" Nebraska's Board of Regents voted unanimously this afternoon to bail out of the Big XII on their way to the Big Ten and the Pac-10 announced yesterday that Colorado will join that conference.


Much more to move and shift in the coming weeks!  "


Damn Straight My Stonesian Brother !!!!!!

We DO mess with Texas .....

Developing .................

Uncle Ho  ! ™

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The state fair moved to Grand Island and the fairgrounds land it occupied in Lincoln will be converted into a huge academic research facility, partially paid for by this additional $10 million a year from the Big Ten affiliation.

Major news in KC.  We host the Big 12 Basketball Tourney every year.  Hopefully the Texas schools will stay in the conference and we are looking at a rename. 

Otherwise, seeing Kansas left out to dry is sad.  A conference of KU, K-State, Iowa State and maybe Baylor...won't work.

It's money, donors, scholarships, football....nothing what so ever to do with the betterment of the students IMHO.

Although ya gotta love USC getting fucked in the ass from the NCAA. The only bad part is that Pete Carroll who was responsible for most of that shit,bailed out and got a high paying job with the Seahawks. Meanwhile the kids left behind have to pay the price.

Texas will likely land its own independent tv contract like Notre Dame. Texas and Texas Tech are likley to be chased by the SEC too because they will have to be paired due to politics. They both join the SEC west and one west team (Kentucky?) moves to the east.

gimmekeef wrote on Jun 12^th, 2010 at 7:05am:

Texas wanted to have their own network so that they could get all the money instead of any kind of parity in a "Big XII Television Network."

Pdog wrote on Jun 11^th, 2010 at 8:12pm:


Haaa - no bias there!

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Big Ten and Nebraska make a great match

June, 11, 2010 Jun 116:04PM ET
By Adam Rittenberg

It will take some time to get used to the Big Red in the Big Ten.

College football is built on tradition and long-term associations, and Nebraska always has been linked to Colorado, Oklahoma and others from the former Big 8. It'll feel odd to see the Huskers invade the Big House, The Horseshoe, State College and even Iowa City.

That's OK. Change isn't supposed to feel normal.

But give it time and you'll realize that these Huskers are a lot like you.

They love to run the football! They love walk-ons! They don't mind cold weather!

They boast loads of tradition in football -- Nebraska is the fourth winningest program of all time and owns five national titles -- complete with legendary coaches (Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne) and unforgettable players (Mike Rozier, Dave Rimington, Johnny Rodgers), just like your favorite teams. College football is everything to their fans, just like it is in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Iowa. Their fans live in the same area of the country and treasure the same values in both football and life as you do. Nebraska is an Association of American Universities member, just like the rest of the Big Ten.

I've never been to a game in Lincoln, but I can't wait to see one. You should be fired up, too.

Many folks went into this thinking only Notre Dame and Texas would add great value to the Big Ten. I'd like to direct you to Forbes' list of the most valuable college football teams. Texas and Notre Dame are Nos. 1 and 2, but Nebraska comes in at No. 4 with a team value of $93 million and a profit of $49 million. Nebraska is ahead of both Ohio State and Michigan in the rundown.

Need more evidence? Nebraska apparently was valuable enough to several Big 12 South schools to determine whether they stay in the league. Although Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman said Friday that one school leaving a conference doesn't break the conference (six schools leaving does), all eyes were on the Big Red.

"I [asked Big 12 presidents] 'What if Nebraska stayed and Missouri left?' Perlman said. "The response was that they would stay. I said, 'What happens if Nebraska stays and Colorado leaves,' and the response was they would stay. I said, 'What happens if both Missouri and Colorado leave and Nebraska stays?' And they could make no commitment that they would then stay in the Big 12."

So Nebraska matters, people. And it will be a strong addition to the Big Ten.

Just think of the potential rivalries. Farmageddon between Iowa and Nebraska. The Barry Alvarez Invitational between Wisconsin and Nebraska. Put Nebraska against Penn State, Michigan or Ohio State, and TV execs will drool.

I don't like shaping divisions based on geography, but Nebraska certainly strengthens the western edge of the Big Ten. While I'd urge Jim Delany to break up the Ohio State/Michigan/Penn State bloc, a division with Nebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa looks pretty solid.

Notre Dame and Texas would be slam-dunk additions to the Big Ten, but both schools bring different types of baggage with them. Nebraska isn't a prima donna. And the Huskers really, really like the Big Ten.

You might shake your head in disbelief when Nebraska plays its first Big Ten Conference game in 2011. But before long, you'll nod and see that this makes too much sense.

http://espn.go.com/blog/BigTen/post/_/id/13131/big-ten-and-nebraska-make-a-great...

Starbuck wrote on Jun 12^th, 2010 at 8:16pm:


or The Dirty Dozen?

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 4:52pm: