AUloggerhead 2,260 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 link I'm not sure who they'd invite. ND has it made going solo. Maybe Pitt? Or, a team from the MAC? Lure of football title game might get Big Ten to expand to 12Associated Press Updated: July 26, 2007, 9:27 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa -- Big Ten officials will likely discuss expanding to 12 schools to accommodate the new Big Ten Network, commissioner Jim Delany said. The network, which is scheduled to launch Aug. 30, would benefit from an additional big-name university in a large television market, Delany said. "I think we need to look at it in the next year," he told the Des Moines Register on Wednesday. He offered no specific candidates. "The broader [the network] is distributed, the more value [expansion] has. We have eight states. With expansion, you could have nine," he said. In football, a 12th school could mean two divisions and a postseason playoff. That's an appealing concept to the startup network. "Any television executive would do whatever they could to be able to air a game like the Big Ten championship," said Mark Silverman, Big Ten Network president. "It would be worth a considerable amount of value." Coaches think otherwise, said Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz. "I've not met anybody in coaching that really enjoys it," Ferentz said of the divisional playoff format. "There's a lot of downside to it, in my opinion." Among the concerns are missing out on a BCS bowl by losing the conference title game. Delany said expansion would not guarantee the Big Ten would create an extra game. "I could live with two divisions and a championship game, but I think that has a tendency to devalue the season-ending game and have a negative impact on your losing team in season-ending games," he said. "I don't want us to tear ourselves apart over the structure of football for the sake of expansion." The Big Ten tried to lure Notre Dame into the conference in 1999, but the Fighting Irish chose to remain a football independent after lengthy discussions. Delany said of Notre Dame: "There aren't many universities that produce that kind of value." Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1992 999 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURainman 6 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Why do conferences insist on calling themselves "big"? Big T1E1N Big XII Big East lame. Let's start calling the SEC the Big SEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaGrad03 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. They'd be the Large 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I know there's no way to make it happen, but I wish somehow Notre Dame could be forced to join that conference and stop being treated like a prima donna with special rules and privilages not shared by other schools (exclusive TV contract, special BCS standing, etc.). As for the new name, a few suggestions: The Snowbound 12 The Conceited 12 The Overated 12 Media-honked Bobo 12 or stick with: The "We-Can't-Count" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin5 20 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 i know its not likely to happen, but if i was the big 10 i would go after rutgers - hard. you want a new market, how about the new york/new jersey market? if they could get rutgers that would be huge. plus it makes decent geographical sense while adding 2 states to the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEstudentUA 9 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Maybe Louisville? That would give them a boost in Football, and will help basketball too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWeagle 4 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I know there's no way to make it happen, but I wish somehow Notre Dame could be forced to join that conference and stop being treated like a prima donna with special rules and privilages not shared by other schools (exclusive TV contract, special BCS standing, etc.). As for the new name, a few suggestions: The Snowbound 12 The Conceited 12 The Overated 12 Media-honked Bobo 12 or stick with: The "We-Can't-Count" 10 EDSBS offered "Off Tackle Right: The Conference"... I thought that was hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Sanders 123 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 "Among the concerns are missing out on a BCS bowl by losing the conference title game." I don't see anybody complaining about that in the SEC. If your the better team, you shouldn't have to worry. I guess they worry because they get out of playing the best team in the conference some years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,260 Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. Of course they have 11. But even still, they still call themselves the Big 10. That's why I would label them the Big 10 (+2) if they expanded to 12. Pitt would be a good choice in that they are a good fit geographically. Plus, they have a natural rival in PSU. The point is, they're considering expansion and a conference championship game. This is good news for all of us cfb fans in favor of a playoff to determine a true national championship. The conference TV network the Big 10 is starting up is another step in the right direction. I see the SEC following their lead in another year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEstudentUA 9 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. Your right, notice the logo Can you imagine how much fun it would be to add a 2 into that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger1992 999 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. Your right, notice the logo Can you imagine how much fun it would be to add a 2 into that picture. I thought you were joking with that logo until I got on the conference's website and saw that it's legit. I guess they can add. What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEstudentUA 9 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Actually, they only need one new team. You don't think the Big 10 actually has 10 schools do you? Heck no, they have 11 schools. I guess Big 11 just doesn't sound as sexy. Real question - If they were to expand to 12, what would they call themselves? There's already a Big 12. Do you think they'd still stick with Big 10? And they make fun of our edumacation down south. Your right, notice the logo Can you imagine how much fun it would be to add a 2 into that picture. I thought you were joking with that logo until I got on the conference's website and saw that it's legit. I guess they can add. What a joke. To me, that logo is really lame. The SEC logo is so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tigrinum Major Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Conference logo smack? God help us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCWarEagle 0 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah, everybody knows the Big Ten would sell whatever soul it has to get Notre Dame, but the Irish don't need a conference b/c of the way their TV contract and the BCS are set up. I know it won't happen, but I'd like to see the Big Ten get a Big 12 school (perhaps Mizzou or Iowa State), then Arkansas could go to the Big 12, then we take Clemson from the ACC. I always thought Clemson should be in the SEC, not that basketball conference. It would stink to have three sets of Tigers in the SEC, but aside from that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECEstudentUA 9 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Conference logo smack? God help us all. Haha, I know. Its got to be summer time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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