I don't understand...

[scarlett09]

Wow - just wow, an announcement from CU but not NU - what the HELL is going on?

Osborne was quoted today as saying the NU won't be making any statements until its definite - WHAT?

I guess Colorado wanted to jump ship before Nebraska made it sink? And maybe the process for them to join the Big 10 is a bit more formal? That's what the ESPN article made it seem like. Perhaps they're waiting for all of the Big 10 university presidents/ADs to take a secret vote??

[SuzySunshine]

See and I still had hope that even with NU leaving the rest could be saved.

[Vanquisher]

I guess there had been talk for a while about Colorado and maybe Utah joining the Pac-10. I would love to see Utah join the Pac-10, but I definitely don't want to see 4 super conferences. So crazy.

[SuzySunshine]

So Texas really wanted the Pac 10 to take Baylor, maybe they'll just stay now that they took CU instead!

We'll invite two new schools and just go on our merry way (I can hope right?)

[L.Jane]

So Texas really wanted the Pac 10 to take Baylor, maybe they'll just stay now that they took CU instead!

We'll invite two new schools and just go on our merry way (I can hope right?)

I'm wishing and praying this is true, but I fear the worst. This is just royal crap. Please Please let Texas realize the great history and rivalries we have and stay.

[Vanquisher]

TMZ is reporting that OSU is next, jumping ship, and heading to the PAC-10.

[scarlett09]

I heard (or maybe read?) something that said the governor of Texas is meeting with all four schools to convince them all to remain within the same conference and keep their rivalries alive.

I also think the Pac-11 should take Utah - it makes sense. Any team in Texas does not.

[oceanchild]

Yeah, I think I just like geographic sensibility. It bugs me to no end that Louisiana Tech plays with Nevada in the WAC. Colorado and Utah feel like western states. Texas and Oklahoma don't, I guess.

I think I'm overthinking this.

ETA: Hee to Pac-11.

[SoonerTexan]

TMZ is reporting that OSU is next, jumping ship, and heading to the PAC-10.

Apparently false?

[scarlett09]

I was having a discussion on someone's Facebook wall about all of the rumors and changes in college football and they are saying that Notre Dame wants to join the Big 10?? I really don't see them joining a conference for football - they like being an independent, their NBC contract and being able to schedule whoever they want. ND is in the Big East for all other collegiate sports. Someone else also said that the Big 10 payout is about $20M and the NBC contract is $9M. As much as ND is all about football, they need to protect the viability of their other non-revenue sports as well. So if they are a player in all of these conference shakeups, I doubt they would be involved until the very end.

[SuzySunshine]

The Minneapolis paper this morning is saying that ND is interested in the Big 10 because now Texas and Texas A&M are.

[scarlett09]

I thought Texas and Texas A&M were interested in the Pac-11?? I can't keep it straight anymore, lol!! I know my team isn't going anywhere, except maybe the Big 10. And that I highly doubt.

[SuzySunshine]

I think its all speculation and no one is REALLY going to know until it happens.

To top it all of KU's AD announced yesterday he's retiring in a year! Oy vey!

[scarlett09]

Nebraska will join the Big 10 in July 2011, the Big 10 voted yesterday: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5276551.

There are still rumors about Texas and other schools from the Big 12 South heading to the Pac-11, we will have to wait and see.

[HouseofWool]

I could totally see Notre Dame joining the Big 10 (11) given the geography and the strength of their football program. But Nebraska? I just don't see it... How does it benefit the the Big 10? (I will readily admit that I don't follow the politics of it all, just the Badgers football season)