The Pac12 will be the conference thats poached next.
Tom Shatel: Is this the beginning of the end for Nebraska in the Big Ten?
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The Pac12 will be the conference thats poached next.
I didn't hear a single person on the radio yesterday who thought there would actually be spring football. I think a lot of factors went into the b1g's decision, but I don't think they thought through the whole spring football thing very well.
You think it won't be at least 45/50 degrees and the ground won't be frozen in March? It would have to be after March madness and if they want to finish before Memorial day with ten games, they would have to start by the first of April. That would be one rainy muddy mess. Many people forget that April is one of the wettest months typically (or at least seems to be) and it is quite often a cold rain that I would want no part of.
This is so Nebraska.
They want the welfare, but unwilling to pay taxes. Doing what the conference says is what you signed up. Don’t like it? Go play in the AAC where you belong.
Are they really going to protest missing out on being the Big 10 *****?
In 1999 maybe, but the past couple decades should have them subdued. This is just another step in their journey to being Minnesota.
I agree but is that realistic for the b1g? Or is it a domino effect, Big 12 gets poached, then poaches the pac? What does ND do? Would the b1g want to span 4 time zones? Their expansion the last 30 years has been strictly to states that border their footprint. I can't see them deviating from that but post covid, who knows, it will probably be an even bigger money grab so everything may be out the window.
Well technically we would too if we raided the PAC12 but it’s way different because it’s just WV to the east. And let’s be honest no one cares what they think nor really do they have a say. They are lucky they got in when they did and likely know it as well.
IMO any "Texas and Oklahoma to Big 10" talks DIED on Monday. They don't want to be in the spot Nebraska is currently in.
UT was NEVER going to the Big 10, because the LHN is part of ESPN, and BTN is part of fox. ESPN has already lost money on LHN and they have to hope that in the final 10 to 12 years they can recoup some of that lost money.
OU if given a choice will move to the SEC, they could balance out the conference by being placed in the Eastern division, there problem is that they have already stated that were they go, OSU also go, so would the SEC take both of them? Maybe. The Big 10 would never allow in OSU and their horrible academics, they are not much above WV and TT.
But it is such a transparent and obvious an effort that I find it hard to believe any players who need to play this season would buy it even for a second.
KU would be more than happy to go over there and be a football *****. You know it, I know it.
I'm surprised it hasn't been talked about it more but this whole situation could really give legs to the P5 breaking away and forming it's own league. The NCAA has given zero guidance through all of this and it's pretty obvious that the conferences didn't work well together to figure this out. If you crunch the numbers I would even wager that from a financial standpoint everyone would be better off and the money would be optimized.
But would Kansas basketball survive a full season of Big 10 basketball and Big 10 basketball officiating? I'm surprised the Big 10 hasn't gone to the NBA's 6 fouls for disqualification rule for their galoot posts.
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And the B1G would welcome the improvement in strength of schedule
I'm really not sure we see more realignment. Nebraska is pouting right now, but their alternatives are very limited and they get way more money where they're at than they would elsewhere. Iowa State is the only school I'd truly be interested in seeing the Big Ten adding, and that's not going to happen. And the Big 12 doesn't really have realistic options to poach, either (Colorado and Mizzou left for a reason; maybe Arkansas, but that feels like a long shot).
