Nebraska in Big 10 starting 2011
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/06/11/nebraska-bigt…
Looks like the 2011 schedule is going to change... and a Conference Champ game in December 2011.
I like the idea of getting them into the conference essentially asap rather than a 2013 timeline.
UM v. Nebraska in Indy for the conference championship - Dec. '11!?!?
if the Big 12 doesn't survive the weekend, who is left to impose or collect penalties for the early exit? and I am sure the lost TV revenue for a lame duck Big 12 season or two would probably exceed whatever penalty might be assessed.
The Big 12 needs 9 votes to dissolve the conference. Right now, they have 5 (Colorado, Nebraska, Ok State, OU, and TTech). 2 more can and/or will join them within the week (UT, A&M) There is the potential that the Big Ten will tell Missouri its in. Even with all of this, you still only have 8 schools that would potentially make an exit. Each of these 8 schools would have to pay a $10 million exit fee.
Looking at the remaining schools, there's no way any of them are getting serious enough buzz about joining a big boy conference in 2011 to forgo their $20 million each payout. Nobody likes ISU and Baylor, and while Kansas and K state might go to the Big East or something, I'm sure they won't mind the extra 20 million for being independent for a year.
I hope they bring in Sun Belt officials to call the game!
I wonder what the process and timeline is to get from a "presumed" title game to a scheduled-gonna-be-one-no-matter-what title game?