Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

[ben ji]

Well it looks like we would of been safe in the Big East with our fellow nortards ISU,KU and MU had any of this came to fruition.

http://college-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/26163006

Fortunately, as Kansas basketball coach Bill Self told listeners on his weekly radio show yesterday, his Jayhawks' AQ status was never in doubt -- and nor was that of Missouri, KSU, and ISU. When asked about TCU and its move to the Big East, Self said that if the Big 12 folded, those schools would have been offered a spot in the Big East. And further, Self thinks the Big East was smart to make those offers, because it was the only way to ensure the Big Ten doesn't kill the Big East's football program.

Thread over.

MODS PLEASE LOCK THREAD.

[steve dave]

1. If you're asking why ESPN is close to finalizing a deal to link up with Texas as its broadcast partner for the new Longhorn television network, for exorbitant figures perhaps approaching $15 million a year, it's because the worldwide leader is hoping to use this platform as a way to leverage with Texas' help a deal to acquire all of the Big 12's television rights that will be negotiated next spring. And, yes, we all know Texas has clout. If the other nine members of the reconfigured Big 12 don't go along, Texas hasn't minded using its power before and could easily reopen talks with the Pac-12 or go independent. ESPN is positioning itself for the inside track with the Big 12 and squeezing out Fox.

One very highly placed Big 12 school official told me the other nine schools are holding preliminary discussions about their own networks. To avoid Texas threatening to leave again, the opinion here is the Big 12 must be aggressive and try to strengthen itself against other assaults. That means looking to expand. The Big 12 should go after Arkansas and LSU, Arizona and Arizona State, even Notre Dame. I keep hearing Kansas is talking to the Big East. Who would blame the Jayhawks for looking, since they were nearly left out in the last realignment merry-go-round?

[bakerman]

1. If you're asking why ESPN is close to finalizing a deal to link up with Texas as its broadcast partner for the new Longhorn television network, for exorbitant figures perhaps approaching $15 million a year, it's because the worldwide leader is hoping to use this platform as a way to leverage with Texas' help a deal to acquire all of the Big 12's television rights that will be negotiated next spring. And, yes, we all know Texas has clout. If the other nine members of the reconfigured Big 12 don't go along, Texas hasn't minded using its power before and could easily reopen talks with the Pac-12 or go independent. ESPN is positioning itself for the inside track with the Big 12 and squeezing out Fox.

One very highly placed Big 12 school official told me the other nine schools are holding preliminary discussions about their own networks. To avoid Texas threatening to leave again, the opinion here is the Big 12 must be aggressive and try to strengthen itself against other assaults. That means looking to expand. The Big 12 should go after Arkansas and LSU, Arizona and Arizona State, even Notre Dame. I keep hearing Kansas is talking to the Big East. Who would blame the Jayhawks for looking, since they were nearly left out in the last realignment merry-go-round?

 

They had options dammit!

[MadCat]

The plane was in the air!

[WillieWatanabe]

The plane was in the air!

oh my, that was a great time. I might go back and read some of BMW's posts.

[SkinnyBenny]

All you really have to do is go over to The Phog, where they're still talking about it regularly.

[sonofdaxjones]

Might be time to revisit their "We had Options" Banner . . . options.

[Norm93]

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/120510-TCU-Stadium-Implosion-Successful

[sonofdaxjones]

TCU is doing everything they can to become big time.   

It was an extremely smart strategic move by them to move the Big East.

[powercat_62]

The Big Ten announced Sunday that it will no longer actively pursue expansion after a 12-month study period.

The league's Council of Presidents/Chancellors agreed at its winter meeting to end the expansion study, which was announced last December and scheduled for 12-to-18 months. The Big Ten added Nebraska as its 12th member on June 11, marking the league's first expansion in two decades.

"We have been thoroughly engaged in the process since last December," said Indiana University president Michael McRobbie, the chair of the Big Ten's Council of Presidents/Chancellors. "Following detailed discussions at today's meeting, my colleagues and I can report that we believe that this process has reached its natural conclusion. We are pleased with the addition of Nebraska and look forward to working with our colleagues there in the years ahead."

In a statement, the Big Ten said it will monitor the landscape in college sports but "will not be actively engaged in conference expansion for the foreseeable future and does not expect to be proactively seeking new members."

[MadCat]

The Big Ten announced Sunday that it will no longer actively pursue expansion after a 12-month study period.

The league's Council of Presidents/Chancellors agreed at its winter meeting to end the expansion study, which was announced last December and scheduled for 12-to-18 months. The Big Ten added Nebraska as its 12th member on June 11, marking the league's first expansion in two decades.

"We have been thoroughly engaged in the process since last December," said Indiana University president Michael McRobbie, the chair of the Big Ten's Council of Presidents/Chancellors. "Following detailed discussions at today's meeting, my colleagues and I can report that we believe that this process has reached its natural conclusion. We are pleased with the addition of Nebraska and look forward to working with our colleagues there in the years ahead."

In a statement, the Big Ten said it will monitor the landscape in college sports but "will not be actively engaged in conference expansion for the foreseeable future and does not expect to be proactively seeking new members."

Nubb = Mission Accomplished   

[Dugout DickStone]

Big 10 hates that they got stuck with Nubb.  They won't make that mistake again.

[MadCat]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

[wetwillie]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

i'm in over my head on this kind of stuff but how do the likes of Alabama and LSU with such low enrollments compete monatarily with the heavy hitters on this list?  Is it just a cyclical effect of both teams having recently won National Championships and having been associated with Nick Saban?

