MichMike86

February 1st, 2010 at 11:52 AM ^

Reading through all of that they left out the most important reason why Pitt would be such a welcome addition to the Big Ten

myrtlebeachmai…

February 1st, 2010 at 1:02 PM ^

Why does no one see this as premature? Rumor, solely. It has not been A) 12 months, nor B) 18 months ; the timeframe window the Big Ten stated it would "review" the possibilty. Not "add" anyone, review... we're not talking 'bout adding, we talkin' about reviewing, reviewing! Yet based on one "source" we're now debating multiple threads of if Pitt will be added after just a couple months? FWIW (my opinion that is), I really cannot see the BT shooting their wad to (in a rush compared the their aforementioned timeline) add just Pitt. What a letdown it would be. It'll likely be one BIG add, or else the mega-conference deal where Pitt is one of several lesser adds. Considering the fact that it's a strong possibility one+ of the other lesser schools would also come from the Big East, I'd think they'd be announced together. Can't wait for next week to get here so this goes away.

Ace

February 1st, 2010 at 3:36 PM ^

I realize that it's premature, but rumors often have some basis in reality. I figured that the rumors merited another look at Pitt's resume. I didn't try to overplay the rumors or lend credence to them -- I simply wanted to see how Pitt would fit in the Big Ten. The offseason is really boring. This spiced it up a little. I think we're all looking forward to NSD and next fall, so stuff like this doesn't merit humongous posts based on iffy rumors.