Respected Lawrence (Kan.) Journald-World columnist Tom Keegan reported Thursday morning that "preliminary exchanges" between Texas and the Big Ten have been made regarding expansion.
This could be nothing more than the Large Eleven doing it's due diligence. Make Texas say no before moving on. Or, it could be serious. I mentioned in December that the only two slam dunks that made sense for the Big Ten were Notre Dame and Texas. ND isn't coming. Texas?
I doubt Texas would leave the Big 12 for the Big Ten. First, it would literally take an act of the state legislature to move. Second, I hear that Texas is going to start its own network. It already makes approximately $10 million a year in Big 12 revenue. It would make at least $16 million per year in the Big Ten but the school has so many revenue streams at the moment that difference might not matter.
Anyway, good get by Tommy K.
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big Ten
Posted on: February 11, 2010 11:53 am
Edited on: February 11, 2010 12:02 pm
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spensylvania |
Posted on: February 17, 2010 10:04 am
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenIT does seem that someone will be joining the big 10 so I wonder if and when it happens will they still insult our intelligence and call it the Big 10?
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sparky9teen |
Posted on: February 17, 2010 9:39 am
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenAnd yet OSU played in the BCS Championship 3 times in 6 years. Please come to the Big Ten, Texas! I'd love to see a southern school play ball in real football weather. Oh, and I wouldn't be so cocky regarding Texas basketball either. Presently there are four Big Ten teams ranked ahead of Texas and they way Texas has played the past month, they probably couldn't beat ANY team in the Big Ten.
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yannibgood
Since: Feb 15, 2008 |
Posted on: February 16, 2010 8:37 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenJB30 I hope your post was made with 'tongue in cheek'. The Longhorns might compete in football. Big Ten basketball would kill them. I'd have to give you baseball (climate). As far as the women the lady longhorns would be left at the station. Sorry but it is what it is. |
AzCat75
Since: Mar 18, 2009 |
Posted on: February 16, 2010 6:23 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenThe population in Utah and Idaho is way to small to help the Pac 10 negotiate a major TV contract that expires next year. The Pac 10 commissioner has hired the Big 10 guys that put together the Big 10 TV network, as well as, got them the billion dollar TV contract from various networks. I would recommend they merge the Big 12 with the Pac 10. The Big East conference is now at 18 schools. Most of the others are at least 12 members. Maybe cherry pick the top 10 schools from the Big 12 conference to join the Pac 10. If Missouri leaves for the Big 10 I would bump Texas Tech or Iowa State and keep the remaining 10 teams from the Big 12. This way the Pac East 10 teams can keep their rivalries going and the same for the Pac West 10 teams. At the end of the season it would be one hell of a conference championship game(s).
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DFW_POKE |
Posted on: February 16, 2010 3:44 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenREALLY??
You cant be serious with this crap. Good luck man. lol. |
tat2dpsu
Since: Dec 24, 2008 |
Posted on: February 16, 2010 12:28 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenPenn State wasn't brought in just for revenew, PSU was brought into the Big 10 for recruiting purposes also. The OSU's and Michigan's of the world wanted a pipeline into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
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djb194
Since: Jul 7, 2007 |
Posted on: February 16, 2010 11:13 am
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenLike the ladies volleyball this year?
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The Blight
Since: Dec 10, 2006 |
Posted on: February 15, 2010 11:52 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenWhat connection does Minnesota have to Ohio? Or Iowa to Michigan? Bad logic.
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whitj1966
Since: Jan 8, 2008 |
Posted on: February 15, 2010 10:36 pm
It's finally out there: Texas to the Big TenRandytredway I am not going to call you stupid but you really need to check your facts. Why don't you google or search the words "PUBLIC IVY's and get back with us once you learn what schools are titled that. You will
Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which "provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price."<sup id="cite_ref-PublicIvys_0-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> Public Ivies are considered, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, to be capable of "successfully competing with the Ivy League schools in academic rigor... attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races."<sup id="cite_ref-JBHE_1-0" class="reference">[2] Eastern
[edit] Western
[edit] Great Lakes & Midwest
[edit] Southern</sup> |
Bama75201
Since: Oct 29, 2009 |
Posted on: February 15, 2010 6:26 pm
UT and A&M to the SECTexas and Texas A&M would be a better fit and make more sense if they joined the SEC. The Conference would have to remove two current members and Vandy and South Carolina would be the most logical. While Vandy's academic reputation is very important, it is not that important to the SEC. South Carolina has added little value to the SEC since it joined.
Bring in Texas and Texas A&M who already have border rivalries with Arkansas and LSU. The conference would have be realigned with Texas, A&M, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Miss State in the Western Division and Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and FLorida in the Eastern. The SEC would become THE powerhouse in football, baseball, basketball, swimming, softball, etc. etc. TV and bowl revenues would go through the roof. Besides, would you rather see UT play Iowa State, OK State, TX Tech, Baylor, Kansas State, and Missouri or see them play LSU, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, and Arkansas? Vandy and South Carolina could join the ACC and are probably a better fit anyway. |
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