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Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

Which Teams Should the Big Ten Add? (please limit to four selections)

  • Boston College

    Votes: 32 10.3%
  • Cincinnati

    Votes: 19 6.1%
  • Connecticut

    Votes: 6 1.9%
  • Duke

    Votes: 21 6.7%
  • Georgia Tech

    Votes: 55 17.6%
  • Kansas

    Votes: 46 14.7%
  • Maryland

    Votes: 67 21.5%
  • Missouri

    Votes: 90 28.8%
  • North Carolina

    Votes: 39 12.5%
  • Notre Dame

    Votes: 208 66.7%
  • Oklahoma

    Votes: 78 25.0%
  • Pittsburgh

    Votes: 45 14.4%
  • Rutgers

    Votes: 40 12.8%
  • Syracuse

    Votes: 18 5.8%
  • Texas

    Votes: 121 38.8%
  • Vanderbilt

    Votes: 15 4.8%
  • Virginia

    Votes: 47 15.1%
  • Virginia Tech

    Votes: 62 19.9%
  • Stay at 12 teams and don't expand

    Votes: 27 8.7%
  • Add some other school(s) not listed

    Votes: 25 8.0%

  • Total voters
    312
Buckeye737;2261275; said:
One of the guys commenting on Frank the Tank's recent expansion discussion is claiming that the Big10 approached Missouri recently. He says that they declined. I don't know if I buy it, but I would personally get a hell of a kick out of stripping a team from the SEC just to show them who really runs the show.

The Shag's expansion thread is full of bullshit rumors like this. They take anything anybody says like it came from the lips of Jesus.
 
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BIATCHabutuka;2261184; said:
Malcolm Jenkins was from Piscataway, he will spread the word for us.

LitlBuck;2261240; said:
Chris Jent is from Sparta, New Jersey and Tony Campbell is from Teaneck, New Jersey. Both of them will help spread the love:)


Jack Tatum was from Passaic so, all it's other faults aside, Jersey has always been pretty OK in my book.
 
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I think that Delany's game plan is pretty clear-

Take Maryland to stick a knife into ACC to start it's bleeding.

Take Rutgers to kill the Big East as a football conference.

Float rumors that Texas, Missouri, UNC, UVa, Georgia Tech, FSU, et al have been talking with the BIG about 15 and 16 to create panic that other teams need to make decisions soon about where they land AND and panic among other conferences to fill out their membership.

Watch to see survives the coming fight between the ACC and the Big 12.

If the ACC dies, try to pry Notre Dame into membership one last time.

Depending on Notre Dames answer, pick the 1 or 2 teams that make the most sense.
 
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How about taking uva someone else that continues the same geographic footprint and change the name to the big northern conference (BNC)? I love the tradition of the big ten but as dylan said, the times they are a changing. We were the western conference first, so it's not like changing the name would be unprecedented.
 
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colobuck79;2261516; said:
I have been busy and havenn't been following this as closely as I want. But am I reading this correctly: The Pedtards think this is somehow about them? :slappy:

The Pedtards always think EVERYTHING is about them; besides being paranoid they also think Happy Valley is the center of the universe.

:biggrin:
 
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colobuck79;2261516; said:
I have been busy and havenn't been following this as closely as I want. But am I reading this correctly: The Pedtards think this is somehow about them? :slappy:

Yep. AND they think that Va Tech would be a great addition because Blacksburg is "the same type of town as Rhythmic Slappy Valley" and VPI has the same type of fanbase.

It's not like Blacksburg is a huge city or anything and certainly VPI has some knuckleheads in their fanbase, but that's fighting words right there :biggrin:
 
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Yes. The BWI crew believes Happy Valley is the center of the universe and a paragon of high-culture.

HappyValley2.jpg


And they think Columbus is a backwoods rust-belt cow town.

crw_3341a.jpg
 
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TheMightyQuinn;2261519; said:
How about taking uva someone else that continues the same geographic footprint and change the name to the big northern conference (BNC)? I love the tradition of the big ten but as dylan said, the times they are a changing. We were the western conference first, so it's not like changing the name would be unprecedented.


I like "BIG". All caps. No "The", or "Conference". Just BIG.
"BIG announced today that they run this shit, and their army is currently marching on ESPN headquarters. The Southeastern Conference is holed up in a Shakey's Pizza outside Atlanta and has no comment. May God have mercy on our souls."
 
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