06-07-2010, 02:03 PM | #1151 | |
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Absolutely not. They've been waiting for a scenario where they could be left out of the championship picture as an independent. That time would be now if the B12 was dissolved. They just had a Rivals writer on local radio in KC. Said that the Big 10 expansion invites are expected very soon due to the Pac-10's move, possibly as soon as the next two weeks. |
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06-07-2010, 02:07 PM | #1152 | |
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Did they say who the two Big East invites might be? |
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06-07-2010, 02:11 PM | #1153 |
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Latest from Expansion Central. Syracuse? - CBSSports.com
Latest from Expansion Central. Syracuse? Posted on: June 7, 2010 11:24 am Edited on: June 7, 2010 12:40 pm Score: 139 Log-in to rate: The latest scuttlebutt Monday morning has to do with Syracuse being the key to prying Notre Dame loose for the Big Ten. If Missouri and Nebraska say yes to the Big Ten, I'm hearing that then either Pittsburgh or Rutgers would be paired with Syracuse to form an expanded eastern boundary of the new league. The key, apparently, is taking The 'Cuse into the Big Ten. The fit already looks good. Syracuse chancellor Nancy Cantor is a former chancellor at Illinois and provost at Michigan. In this scenario, the addition of Syracuse collapses the Big East and potentially forces Notre Dame to find a conference home for its minor sports. Not to mention a conference home for football. In other words, Notre Dame needs a compelling reason to join a league in football. I reported yesterday that if Notre Dame came to the Big Ten, that league's expansion might be capped at 12. That might not be the case now. The two biggest words to remember in this entire process is that it is always a "fluid situation." Adding to the intrigue is that Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said Sunday that expansion could happen in stages. If all of the above comes to pass, we'd be looking at two 16-team leagues (Pac-10, Big Ten), the collapse of the Big 12 and Big East and a whole lot of chaos. Does the SEC react? Last edited by Chubby : 06-07-2010 at 02:11 PM. |
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Said it would come from Syracuse, Rutgers, or Pitt. Two of those three. My understanding is that Syracuse wasn't interested until they heard that Notre Dame would accept a bid if the Pac-10 and Big 10 were both going to 16 teams. Edit: Looks like Chubby found an article basically saying what I had heard on the radio. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 06-07-2010 at 02:15 PM. |
06-07-2010, 02:15 PM | #1155 | |
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Agreed. And not just that, but ND may decline the Big Ten now if they knew the door was still open (ie the Big Ten at 12 or even 14 would potentially have open spots to invite ND down the road.) If the move toward 16 happens now, which suddenly looks more likely, they would likely accept rather than run the risk of being left out for good, since 17+ (at least for now) starts to seem a bit excessive. It's kind of been a poker game. The Big Ten said if they added ND they would stop at 12. They didn't realize that ND would be much more interested if the move toward 14-16 was a go. The word today, if this all goes down, has Syracuse in, so the next interesting question for the Big Ten becomes Rutgers or Pitt for the last spot. I'd think Rutgers makes more sense from a BTN market perspective. I also am curious to see how Boeheim reacts. He pretty publicly stated he is against a move to the Big Ten, and he made sure Syracuse turned down the ACC in 2003, which ultimately lead to BC being the 12th ACC team. (Cuse is an anomaly as their basketball brings in more revenue than their football, so he has a lot of power.) I don't think there's anyway they could turn the Big Ten down, of course. I am curious to see his comments, though. |
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06-07-2010, 02:15 PM | #1156 | |
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B.S. SU has always been interested but not necessarily chomping at the bit to leave the Big East. I think they are finally coming to the conclusion that if a conference shakeup occurs, the Big East will be done as we know it (tho it might survive as an everything but football league). SU pushed for the formation of the football league and if they see it collapsing they know they have to get out of dodge before they wind up somewhere they don't want to be. |
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06-07-2010, 02:18 PM | #1157 | |
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We're splitting hairs here. They're seeing the same thing that ND is seeing and looking to react. I agree with you. |
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06-07-2010, 02:20 PM | #1158 |
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I think best case scenario for SU is to go to the Big Ten with Mizzou/Nebraska and either Rutgers or Pitt (preferred) then if ND comes along it's an added bonus.
