Texas & Texas A&M to B10?

Submitted by pee on freep on

So, this is "Breaking News"/Front Page in Kansas City:

http://www.kctv5.com/sports/23860558/detail.html

"High level sources in multiple conferences say that Texas and Texas A&M are looking to move to the Big Ten Conference and are in talks to join the conference, while the University of Oklahoma is planning on petitioning the SEC to become a member of its conference."

rkfischer

June 10th, 2010 at 5:58 PM ^

Doesn’t Colorado have better academics than Nebraska?

 

The story from my friends in Oklahoma is the big red “N” stands for knowledge.

 

Nebraska has a better football tradition but I would rather have Colorado and/or Syracuse and/or Pitt.

 

The Big Ten does not need ND. Another missed opportunity for ND to join the Big Ten but as long as Michigan plays them in football every year (it is a great rivalry) then I do not care if ND is part of the Big Ten or not.

 

If Delaney really wants ND, all the Big Ten has to do is pick his Big East partners wisely (Syracuse and/or Pitt) and watch the Big East implode. I’m sure ND would help the BTN get more eyeballs in New York. Long term, that is what this is all about.

Tha Stunna

June 10th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^

Interesting if true.  I already looked at the scenario in

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/why-does-big-12-have-die

but Oklahoma leaving for the SEC would change things a bit.  I still think that the Big 12 can continue to exist in that situation by annexing another school (probably Mountain West), thereby eliminating the "Tech" problem.  So, this rumor could very much come true, if still a work in progress.

funkywolve

June 10th, 2010 at 7:40 PM ^

Depending on how many teams the Pac-10 adds and how the divisions shape up, OU might not play in California very often.  The scenario that everyone was talking about with the big 12 south (substitute baylor for colorado) moving to the pac-10 wouldn't have OU playing in California that much. 

The talk was one division would be the Pac-8 schools and the other division would be the arizona's, texas schools, oklahoma's and colorado.  With 7 division games, you would only be playing one or two teams in the other division every year depending on whether you play 8 or 9 conference games.  If they only play 8 division games and you do home and home with the team in the opposite division, you'd only be playing in California 4 times over the course of 16 years.

noshesnot

June 10th, 2010 at 6:19 PM ^

Now there are just ridiculous rumors and conjecture mixed up as news.  Talk of A&M splitting ways.  Potential VaTech + A&M ---> SEC heating up.

sharkhunter

June 10th, 2010 at 6:32 PM ^

Big Ten.  I take back my complaints about Rutgers.  There is no way the Aggies will be in the B10. 

Also, Texas will never give up the OU game, it is one of the top 3 rivalries in the nation. 

jmblue

June 10th, 2010 at 7:01 PM ^

I didn't think it was possible for things to ever get weirder in the daily speculation department than they were in December '07, but this may take the cake.  How can the situation be changing this much from day to day?

EverybodyMurders

June 10th, 2010 at 7:10 PM ^

They recently updated it with a video and I just sort of laughed for a few reasons: The reporter says "I know as much as the curators, which isn't much!" and then goes on to say UT/A&M to the Big Ten isn't very reassuring.

Also, the one guy says he won't quote on the "Big 12 Expansion." Is he joking? Your conference is imploding, not expanding.

jrt336

June 10th, 2010 at 7:16 PM ^

Chip Brown says they haven't had any real major talk with the B10. Not likely. If it does happen, it wouldn't be very soon.

formerlyanonymous

June 10th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^

What if it's Texas and Oklahoma instead of Texas and Texas A&M? OU's supposed rejection of the SEC has me wondering, especially with Texas A&M's desire to be there. Oklahoma obviously has been off the radar as far as academics have been concerned. My mind is left wandering. Is the OU problem bigger than the Tech problem?

those.who.stay.

June 10th, 2010 at 10:25 PM ^

it will be completely confirmed that Delany is a Magician-Wizard-Cyborg.

The only thing that would be a bigger power grab would be to slip ND in for Nebraska.

ESPN is going to shit themselves if this goes down.

ironmind

June 11th, 2010 at 12:15 AM ^

Not really, but to be honest, it's worth a Rutgers. Syracuse, or Pitt to grab Notre Dame and watch their independence die. West Virginia would be fun if the academics were up to snuff.

jericho

June 10th, 2010 at 10:39 PM ^

ESPN just said that Texas and Texas A&M are going to the Pac 10.  ESPN Radio just said they were headed to the Big 10.  This saga is really fun to watch unfold.

Magnus

June 11th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I find myself not really giving a rat's patoot about all these expansion rumors.  I'm ignoring most of these threads on here, because they're all just rumors and nobody knows what the hell is going on.

I can't wait until there's something concrete.