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Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

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Which Teams Should the Big Ten Add? (please limit to four selections)

  • Boston College

    Votes: 32 10.2%

  • Cincinnati

    Votes: 19 6.1%

  • Connecticut

    Votes: 6 1.9%

  • Duke

    Votes: 21 6.7%

  • Georgia Tech

    Votes: 55 17.6%

  • Kansas

    Votes: 46 14.7%

  • Maryland

    Votes: 67 21.4%

  • Missouri

    Votes: 90 28.8%

  • North Carolina

    Votes: 39 12.5%

  • Notre Dame

    Votes: 209 66.8%

  • Oklahoma

    Votes: 78 24.9%

  • Pittsburgh

    Votes: 45 14.4%

  • Rutgers

    Votes: 40 12.8%

  • Syracuse

    Votes: 18 5.8%

  • Texas

    Votes: 121 38.7%

  • Vanderbilt

    Votes: 15 4.8%

  • Virginia

    Votes: 47 15.0%

  • Virginia Tech

    Votes: 62 19.8%

  • Stay at 12 teams and don't expand

    Votes: 27 8.6%

  • Add some other school(s) not listed

    Votes: 25 8.0%
  • Total voters
    313
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RugbyBuck;1738190; said:
FWIW, I'm really glad to have the Huskers with us. They fit more than they don't and both sides will benefit. Fcuk Texas.
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On the Prop48/Partial Qualifier issue, they don't fit in with traditional B10 standards which are exactly in line with Texas' position.

Now, that being said, I certainly don't think Osborne is so stupid as to come into the B10 and go against the grain of everything the conference stands for. It is, however, something that needs to be watched, and I'd hate for it to come down to the other eleven schools having to force some form of mandate on Nebraska's recruiting. Hopefully, Nebraska's actions won't necessitate such action. Hopefully, they are viewing this as a means to bring themselves up to Big Ten standards.

As much as Texas' arrogance, political manipulations and need for special treatment has turned me off of them as a potential B10 candidate, that doesn't negate the fact that they--in many ways--still are the perfect Big Ten school.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;1738713; said:
On the Prop48/Partial Qualifier issue, they don't fit in with traditional B10 standards which are exactly in line with Texas' position.

Now, that being said, I certainly don't think Osborne is so stupid as to come into the B10 and go against the grain of everything the conference stands for. It is, however, something that needs to be watched, and I'd hate for it to come down to the other eleven schools having to force some form of mandate on Nebraska's recruiting. Hopefully, Nebraska's actions won't necessitate such action. Hopefully, they are viewing this as a means to bring themselves up to Big Ten standards.

As much as Texas' arrogance, political manipulations and need for special treatment has turned me off of them as a potential B10 candidate, that doesn't negate the fact that they--in many ways--still are the perfect Big Ten school.
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Hmmm.....Partial qualifiers are no longer part of the NCAA in any part so you won't have to watch that sneaky TO trying to get one by on the Big 10. As for Texas, if you think graduating less than 60% of your student athletes is a good fit for the academic nature of the Big 10, then you are right. Texas would never stoop themselves so low to join the Big 10.....they believe it is beneath them. By the way, didn't you know it is the Rust Belt????
 
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jwinslow;1738726; said:
I don't believe prop 48 still exists. You either meet ncaa standards or you go to prep school.
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I was trying to research this recently without much luck. Once Nebraska joined I was curious. I find information on what makes you a non-qualifier or a partial qualifier, what it means in terms of scholarship and participation in practices, but nothing about an official line on it. From what I read, it sounds like a player can still be a partial qualifier but they suck up a scholarship and aren't eligible to compete--which kind of makes it a moot point for the school unless they really believe this kid is worth draining a year of eligibility in hopes he'll be able to play a year or two down the road. It seems a lot of Texas fans still believe the NQ/PQ issue is still alive and I have seen a lot of them claiming the Big Ten "allows PQs, unlimited," etc. I can't, however, substantiate or refute those claims as there just is not a lot of information on the Internet about it.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;1738713; said:
On the Prop48/Partial Qualifier issue, they don't fit in with traditional B10 standards which are exactly in line with Texas' position.
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I was speaking more generally. I think the State of Nebraska and their fan base is culturally much more like us than Tejas would be. Of course, there's some variation among all of the B10 states/schools, but we're much closer cousins with Big Red than the One Star Republic.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;1738713; said:
... Texas' arrogance, political manipulations and need for special treatment has turned me off of them as a potential B10 candidate ...
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I thought for a minute there you were talking about Ohio State or Michigan. When it comes to arrogance and need for special treatment, Buckeyes and Wolverines don't take a back seat to anyone!
 
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RugbyBuck;1738190; said:
FWIW, I'm really glad to have the Huskers with us. They fit more than they don't and both sides will benefit. Fcuk Texas.
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Thanks for the welcome, from a Husker who's glad and excited about the move. As for Fcuk Texas, I saw a shirt the other day that I want. It had an upside down Longhorn logo, and below it said Tuck Fexas. :biggrin:
 
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Wisconsin' Barry Alvarez: Big Ten may look east to add another school

On a night usually filled with great stories ? and there were a few ? the talk of Big Ten expansion was the most intriguing at Thursday?s Little Caesars Pizza Bowl golf outing at Lochmoor Country Club in Grosse Pointe Woods.

The post-golf dinner recognized Wisconsin athletic director and former football coach Barry Alvarez, along with bowl officials George Perles (the former MSU coach) and Lloyd Carr (the former U-M coach.)

Neither Perles nor Carr offered much on expansion, but Alvarez indicated where he thinks the Big Ten?s next move may be ? he and the other athletic directors may be updated at next week?s Big Ten meetings -- as it continues its study of the issue through at least the end of this year.

?I?m not sure about continued expansion, but it would not surprise me. Our commissioner (Jim Delany) thinks outside the box and is always thinking how to be progressive and proactive,? Alvarez said. ?We will continue to study expansion throughout this year. It would not surprise me if we continue to expand. We?ve always talked about and had research done that we haven?t taken full advantage of Penn State being in the east and we need someone else in the league from the east to maximize Penn State. It wouldn?t surprise me if we went that way.?
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MaxBuck;1739423; said:
I thought for a minute there you were talking about Ohio State or Michigan. When it comes to arrogance and need for special treatment, Buckeyes and Wolverines don't take a back seat to anyone!
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I'm going to have to call bullshit on this one unless you can show me any evidence that Ohio State or Michigan are anything less than constructive partners in the Big Ten and fully committed to its basic tenets of equal revenue sharing.

What incidents can you mention that would lead one to lump them alongside Texas in how they treat their conference partners?
 
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