I just don't see the Big East surviving this. Yeah, Boeheim has a lot of power but I think the university realizes he's also not going to be around for THAT much longer. I can't see them turning down the Big Ten. If they go to the Big Ten then them turning down the ACC was the best thing they could have done back then. |
06-07-2010, 02:21 PM | #1159 | |
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Yah, I just thought you were saying they never had any desire whatsoever. Well, they are trying to be proactive instead of reactive. They don't want to be searching for a 2nd tier conference. |
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06-07-2010, 02:23 PM | #1160 | |
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Agreed. I don't see them turning down the Big Ten no matter what. I remember his comments were something along the lines of, "If I'm a New York City kid (recruit), I just don't see anything compelling about playing Big Ten basketball." However, the school will see approximately $22 million compelling reasons per year. Last edited by timmynausea : 06-07-2010 at 02:24 PM. |
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06-07-2010, 02:26 PM | #1161 |
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Let's just get this done already.
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06-07-2010, 02:28 PM | #1162 | |
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and of course he leaves out that Big Ten hoops takes a step up with SU added to the mix AND the fact I don't think the NYC kid sees anything compelling playing Providence and Depaul either... |
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06-07-2010, 02:29 PM | #1163 | |
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Every university SHOULD be proactive in this instance. It's a dog-eat-dog situation. The situation in the Big 12 clearly demonstrates that. I think the '2nd tier conference' thing may not be the proper term. As has been stated before, the Big Ten, Pac 10, SEC, and then a merge of the ACC/Big East seem like the likely candidates for 16 team conferences. But I think that the Mountain West and Conference USA are going to be able to pick up some of these remaining schools and put together some pretty competitive 16 team conferences as well. We may still have the 'Big 6' conferences with rearranged teams and a few more teams in a big conference. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 06-07-2010 at 02:31 PM. |
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well I think if you are outside of the 4 Mega 16 team conferences then you are def in a 2nd tier conference
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06-07-2010, 02:46 PM | #1166 | |
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Pretty shocking, but the Mountain West has decided not to invite Boise State into the conference, at least for now.
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06-07-2010, 02:52 PM | #1167 |
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That's as good as it gets for BSU
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06-07-2010, 02:56 PM | #1168 |
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Not too shocking. If the Big 12 breaks apart, the MW is going to start looking at the leftovers there first before they just take 1 non-Big 12 team, right?
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06-07-2010, 02:56 PM | #1170 | |
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I'm guessing they will eventually. This is another sign that the invites in the bigger conferences are coming much sooner than anticipated. Mountain West is now waiting to see who's left to snap up before giving official invites. |
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06-07-2010, 02:57 PM | #1171 | |
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True, but this has been something rumored for a while. I can understand the last week changing things pretty dramatically though. |
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06-07-2010, 02:57 PM | #1172 |
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Article discussing how football is the real focus of this merger frenzy...........
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06-07-2010, 03:07 PM | #1173 |
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I propose a LeBron-esque summit of the Pac-10, Big 10 and SEC commissioners - tomorrow - during which they determine who goes where, and then they let the other conferences and remaining teams sort out the rest.
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Maybe they can have a draft for it.
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06-07-2010, 03:27 PM | #1176 |
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Has anyone heard if they are going to bump the limit of BCS game participants, from one conference, up from 2 to 3+?
I guess it is small change compared to the TV money, but it would be interesting to see what type of fallout there is if the BCS has to choose two participants between Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame or Oklahoma, USC, and Texas. I'll also be interested to see what happens with BCS autobids. The way things are set up now, the Big East without some combo of Pitt/Rutgers/Syracuse would probably, by the current set of rules, still hold on to its eligibility since Cincy, WVU, and Louisville have been their BCS reps and earned the highest BCS ratings over this evaluation period. |
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Great point and I cannot even begin to hazard a guess. Really curious to see what the BCS ends up doing in all this. |
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06-07-2010, 03:38 PM | #1179 | |
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Yep, I'd assume the BE would keep their bid if the only change was the Big Ten taking 2. The Big East's future now rests on what the SEC decides to do in a lot of ways. If the SEC goes to 16, the falling dominoes would lead to the end of Big East football. If not, the Big East will be in an interesting spot. To maintain the auto bid, they'd have to get to at least 8 members ASAP to meet the BCS requirements. Would they try to add Kansas and KSU (and maybe Baylor/Colorado), for example, if those schools are left out? (It's about 1500 miles from Manhattan, KS to Storrs, CT - about the same distance to Tampa (USF) so the travel isn't necessarily as bad as it might seem.) I'm also not sure if they could split from the Big East bball schools and maintain the BCS autobid, so it could really turn into a mess if the SEC doesn't expand. |
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06-07-2010, 04:24 PM | #1180 | |
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I'm pretty sure the Pac-10 wouldn't bother inviting Texas Tech or Baylor if it wasn't being strong-armed by the Texas legislature - it'd make more sense to grab Colorado and Utah to claim a bigger stake in the Denver and SLC media markets. I'm also somewhat surprised the Pac-10 doesn't appear to be trying to battle the Big Ten for Nebraska. Or maybe they have, and that's Osborne's Ace in the Hole... |
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What absolutely floors me is that everyone is talking about the MWC or Big East absorbing the leftovers of the Big 12 instead of the Big 12 expanding to form a fifth megaconference. With Kansas, K-State, Iowa State and either Colorado or Baylor, the foundation of the remainder of the Big 12 is stronger than the Mountain West.
