The Big Ten adds either Pittsburgh or Syracuse; the Big East, upon losing one of its most important members, reaches out of its geographic realm to add TCU and assure its continued BCS viability (it already has DePaul and Marquette for basketball, so another team from the Central time zone wouldn’t hurt), and the Pac-10 still adds Boise State and Utah.
In either scenario, the BCS conferences could suck up three of its most consistent infiltrators -- Boise State, TCU and Utah -- and quell some of the discussion about why those teams never play for national championships, even with undefeated records.
The Big Ten has several potential candidates that would make geographic sense for membership.
The Afternoon Underdogs on 790AM today were also entertaining a thought of what Kentucky would look like in the Big Ten. They made the argument that it would be good for UK because they'd become the most southern school in the conference instead of the most northern as they are in the SEC which would be a recruiting advantage, they would get to play in a better basketball conference, and the football team would have a greater chance of making it to a BCS bowl game.
Big Ten Wants in on Championship Game Money. 8Comments; Say Something ». 12/15/2009 11:23 AM ET By Michael David Smith. PrintAText Size. E-mail More. Michael David Smith; Michael David Smith is FanHouse's Lead Blogger. For the SEC, Big 12 and ACC, The Chicago Tribune reports that Big Ten expansion plans are heating up, a decade after Notre Dame spurned the Big Ten and ended the conference's last attempt to move from 11 schools to 12. Conferences have to have at least
The Big Ten, thanks to Penn State, already has a strong presence in Pittsburgh. The Panthers, even during an excellent 2009 season, averaged only 53000 in attendance at a stadium with a capacity of over 65000. Fit/Big Ten interest: This is a school that is often mentioned in discussions on Big Ten expansion, and the appeal is completely lost on me. The Cyclones have a lackluster history in both sports, the Big Ten already has representation in Iowa, which is a fairly
Only after these notices have occurred will the Big Ten engage in formal expansion discussions with other © Copyright 2009 Sun-Times Media, LLC | Terms of Use • Privacy Policy big ten plans announcement about expansion freep com detroit free -- Posted: 1:55 p.m. Dec. 15, 2009 Big Ten plans announcement about expansion Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman said that a 3 p.m. announcement today big ten plans statement regarding possible expansion usatoday com -- The Big Ten says it plans to make an announcement regarding the possibility of expanding the 11-team conference. Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman said that a 3 p.m. announcement big ten plans statement on possible expansion college football -- Big Ten plans statement on possible expansion Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. This story is from ESPN.com's big ten plans announcement on 'possible expansion' cbssports com -- Big Ten plans announcement on 'possible expansion' CHICAGO -- The Big Ten says it plans to make an Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The
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Join Date: Feb 2009. Posts: 457. My Spartan is. Tom Izzo. I think expansion is wrong! In fact I would drop Penn State and go back to a true 10 teams! Tired of the season ending ass kickings! But if ya had to add onewhy stay in Iowa
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Big Ten expansion to 'Large Dozen' makes perfect sense – CBSSports
Big Ten expansion to 'Large Dozen' makes perfect senseCBSSports.comPutting ink on paper at least indicates that the Big Ten puts other leagues on notice that it might be the latest home wrecker in the conference expansion et plus
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Big Ten Evaluating Expansion to 12 Teams - NESN University - NESN.com
From a Mizzou board Barry Alvarez Just Made it Clear It's Syracuse and Rutgers Posted on: December 15, 2009 at 15:58:53 CT Just heard him on the. Interesting because it has been Alvarez and Paterno that have been talking about expansion the most. Also at an MSUAA gathering before the football season Mark Hollis said that he thought that the Big Ten would "look east" when expansion came up next.
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Big Ten Statement on Expansion | NittanyWhiteOut
Official Big Ten Conference statement on the possibility of expanding to 12 teams: The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) discussed the.
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The Big Ten statement on expansion | The Hoosier Scoop: Indiana
By Dustin Dopirak | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 4:02 pm. From the Big Ten office: BIG TEN STATEMENT ON EXPANSION. Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) discussed the future of the Big Ten Conference
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