Texas and Big Ten Talking

• 2quik4u

  

  http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/feb/11/big-ten-making-overtures-texas/?sports
• mallymal614

  You beat me to it. I just heard the same. WOW!
• devil1197

  That would be A f'n mazing.
• vball10set

  you said it--WOW
• jhay78

  

  Wow- what would that mean for the Big 12? Not so sure I would like the Big10 to be the next ACC and steal teams from another conference, but that would be unreal. We'll see . . .
• 2quik4u

  

  jhay78 wrote: Wow- what would that mean for the Big 12? Not so sure I would like the Big10 to be the next ACC and steal teams from another conference, but that would be unreal. We'll see . . .

  The big 12 would fall apart. The big 12 would also fall apart if Missouri left to.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I mean it does make the most sense of any team in the country...
• Quint

  

  HOLY CRAP!
• gorocks99

  

  Haha, NOT GONNA HAPPEN (probably). I won't say never, b/c there has been weird shit to happen before in terms of conferences, but Texas leaving all their conference rivalries, and in-state rivalries, seems way outlandish.
• OneBuckeye

  

  I posted a different article in the Pitt thread, it doesn't say anything different. It makes sense as the big 10 has most of the huge land grant universities and research universities, vet and medical universities in it already. University of Florida would be a similar match to Texas and other Big 10 universities out there.
• devil1197

  gorocks99 wrote: Haha, NOT GONNA HAPPEN (probably). I won't say never, b/c there has been weird shit to happen before in terms of conferences, but Texas leaving all their conference rivalries, and in-state rivalries, seems way outlandish.

  I agree but its just weird hearing that Texas is actually talking about the possibility. But its not always about sports and their rivalries. It has to do with $$$.
• SportsAndLady

  

  gorocks99 wrote: Haha, NOT GONNA HAPPEN (probably). I won't say never, b/c there has been weird shit to happen before in terms of conferences, but Texas leaving all their conference rivalries, and in-state rivalries, seems way outlandish.

  I don't know if you saw an article posted a few months ago on here, but it really kinda demolishes every argument you could make in why Texas won't come to the Big 10. It was really well written.
  
  Anyone have a link to it? I can't find it, and have an econ midterm in like 10 min.
• se-alum

  

  This would be awesome! Especially if Michigan can get back to respectability, and Penn State can be consistent!
• sjmvsfscs08

  Remember that article from a few months back? Holy poop stains I didn't think they'd actually consider it.
• 2quik4u

  

  here is the article
  
  http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-big-ten-expansion-index-a-different-shade-of-orange/
• darbypitcher22

  

  wow that'd be absolutely unreal.... could you imagine yearly matchups with Wiconsin, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan?
• woody

  How about adding Texas,Mizzou,Pitt & ND
• OneBuckeye

  

  I would imagine it would be split into divisions.
  
  West
  Texas
  Iowa
  Minnesota
  Wisconsin
  Northwestern
  Illinois
  
  East
  Ohio State
  Penn State
  Michigan
  Indiana
  Purdue
  Michigan State
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• FatHobbit

  

  That would be GREAT! I want Nebraska too!
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Texas might want the Big Ten to take A&M and OU to get a deal done. That would be ridiculous.
• FatHobbit

  

  Cleveland Buck wrote: Texas might want the Big Ten to take A&M and OU to get a deal done. That would be ridiculous.

  That would work for me too!
• OneBuckeye

  

  ^ who would they leave out or would they make a 14 team league? That would be ridiculous.
• Quint

  

  The Big Ten college baseball teams would be screwed! hahaha
• osudarby08

  

  I guess crazier things have happened