Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[bassbuckeye07]

UC?

FSU

 

[Hodgepodge]

UC?

I'm guessing FSU, which would be a shame.

 

[Mike80]

UC?

Either them or UCONN.

 

[redguard117]

Goddammit. If FSU wants in, they ought to get in. Better than hoping that [censored]ing Indiana and Minnesota somehow start attracting 5 star recruits.

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

Fuck the FSU talk. They're a scummy, cheating program. Their academics suck and most of their fans are stupid rednecks.

 

[jlb1705]

Barry been gone pretty much from the public eye for about 6 years, and NOW he wants to start talking a bunch of ballshiat....

Anybody in the league who has actually accomplished something can go ahead and talk shit. The real problem right now is that there aren't enough people qualified to do it.

 

[Nicknam4]

Having a team in our conference that is so far away and isolated would bother the shit out of me.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

There's no harm in Delaney having Alvarez say this. Right now, there is a vocal fan minority crying that the B1G hates PSU. Even tho it's on the fringe, they exist. I don't think for a second it was a factor. Saying "we're doin this for you!" pretty much shuts them up on the brink of increasingly [Mark May]ty years for PSU football...without actually doing anything for them specifically.

You don't quite understand the ped aggy mind. Remember, I've lived among them like Jane Goodall amongst the apes.

Big Ten says and rest of the world hears: We got you a couple of Eastern schools to act as rivals now shut the fuck up and assume the position.

Ped Aggy hears: Without the glory of Penn State, the BTN is worthless. We have finally realized that we desperately need you. The door is open for you to demand that JoePed's name goes back on the trophy. You get to have your own ref crews in State College. If you ever leave us, Rutgers and Maryland are sure to follow you out the door.

The Big Ten needs to treat Penn State the way that Ohio State has learned to treat the Fredo schools: make them feel that they're part of things but never, EVER let them forget that's your boot resting upon the backs of their necks.

 

[CincyInterloper]

There's no harm in Delaney having Alvarez say this. Right now, here is a vocal fan minority crying that the B1G hates PSU. Even tho it's on the fringe, they exist. I don't think for a second it was a factor. Saying "we're doin this for you!" pretty much shuts them up on the brink of increasingly [Mark May]ty years for PSU football...without actually doing anything for them specifically.

After the crap they pulled, they should be grateful that the other B1G schools will even take the same field as them on Saturday.

 

[Emperor Brutus]

Alvarez added one other school was interested in joining the Big Ten but the league presidents were not interested because of the team?s academic profile.

He did not identify that school.

I could see a school like VaTech trying to put themselves in the best position finachally before another school takes that slot. I could see why some would wait for UVA too; if there was a chance for VaTech and UNC I'd consider that a win. You get more grads with VaTech each year than you do with UVA. Sure UVA is the better school but the difference there is no where near the difference between UNC and NC State.

 

[Bucknut24]

I think people need to quit with FSU, It was never a possibility, they're goin to the big 12 anyways

 

[Muck]

I think people need to quit with FSU, It was never a possibility, they're goin to the big 12 anyways

FWIW the "FSU is contacting the B1G" rumors are coming from FSU insiders.

 

[BUCKYLE]

I think people need to quit with FSU, It was never a possibility, they're goin to the big 12 anyways

Link?

 

[Buckeyefrankmp]

https://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476

Here is is list of AAU schools. If the university you want to join the B1G is not on this list (FSU), you can forget about it right now. This expansion is about football, but the B1G is not going to bring in non AAU schools.

If you look at this list here are the most likely.
Boston U.
Georgia Tech
Kansas
Duke
UNC
Virginia
Vanderbilt
University of Toronto

If the goal is to expand East the two choices would be UNC and Virginia. I don't think Georgia Tech is too far out milage wise, but geographically it is on an island compared to the rest of the B1G. Vanderbilt would be the best for academics, but has some of the same properties as mentioned with GT. I don't know if Kansas would add anything to the B1G. You can cross off Duke and Vanderbilt if they only want to take state schools. Probably not Toronto, but it would open up the untapped Canadian market.

That leaves us with Boston U, Virginia and UNC to choose from. I think Virginia and UNC would be the best bets. Virginia would get you any of the DC market that Maryland does not cover and they are very good academically.

 

[Abenaki]

https://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476

Here is is list of AAU schools. If the university you want to join the B1G is not on this list (FSU), you can forget about it right now. This expansion is about football, but the B1G is not going to bring in non AAU schools.

If you look at this list here are the most likely.
Boston U.
Georgia Tech
Kansas
Duke
UNC
Virginia
Vanderbilt
University of Toronto

If the goal is to expand East the two choices would be UNC and Virginia. I don't think Georgia Tech is too far out milage wise, but geographically it is on an island compared to the rest of the B1G. Vanderbilt would be the best for academics, but has some of the same properties as mentioned with GT. I don't know if Kansas would add anything to the B1G. You can cross off Duke and Vanderbilt if they only want to take state schools. Probably not Toronto, but it would open up the untapped Canadian market.

That leaves us with Boston U, Virginia and UNC to choose from. I think Virginia and UNC would be the best bets. Virginia would get you any of the DC market that Maryland does not cover and they are very good academically.

Not so sure the Terriers would be good for the football side of things...