[wabash909]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4

3    Ohio State U.

119.9

123.2

2.8

[/b]

4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9

6    U. of Michigan

95.2

106.7

12.1

[/b]

7    Pennsylvania State U.

96

106.6

11.1

[/b]

8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1

10    U. of Wisconsin

89.8

93.9

4.5

[/b]

As is clearly evident, the grass will certainly be greener on the other side in the Big 10 for the Cornhole nation.

Instead of taking the back seat to Texas and Oklahoma, they can now go be the fifth string bitch to four other schools with considerably more money and  prestige.

Will definitely be an enlightening time for them.  The clapping and death threats can only get you so far.

[ben ji]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

i'm in over my head on this kind of stuff but how do the likes of Alabama and LSU with such low enrollments compete monatarily with the heavy hitters on this list?  Is it just a cyclical effect of both teams having recently won National Championships and having been associated with Nick Saban?

Most likely has to do with the lack of pro teams(saints dont count) in the south/college football is bigger than pro football there. Imagine if all the fans that pack camerohead bought tickets and suites at KSU.

[sonofdaxjones]

Remember that Alabama's Stadium now seats over 100,000.   Lots of skyboxes and what not as well.

[bakerman]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

i'm in over my head on this kind of stuff but how do the likes of Alabama and LSU with such low enrollments compete monatarily with the heavy hitters on this list?  Is it just a cyclical effect of both teams having recently won National Championships and having been associated with Nick Saban?

Most likely has to do with the lack of pro teams(saints dont count) in the south/college football is bigger than pro football there. Imagine if all the fans that pack camerohead bought tickets and suites at KSU.

^Mostly this.  At a place like Alabama, you have Alabama, Auburn and/or the Jacksonville Jaguars to cheer for football wise. Jaguars have been terrible for a most of their short history and the Alabama/Auburn relationship is much like that of KU/KSU.  The vast majority of the people who didn't attend college go for Alabama because of it's deeper history. (This is my guess mostly, and what I've taken from the few people I know from Alabama).

[sys]

frank the tank's expansion denouement.  as always, it's good.


http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/the-settling-conference-realignment-landscape/

[wiley]

^Mostly this.  At a place like Alabama, you have Alabama, Auburn and/or the Jacksonville Jaguars to cheer for football wise. Jaguars have been terrible for a most of their short history and the Alabama/Auburn relationship is much like that of KU/KSU.  The vast majority of the people who didn't attend college go for Alabama because of it's deeper history. (This is my guess mostly, and what I've taken from the few people I know from Alabama).

They cheer for the saints, thankfully i moved the eff out of there before Bama and the saints won in that short of time period.

[Panjandrum]

frank the tank's expansion denouement.  as always, it's good.


http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/the-settling-conference-realignment-landscape/

Frank nailed it.

While the Big 12 isn’t safe in a warm and fuzzy family way, it looks like it’s safe in a maximum security prison way.  No one’s getting out of there even if they want to very badly.

[BigCat]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

i'm in over my head on this kind of stuff but how do the likes of Alabama and LSU with such low enrollments compete monatarily with the heavy hitters on this list?  Is it just a cyclical effect of both teams having recently won National Championships and having been associated with Nick Saban?

Most likely has to do with the lack of pro teams(saints dont count) in the south/college football is bigger than pro football there. Imagine if all the fans that pack camerohead bought tickets and suites at KSU.

^Mostly this.  At a place like Alabama, you have Alabama, Auburn and/or the Jacksonville Jaguars to cheer for football wise. Jaguars have been terrible for a most of their short history and the Alabama/Auburn relationship is much like that of KU/KSU.  The vast majority of the people who didn't attend college go for Alabama because of it's deeper history. (This is my guess mostly, and what I've taken from the few people I know from Alabama).

The Jags are not in Jackson, MS.

[bakerman]

SEC breaks the Billion dollar revenue threshold: Story | Charts

Revenue rankings:
1. SEC
2. Big 10
3. Big 12
4. ACC
5. Big East
6. Pac-10

Probably should be invited to Conference Elite:

Top 10 Earners in College Sports	2008-9 Revenue (in millions)	2009-10 Revenue (in millions)	Percent Change
1    U. of Texas at Austin	138.5	143.6	3.7
2    U. of Alabama	103.9	129.3	24.4
3    Ohio State U.	119.9	123.2	2.8
4    U. of Florida	108.3	116.5	7.6
5    Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge	100.1	109.9	9.9
6    U. of Michigan	95.2	106.7	12.1
7    Pennsylvania State U.	96	106.6	11.1
8    U. of Tennessee	92.5	100.7	8.9
9    U. of Oklahoma	81.5	98.7	21.1
10    U. of Wisconsin	89.8	93.9	4.5

i'm in over my head on this kind of stuff but how do the likes of Alabama and LSU with such low enrollments compete monatarily with the heavy hitters on this list?  Is it just a cyclical effect of both teams having recently won National Championships and having been associated with Nick Saban?

Most likely has to do with the lack of pro teams(saints dont count) in the south/college football is bigger than pro football there. Imagine if all the fans that pack camerohead bought tickets and suites at KSU.

^Mostly this.  At a place like Alabama, you have Alabama, Auburn and/or the Jacksonville Jaguars to cheer for football wise. Jaguars have been terrible for a most of their short history and the Alabama/Auburn relationship is much like that of KU/KSU.  The vast majority of the people who didn't attend college go for Alabama because of it's deeper history. (This is my guess mostly, and what I've taken from the few people I know from Alabama).

The Jags are not in Jackson, MS.

  wut? who said anything about Jackson, MS?

[MadCat]

Reported divisions for big 10 T1N Conference:

Legends: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern

Leaders: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Lame and Letarded IMO.

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[Harry Dunne]

Reported divisions for big 10 T1N Conference:

Legends: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern

Leaders: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Lame and Letarded IMO.

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