El Jefe Grande;862443 wrote: TCU would win their fair share of games in the Big 12, and currently recruit head-to-head.
jordo212000;862273 wrote:You haven't been paying attention if you think Kansas is a major target for the Big 10. If they are going to add schools, they are going to add teams that can contribute in football first. Just look back at this past time. Missouri was a target and Kansas was not. There were alot of nervous people in Kansas.
Why else would the PAC 10 choose Utah? Haha. It's about football
karen lotz;862165 wrote:Could just be the SEC dragging their feet until they find a 2nd school to join with A&M.
El Jefe Grande;862407 wrote:The Longhorns finished 5-7 last season with their stellar recruiting classes.
TCU won the Rose Bowl.
The Big Ten
Leaders
Indiana, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Wisconsin
Legends
Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern
The rumors will keep swirling about Missouri going to the SEC, but the Big Ten will pounce to give Illinois a natural geographic rival. And then the big fish will be reeled in. Notre Dame will make a big stink about possibly going to the Pac-18 or the SEC, but academically and geographically, the pressure will be too much to not join the Big Ten. The appeasement will be getting put in the same division as Indiana, Purdue, Pitt, Rutgers, and Syracuse, keeping some semblance of the Big East basketball world intact.
The BTN wants TV markets, and it’ll snap up Rutgers and Syracuse to go along with Pitt, creating a whale of a rivalry date with Penn State.
No one really wants Iowa State, and it’s not a great fit for the Big Ten, but it’ll be an easy fit in the same division as Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri.
Big Ten - What It Is
Leaders – Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Legends – Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern
The 2014 Version Will Probably Be …
Leaders – Indiana, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse
Legends – Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin
The Big Ten wanted Texas, but that was never going to happen with the Longhorn Network in the works. The BTN is going to be a cash machine if the right ad markets are added to the mix, and New York is the right ad market. Connecticut will be in the discussions, but there’s no need for the Huskies if the Big Ten can get a few other key Big East schools. The idea of bringing in Pitt didn't seem to matter before, considering the league already owns Pennsylvania with Penn State, but with Missouri likely off to the SEC, and with no interest in Iowa State or Kansas, getting Pitt gets another decent market while setting up some nice rivalry games. Rutgers and Syracuse will bring in New York City, Buffalo, and everywhere in between, and Maryland expands the TV reach to Baltimore and Washington D.C. Illinois and Wisconsin will move over from the Leaders Division with the Illini being paired with Northwestern and the Badgers having a natural tie-in with Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
That makes sense. I can't imagine they'd want to paint themselves into a corner of just having to take someone to fill a spot. So unless they'd agreed and received a commitment from a 14th team, the smart move is to hold off.Sykotyk;862650 wrote:enigmaax, my contention with the SEC announcement that they're simply waiting for formalities and to secure a fourteenth team to make it easier for the schedule next year (an odd number of teams would decimate every member's schedule because another week in the conference schedule would be needed and a lot of non-conf games would be lost/reworked/etc).
That's the thing - it isn't as though a school hasn't made themselves look like idiots in the recent past. You would think a school would be smarter, but TAM is pissed off and could have just been spouting off a little too soon.Texas A&M wouldn't be talking openly if there wasn't a VERY good chance of them joining the SEC. They're not Missouri who whored themselves out to the B1G but got left at the alter.
Scooter1369;863663 wrote:
This FOIA included emails between Tressel and Osbourne and is what uncovered the Cicero emails, and led to where Ohio State is today, fending off the NCAA.
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It does seem strange they would pull out without another conference already set to go to.gorocks99;877332 wrote:A&M now denying the previous reports: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6909072/texas-aggies-spokesman-denies-school-sent-withdrawal-letter-big-12
WebFire;877343 wrote:It does seem strange they would pull out without another conference already set to go to.
Ah gotchya.karen lotz;877507 wrote:They have to announce their intent to leave the conference before the SEC can officially invite them. That has been the hold up since the rumors first started flying.