Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[jwinslow]

Maryland finished 28th. Boston College 75th in the director's cup last year.

 

[Mrstickball]

That's surprising given they won men's hockey.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Look like the Big Ten aren't the only ones who can't count...

Bleacher Report

Paterno the Nittany Lions legend in the flesh has been pushing for expansion since the conference lost three straight BCS National Championship Games

This "report" actually goes downhill from there. The writer knows far less about the situation than anyone who has read 10% or more of this thread.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Look like the Big Ten aren't the only ones who can't count...

Bleacher Report



This "report" actually goes downhill from there. The writer knows far less about the situation than anyone who has read 10% or more of this thread.

I think I found the problem.

Bleacher Report

 

[BB73]

Ramzy looks at Big Ten expansion. Gotta like this line: "Delany wouldn't buy Iowa State a drink if it was the only school left at the bar at 3 am."

BN.free

 

[BuckeyeFlorida]

[quote='BusNative;170252;8]To all:

With a gun to your head, who would you do first?

or

Im going with death. [/quote]

We need a 3rd to play F, M, K.

 

[BB73]

Mr. Ed takes a look at expansion and crunches some numbers for the BTN.

Ozone

 

[BB73]

A straight denial regarding yesterday's report of 4 offers was sent via e-mail from Delany to the Big Ten AD's, per tOSU's Gene Smith.

CBS

Big Ten commissioner quashes latest expansion rumors

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany e-mailed conference officials Tuesday to stamp out a rumor that four schools had already been offered a chance to join the league.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Tuesday that Delany had quashed a report the Big Ten had offered expansion spots to Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Rutgers.

Asked if there was anything to that speculation, Smith said, "Nothing. There's no truth to it whatsoever. Actually, Jim sent us all an e-mail telling us there's no truth to that -- which we knew. There's no extensions of offers that have been made, so that's not true."

The conference is looking at expanding from its current 11 members so that it can extend the reach of its lucrative cable network and add a league championship game in football.

The Big Ten athletic directors will meet May 17-19 in downtown Chicago.

They will be joined by faculty representatives, senior women's administrators and the head coaches in football and men's and women's basketball. But Smith said the meetings were routine and nothing would be decided in terms of expansion.

"This is our normal meetings, the ones we have every year," Smith said. "Jim [Delany] will probably give us an update on what the consultant has shared, and I don't even know if the consultant report is done. He'll give us an update and then move on doing what he's been doing. I think they meet with the [university] presidents in June or something like that. So the timeline hasn't changed, but there won't be any action next week."

 

[woofermazing]

I wonder if all the expansion talk will increase our subscriber numbers outside the footprint. Some must be wondering what all the fuss is about. :tongue2:

 

[MaliBuckeye]

If we're taking two east coast teams BC and Maryland is the way to go IMO.

I wonder if offering BC would help ND to join...

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

CFN weighs in, not on whether ND will join the Big Ten, but whether they should.

CFN Analysis

Should the Irish Join The Big Ten?

No (at least wait until 2013 to decide)

Yes (get over yourselves already

No (it doesn't really matter anyway)

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

I wonder if offering BC would help ND to join...

God, I hope not...

 

[CHU]

I wish Wexner or some other donor would come out and say that Ohio State isn't interested in joining the SEC, just to follow the actions of T.Boone Pickens saying that Oklahoma State isn't interested in moving conferences (i.e. moving to the Big Ten when no one mentions Oklahoma State as a perspective school).

 

[cincibuck]

CFN weighs in, not on whether ND will join the Big Ten, but whether they should.

CFN Analysis

Should the Irish Join The Big Ten?

I'm sure by now delaney knows if ND is in or out. If the Irish said nay, then it's time to refuse them the three Big 10 games on their schedule. Let them add Cincinnati, Louisville and Rutgers and see where that puts their SOS score.

Years ago Schembechler said the same thing. It's one of the few battles he lost with Don Canham.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I wish Wexner or some other donor would come out and say that Ohio State isn't interested in joining the SEC, just to follow the actions of T.Boone Pickens saying that Oklahoma State isn't interested in moving conferences (i.e. moving to the Big Ten when no one mentions Oklahoma State as a perspective school).

I am having a press conference tomorrow to announce I am not interested in having sex with Jessica Alba.

Ever.

Really.

No matter what.

If she wants to contact me and talk about it I will be polite and listen of course but I'm not interested as of now.