Missouri has been actively lobbying to join for years, Tom Osborn pretty much said as much several times the last few months, and Rutgers has nothing to lose and everything to gain by the move.
I can see Missouri they are a nice fit in the conference. But Nebraska, right now they have a fairly easy shot at winning a division title in FB, then a good shot at a BCS game. In the Big 234343 they would have a tougher road to a division title. Conference title games and BCS games pay a lot of money and bring attention to your school.
yep and so it begins. The dominoes will fall now. Goodbye Mizzou and Neb hello Utah and UNLV!!!
So all mizzou has to do is give a year's notice and pay 9 million to the Big12? No Big 10 buy in?
NO BRAINER..
There will never be another Mizzou or Nebraska football game NOT Televised.
TONS more exposure.
Playing in some very nice facilities.
No catering to the south.
get about 10 + more Million more to do all this.
WTH. Why wouldn't you do this?
So all mizzou has to do is give a year's notice and pay 9 million to the Big12? No Big 10 buy in?
NO BRAINER..
There will never be another Mizzou or Nebraska football game NOT Televised.
TONS more exposure.
Playing in some very nice facilities.
No catering to the south.
get about 10 + more Million more to do all this.
WTH. Why wouldn't you do this?
Really? You think it's easier to make a BCS game in the Big 12 than the Big 10? Really?
If it's split into 2 divisions (which would be the point of this) their division could be:
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
You're right, what a beast of a division? Only competition there is Iowa and Sometimes Wisconsin. Not really that different from the Big 12 North from a difficult division aspect.
Guys it isn't an "if" scenario.
It is time to come up with a plan now, and if they didn't have one already than they truly are a barrel of idiots over there in the Athletic Department. Hopefully they have had a plan for awhile and are just now starting to put it into effect.
If those 4 teams all accept, I think ISU might have a decent shot at being the 16th team.
I can see Missouri they are a nice fit in the conference. But Nebraska, right now they have a fairly easy shot at winning a division title in FB, then a good shot at a BCS game. In the Big 234343 they would have a tougher road to a division title. Conference title games and BCS games pay a lot of money and bring attention to your school.
So all mizzou has to do is give a year's notice and pay 9 million to the Big12? No Big 10 buy in?
NO BRAINER..
There football games will ALWAYS be on TV
TONS more exposure.
Playing in some very nice facilities.
No catering to the south.
get about 10 + more Million more to do all this.
WTH. Why wouldn't you do this?