Alvarez wants Big Ten Expansion

[zooropa]

Re: Alvarez wants Big Ten Expansion

the thing with the Big East is can they lose anybody? they only have 8 football schools

Pitt, Cinci, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, UConn, West Virgina, and Louisville.....

what about say a Kentucky? decent football, good basketball, geographically in line, wouldn't kill the SEC to lose them.....

Nah. You'd sooner see Indiana in the SEC.

Everyone knows the Big East is held together with duct tape and TV contracts---they have too many basketball schools and not enough football schools.

[NoVaJack]

Re: Alvarez wants Big Ten Expansion

But then again, the Big 10 might look west and invite The Bison!

Believe it or not this was mentioned over on B-Ville... or as it is also known, Delusionville.

[joeboo22]

Re: Alvarez wants Big Ten Expansion

yeah the Bison can keep dreaming that....

These are the steps I see "IF" they decide they need to add a team

1. steal a school from either the Big East, Big 12, or SEC

2. BUY a smaller school in the area (Central Michigan, Akron, Buffalo)

3. Give Notre Dame billions of Dollars, and rename the conference the Notre Dame football conference, to have ND join the conference

If it gets to this point they would most likely agree to stick with 11 teams

4. invite a school like SDSU, NDSU, UNI, or any other D-IAA football school into the conference.

[NightHawk78]

Re: Alvarez wants Big Ten Expansion

The rumors are starting to heat up as the Big Ten could be looking at expanding to 14, if not 16 teams with the now-profitable Big Ten Network being a major factor in conference expansion.

Allegedly, Nebraska, Missouri, and Rutgers would bring the conference to 14 with Notre Dame and an additional school making 16 if the Golden Domers make the leap. A recap here:
http://host.madison.com/sports/colle...cc4c03286.html

Of course, the Gophers AD will only find out when the president tells him what is going on:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/go...3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX

The original rumor source: http://www.810whb.com/article/3530