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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 10.2%
  • 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 21.4%
  • Missouri

    Votes: 90 28.8%
  • North Carolina

    Votes: 39 12.5%
  • Notre Dame

    Votes: 209 66.8%
  • Oklahoma

    Votes: 78 24.9%
  • Pittsburgh

    Votes: 45 14.4%
  • Rutgers

    Votes: 40 12.8%
  • Syracuse

    Votes: 18 5.8%
  • Texas

    Votes: 121 38.7%
  • Vanderbilt

    Votes: 15 4.8%
  • Virginia

    Votes: 47 15.0%
  • Virginia Tech

    Votes: 62 19.8%
  • Stay at 12 teams and don't expand

    Votes: 27 8.6%
  • Add some other school(s) not listed

    Votes: 25 8.0%

  • Total voters
    313
Muck;2261734; said:
Who said anything about NY?

Don't get me wrong I'm no fan of that city either but at least it's people are diluted by a constant influx of immigrants and tend to stay safely cocooned in their island prison.
NYB - born in Jersey; raised in Jersey; lives in Jersey; works in the city
 
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Just doing some random forum snooping, the synopsis that I've seen so far is: Rutgers is excited, Maryland is diverse in its opinion, UNC is talking positively about it due to Delaney's alum relationship there, and a few think that UNC and UVA will be joining within the next two years.
 
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muffler dragon;2261782; said:
Just doing some random forum snooping, the synopsis that I've seen so far is: Rutgers is excited, Maryland is diverse in its opinion, UNC is talking positively about it due to Delaney's alum relationship there, and a few think that UNC and UVA will be joining within the next two years.

Interesting

I hadn't gotten around to peeping the UNC forums yet. I'm actually somewhat surprised that they idea is getting pub from their fans.

Virginia fan reaction to the possibility seems pretty mixed. Some in favor but a lot of resistance to the loss of tradition; which is understandable given how VA stills holds onto it's southerness as a badge of honor. We just aren't as far along breeding them out as in Maryland.

"Excited" is an understatement for the Rutgers fans. They're deliriously happy. Maryland fans seem to be trending more positively as well. The folks in favor have done a good job of outlining the benefits and the press conference by Delaney & Co made a strong impression.
 
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buckeyegrad;2261653; said:
FIFY
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The church signs are everywhere:

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muffler dragon;2261782; said:
UNC is talking positively about it due to Delaney's alum relationship there, and a few think that UNC and UVA will be joining within the next two years.

I was thinking more like North Carolina and Georgia Tech, but it's all the same. It'll probably be a combination of the three.

It seems like the push to 16 is definitely happening though.

That whole East Coast satellite-conference office doesn't make sense for just Maryland and Rutgers. And if you're UNC, you have a chance to bury Duke and NC State financially.
 
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VBSJ;2261823; said:
I was thinking more like North Carolina and Georgia Tech, but it's all the same. It'll probably be a combination of the three.

It seems like the push to 16 is definitely happening though.

That whole East Coast satellite-conference office doesn't make sense for just Maryland and Rutgers. And if you're UNC, you have a chance to bury Duke and NC State financially.

The speculation seems to be that UNC, GT, UVA and BC (wtf?) are all in the running. Lots of chatter on twitter about UNC and UVA having offers in hand, but I doubt that.
 
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Woody1968;2261837; said:
The speculation seems to be that UNC, GT, UVA and BC (wtf?) are all in the running. Lots of chatter on twitter about UNC and UVA having offers in hand, but I doubt that.

BC would be an easy get, but they don't really bring much to the equation unless the B1G really values the Boston market. Yeah, they are somewhat highly regarded academically, but they don't do much research and their sports programs are mediocre-at-best. After them, GT and UVA would likely be the most likely to leave. UNC is going to be tough to pry loose without further defections.
 
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Hodgepodge;2261847; said:
BC would be an easy get, but they don't really bring much to the equation unless the B1G really values the Boston market. Yeah, they are somewhat highly regarded academically, but they don't do much research and their sports programs are mediocre-at-best. After them, GT and UVA would likely be the most likely to leave. UNC is going to be tough to pry loose without further defections.

I would go after UVA, and see what happens. UVA has had a bit of financial trouble recently, and the academic benefits of being in the COC should be very attractive to them.
 
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Hodgepodge;2261847; said:
BC would be an easy get, but they don't really bring much to the equation unless the B1G really values the Boston market. Yeah, they are somewhat highly regarded academically, but they don't do much research and their sports programs are mediocre-at-best. After them, GT and UVA would likely be the most likely to leave. UNC is going to be tough to pry loose without further defections.



That's why Delaney took MD. He was calling the ACC out on the exit fee. MD gets out for a fraction of that, the SEC and BigWhatever will poach other teams, but schools like UVA &UNC won't be listening to the other conferences.
 
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