers is essentially the University of New Jersey.

[TripletDaddy]

The ESPN folks said the Big 10 had a New York City fetish and the other plus is that Rutgers is essentially the University of New Jersey.

It is a state university and is very well regarded academically. This would be one instance in which the addition had little to do with athletics.

However, just because it is located in tri-state doesn't mean people watch it. Which is why I asked whether people watch Rutgers sports. Maybe they do.

An expansion to 16 teams is almost like not expanding much at all. Many of the teams wouldn't play each other anyway. There is really little difference between expansion to 16 teams and expansion to 20 teams from a scheduling standpoint.

[Pheidippides]

It is a state university and is very well regarded academically. This would be one instance in which the addition had little to do with athletics.

However, just because it is located in tri-state doesn't mean people watch it. Which is why I asked whether people watch Rutgers sports. Maybe they do.

An expansion to 16 teams is almost like not expanding much at all. Many of the teams wouldn't play each other anyway. There is really little difference between expansion to 16 teams and expansion to 20 teams from a scheduling standpoint.

Rutgers actually has a surprisingly die-hard following. I lived right next to it and attended a couple of games (a friend of mine is a season ticket holder).

The stadium is smallish but nice. People also forget that Rutgers-Princeton was the first football game ever (at least so they claim).

Schiano has worked wonders there. Admittedly, it is in the Big Least. Still, they sell out most games now. They need about another decade and some solid conference championships to build up the tradition more, but you could do worse.

[BoylenOver]

Assuming the B10 goes to 16 and the PAC goes to 12, this leaves the B12 as the B9. Also, the SEC would likely make good on its promise to expand, going right after a combo of Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, or A&M.

This expansion would essentially kill off the B12.

To your question, how would the Pac 10 get to 16 without adding even more crap than it already doesn't want to add?

There are no stone cold locks.

wtf does the B10 want Rutgers? Does the tri-state area tune in to watch Rutgers football?

I agree with your Big 12 comment. If Nebraska, Mizzou, and CU leave, plus the SEC potentially poaching as many as 3 teams, it leaves a bunch of scraps.

Which then makes you wonder if that's the pool from which the PAC-10 potentially expands from. Boise, BYU, Ok St, K-State, Kansas, Baylor, and TTech would be the four teams to choose from. Boise is still too shaky academics-wise; and Baylor and BYU's religious ties likely excludes them. Compared to the expansion options the ACC would see going from 12 to 16, that's not too bad. It's dreadful compared to the SEC and Big Ten, though.

[Moliere]

Assuming the B10 goes to 16 and the PAC goes to 12, this leaves the B12 as the B9. Also, the SEC would likely make good on its promise to expand, going right after a combo of Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, or A&M.

This expansion would essentially kill off the B12.

To your question, how would the Pac 10 get to 16 without adding even more crap than it already doesn't want to add?

There are no stone cold locks.

wtf does the B10 want Rutgers? Does the tri-state area tune in to watch Rutgers football?

Why would the SEC expand with only Big12 teams? They have much closer affiliation with the ACC. I could see them going after Clemson, GA Tech, or one of the Carolinas. They could also look at Louisville.

I doubt the Big 12 dissolves. Where would that put Kansas? They are a perennial top 5 basketball program and I can't imagine them standing alone after the whole thing blows up.

I'm guessing that whatever happens, the Texas and Oklahoma schools stay together and they keep Kansas. They might add TCU and BYU or possibly even BSU and if they are really stuggling to fill some holes they'd look to Houston (commuter school with small fanbase like Utah) or Rice (just for academics and baseball of course).

[Mormon Red Death]

Why would the SEC expand with only Big12 teams? They have much closer affiliation with the ACC. I could see them going after Clemson, GA Tech, or one of the Carolinas. They could also look at Louisville.

I doubt the Big 12 dissolves. Where would that put Kansas? They are a perennial top 5 basketball program and I can't imagine them standing alone after the whole thing blows up.

I'm guessing that whatever happens, the Texas and Oklahoma schools stay together and they keep Kansas. They might add TCU and BYU or possibly even BSU and if they are really stuggling to fill some holes they'd look to Houston (commuter school with small fanbase like Utah) or Rice (just for academics and baseball of course).

If the SEC expands they will go after Florida St, Miami, Texas and TAMU If any of those dont want in they will go after Lville, west va, vatech ga tech clemson

[Moliere]

If the SEC expands they will go after Florida St, Miami, Texas and TAMU If any of those dont want in they will go after Lville, west va, vatech ga tech clemson

I can't believe I forgot the Florida schools. They are a natural fit geographically and both have exceptional tradition.

[BlueHair]

I'm going to stop going to church if BYU gets left out in the cold.

[SeattleUte]

Assuming the B10 goes to 16 and the PAC goes to 12, this leaves the B12 as the B9. Also, the SEC would likely make good on its promise to expand, going right after a combo of Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, or A&M.

This expansion would essentially kill off the B12.

To your question, how would the Pac 10 get to 16 without adding even more crap than it already doesn't want to add?

There are no stone cold locks.

wtf does the B10 want Rutgers? Does the tri-state area tune in to watch Rutgers football?

Rutgers is a sleeping giant. It could ceartainly be a huge attraction. New Jersey's leading public university. 50,000-plus students.

What happened to UConn? I thought some analyst listed UConn as the leading candidate. I'm not sure about this rumor.

Where in all this does Kansas fit in? I think I'd sooner have Kansas as Nebraska, maybe even Missouri, all things considered.