Official List of schools being mentioned for Big 10 Expansion

• gorocks99

  

  Sounds like Delaney called a press conference this afternoon to discuss the expansion.
• ptangzoot

  this should be interesting:
  http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-bigten-expansion&prov=ap&type=lgns
• Lenin

  I think it'll be a school no one mentioned: Iowa State.
• jordo212000

  

  how is cincy a candidate? I thought they didn't make the cut academically
• gorocks99

  

  They're not. It's just to humor them.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Pitt has to be it, because they have the most research $ of any of the universities mentioned and the big 10 is all about research.
• enigmaax

  The school that is the most mutually beneficial across the board is Rutgers. Rutgers is solid academically and a nice market while at the same time isn't going to change the balance of power in major sports. For Rutgers, it is an upgrade and they are only moderately competitive in the major sports anyway.
  
  I think the market is the most important thing for the Big Ten is the market and this goes back to the establishment of the Big Ten network.
  
  Syracuse is right up there and while I intially thought they may not be interested primarily based on their basketball affiliation, I remembered they were ready to bolt to the ACC until the state of Virginia effectively blocked that.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I understand the academics of most Big 10 schools, but why are academics even a factor when discussing whether a team is a good fit for an athletic conference?
• rocket31

  ideally, i would want notre dame to join, although, i am probably in the minority as an irish fan
  
  however, the thought of michigan and notre dame turning things around, potentially competing with ohio state for big ten titles, and bringing midwestern football back to prominence is very enticing...
  
  it would be the best step forward towards shutting up the sec
• OneBuckeye

  

  thedynasty1998 wrote: I understand the academics of most Big 10 schools, but why are academics even a factor when discussing whether a team is a good fit for an athletic conference?

  ask the ivy league that question.
• LJ

  

  thedynasty1998 wrote: I understand the academics of most Big 10 schools, but why are academics even a factor when discussing whether a team is a good fit for an athletic conference?

  Because the Big Ten has long been known as an academic conference and even has academic only members
• NOL fan

  If we take a Big East team, the Big East would have to quickly find a replacement because you have to have at least 8 teams to be a BCS conference.
  
  Who do you think they would add? I'd guess it would pretty much have to be another C-USA team
• King Curtis

  Pittsburgh seems to be the best choice
• justincredible

  

  NOL fan wrote: If we take a Big East team, the Big East would have to quickly find a replacement because you have to have at least 8 teams to be a BCS conference.
  
  Who do you think they would add? I'd guess it would pretty much have to be another C-USA team

  ECU?
• NOL fan

  since the Big East is mainly a basketball conference, Memphis would be a decent choice (if which ever BE school that goes to the B10 moves to the B10 in all sports)
• 3reppom

  

  justincredible wrote:

  NOL fan wrote: If we take a Big East team, the Big East would have to quickly find a replacement because you have to have at least 8 teams to be a BCS conference.
  
  Who do you think they would add? I'd guess it would pretty much have to be another C-USA team

  ECU?

  If that were to happen it would be ECU or Memphis
• End of Line

  

  I'd like to see Pitt in the Big 10.
• enigmaax

  NOL fan wrote: If we take a Big East team, the Big East would have to quickly find a replacement because you have to have at least 8 teams to be a BCS conference.
  
  Who do you think they would add? I'd guess it would pretty much have to be another C-USA team

  Seems like I read awhile ago that Memphis hired some kind of a consultant to help them take steps necessary to get into a BCS conference.
  
  I wonder if the Big East loses a football team if it wouldn't have another big domino effect. For example, while they're expanding, maybe they want to get to 12 members and have a championship game. Aside from the already-mentioned ECU, you have UCF and Marshall who would both be walking into nice geographic rivalries. (I know WVU has never been keen on even playing Marshall, but I'm wondering if that climate may be changing when they're talking about trying to keep up with the rest of the BCS conferences).
• dat dude

  If it is mizzou, I would hope that the big 12 would subsequently invite tcu. That would solve one of the mid-major problems.
• gorocks99

  

  FYI, apparently Missou would listen to the Big Ten with "an enthusiastic ear": http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/571
• september63

  

  King Curtis wrote: No way Missouri will leave the Big 12 so that one is out.
  
  I doubt Syracuse or UC will leave their conferences.
  
  So that would mark it down to Pitt, Louisville and Rutgers.

  Not so fast, my friend!! RE: Missouri.
• devil1197

  Mizzou has been serious about the B10 for some time, I guess something in the B12 upsets them.
  
  That would be a pretty good addition to the conference imo.
• stroups

  

  anybody except Syracuse or Rutgers
• Fred Flintstone

  Some other schools could include Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas St. and Cincinnati
  
  But I would rank the possible new additions like this.
  Missouri
  Pitt
  Louisville
  WVU
  Notre Dame
  Syracuse
• 3reppom

  

  The big east wouldn't expand to 12, more like 9 so they can have a balanced conference schedule with 4 home and away compared to the current setup where it's 4-3 alternating every year between having more home or away games.