Big 12 will live on
The Big 12 will survive its exodus so that the remaining schools can keep their BCS birth and their rights to the name. I see them raiding the Mountain West, not the Mountain West raiding its remains for these reasons. Look for Utah, BYU, TCU, and Boise St. to make the move over, joining the Kansas schools, Iowa St., Baylor, and probably Mizzou. Houston probably makes it in too. The real question is whether a beefed up Big 10 will look to slim down the BCS autobids. I always thought they should have kicked out the Big East, but the contracts make that move complicated.
If Missouri stays they will keep the Big 12 intact. But if Missouri leaves they don't have enough teams to ensure a BCS bid. So when all the invites are accepted, it boils down to if the B10 wants Missouri or not
If Nebraska joins, and the 6 other schools bolt for the Pac 10 that leaves Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas St and probably Baylor/Colorado.........who are they going to invite Tulsa?, SMU? Rice. No dice.
In that scenario, Missouri will absolutely BEG the Big 10 for admission leaving KU, KSU and ISU on their own, Baylor would probably unwillingly be picked up by Conference USA.
I will be pretty surprised if the Big 12 can survive Nebraska leaving, even if they hang on as the Big 12 with only 11 for a couple years.
Big 10 = 12 teams
Big 12 = 11 teams
Fast forward 2 months.....
Big 12 = 0 teams
The Big Ten is going to have to change its name, correct? I know that the name is more symbolic than anything. But at some point any symbolic meaning will just look like foolishness if it is referring to a conference with sixteen teams(schools). Ideas for the new name....... the HardAss 12, the Monster 16...
In all seriousness, the MWAC? The Big 16?
"Big Ten" is a well-known brand and will continue to be the name of the conference no matter the number of schools.
Similar to 7-11, which didn't change its name after changing its hours from the original 7:00 to 11:00.
Alright, I am sold, "Big Ten" will remain, it will just be up to the teams which ten are being referred to in any given year.
In the good old days, it was the "Big Two, Little Eight"
Perhaps in the future: Big Ten, Little Six
If we expand with schools in 2 new states only, we'd have 10 states in our geographical footprint. (Example: adding Nebraska, Missouri, and ND.) Then the 'ten' could refer to states, not schools.
Bonus: we midwestern states as an aggregate aren't exactly known for our physicque. A descriptive term as well!
I like this point. However, I doubt that will happen if the Big Ten also adds Syracuse and one of Missouri or Maryland.
Someone in the know, I think it was Mary Sue Coleman, said that if expansion were to happen, the Big Ten name would remain. As previously stated, the brand is too valuable as it is, and it isn't even an accurate description of our current membership, so why mess with it.
Once the Big 12 loses half of it's members it is automatically dissolved.
Local word in KS, is that KU and KSU along with MO will be looking to form a new conference. ISU and Baylor will probably fit in with possibly adding TCU and a few other Mountain West schools.
Wow the fans down here are all depressed about the big 12 dissolving on them. Another rumor has KU going to the ACC.
I can't see any new conference that wants to compete in the BCS not having the 12 teams needed for a championship game.
That would be a depressing conference to be in. I kind of feel for Kansas on this.
maybe.
In the physical universe we occupy... Notsumuch.
The league needs 9 votes to dissolve the league. http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1092612. And there is a buyout so a lot of money will be paid to the league. If four of Kansas, Kansas St., Iowa St., Mizzou, and Baylor remain, I still think they will be doing the adding, not the other way around.
the league staying together. The only hope is for Texas to find it is better for them to stay, which won't happen.
The MWC now has it's opportunity now to go get some decent schools and form a decent conference to get their BCS status. If they add KU, KSU, MO, ISU, CU/Baylor, they would get three currently great basketball prgrams, one pretty good football program, 4 good fan bases and and a pretty good academic insititution. This is their chance to make the move. If they don't, I will never again feel bad that they don't get in the championship when undefeated. Never. Make your move now or shut up and deal with being looked down up MWC.
I don't see the Big XII surviving without Nebraska. Multiple sources have reported that Texas would not remain in the conference without Nebraska. The Longhorns don't care whether Iowa State or Kansas State is in a BCS-eligible league. They care about their own institution.
The Big Ten can't take away the Big East's BCS autobid. There are criteria defining who gets one, based on performance, and the Big East qualifies (barely). If the Big Ten wants the Big East out of the BCS, all it needs to do is poach one school. That'll leave the Big East with just seven football schools, and they'd lose their autobid, which requires a minimum of eight.