The Big 12 is a better brand too -- why don't those four schools invite BYU, Utah, TCU, Boise State, Houston, Memphis and two other schools to join the Big 12? It would be a better TV deal, better marketing, and a conference with a BCS bid in the short term and the ability to shoehorn into the megaconference picture along with the Big East. I don't know why the Big 12 is just giving up, other than they have the worst commissioner in college sports. |
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Dennis Dodds was just on the radio, some points:
*MWC holding off on BSU, because they think B12 is going to fall apart..and they can swoop in and take 4 B12 schools *Notre Dame Admin wants into B10, but Alums (Donors) dont. Move not likely. *All or Nothing. Thinks Pac-10 either goes to 16 or stay at 10 and maxmize revenue. Does not think adding 2 more mouths to feed would make $$$$ sense. *Said even if Nebraska wants to come back to the table, that there has been so much damage done by everyone (Everyone hates everyone) that it would be extremely difficult to keep B12 together *Said that Baylor has no juice, that the Baylor Lobby appears to be slipping away, and thinks It is going to be Colorado in the end. *In the end, thinks Pac-10 will be Pac-16 by the end of the month. |
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You do realize that the conference they would form would essentially be that of which the MWC would form right? Just with a different name? |
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06-07-2010, 05:32 PM | #1184 |
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Both Nebraska and Mizzou fan boards have posters saying that a 'big announcement' will occur in the next 36-48 hours.
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There is apparently an NCAA rule about a conference consisting of at least 6 members that have been together for 5 years. In other words, if the Big 12 gets cut down to 4 or whatever, even if they re-form the "Big 12" from what's left, it is considered a new conference with no BCS or NCAA tournament auto-bid. That is why, because of the basketball only schools, the Big East could maintain that bit of leverage to add teams and stay afloat. Like I said, though, if the SEC also expands, Big East football is over. |
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I think Baylor is hoping that the PAC-10 won't call their bluff. They really have zero power in this thing
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06-07-2010, 05:43 PM | #1187 |
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It's a done deal. Alden and Osborne have contacted the Big 12 officials and the AD's and informed them that they will accept a bid to the Big 10.
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06-07-2010, 05:50 PM | #1188 | |
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The Big 12 won't exist per NCAA regulations. A conference must consist of six teams who have played together for five years. Unless that means that there must be six teams in a conference that has been around for five years, then it would not be a conference for NCAA purposes. It would only have four teams who have played together for five years. |
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06-07-2010, 05:56 PM | #1189 |
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Baylor has scheduled a news conference per Bruce Feldman.
Edit: Was Stewart Mandel. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 06-07-2010 at 06:30 PM. |
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I'm not seeing it? http://twitter.com/BFeldmanESPN Edit: I see from your edit that it must not be from Twitter. Last edited by timmynausea : 06-07-2010 at 06:06 PM. |
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Yeah, it apparently was ESPN insider information that someone had posted and claimed was on Twitter. I wouldn't have posted it had I known it was premium content. I edited it after double checking much like you. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 06-07-2010 at 06:12 PM. |
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Not seeing anything like that on Feldman's Insider Blog. Not seeing anything about "done deals" to the Big 10 either.
Perhaps these are message board posters who are "literally never wrong"? |
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+1. He had a blog entry a little after noon today. Last entry that mentions Baylor is from May 25 and talks about an offensive lineman from Canada. |
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06-07-2010, 06:27 PM | #1196 | |
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Just for some background, here's the info from huskerpedia.com:
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Similar information over at the Mizzou boards at the STL newspaper. Also, Frank the Tank (self described 'hack') has tracked a flight that may have been part of the agreement process. FlightAware > SFH234 Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 06-07-2010 at 06:30 PM. |
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Thanks. The poster over at the STL paper who posted it may have got their writers crossed. |
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MBBF: That Huskerpedia thing was just a post that was unsubstantiated and had nobody really vouch for him in the three-page thread. I'm selling that info.
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I remember the Ga Tech message board's tracking flights all over the place when there were rumors Gailey would get the Miami Dolphins head coaching job. Always entertaining, if nothing else. |
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