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Md and Rutgers to the Big Ten?

I just talked to someone connected with Indiana U. And they say MD is a done deal and Rutgers is 90%


But also that Penn State may be looking to leave the Big Ten?
 
Da Coach said:
I just talked to someone connected with Indiana U. And they say MD is a done deal and Rutgers is 90%
But also that Penn State may be headed for the ACC
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That would be an interesting move for Penn State. They'll be at least 6-7 years away from being able to compete in football, and between never and hell freezing over from competing in basketball.
 
I also heard that CT will join the ACC if MD leaves. It still leaves The Big Ten 2 shy of 16. I wonder who else they are eyeing. Can't see anyone wanting to touch Penn State right now. I'm sure the Big Ten would not mind a school that they could leverage in the New England market and a bit more in the south. If you ask me Vanderbilt would make a tremendous fit. As a matter a fact they would fit in much better in The Big Ten then the SEC.
 
SFP said:
I also heard that CT will join the ACC if MD leaves. It still leaves The Big Ten 2 shy of 16. I wonder who else they are eyeing. Can't see anyone wanting to touch Penn State right now. I'm sure the Big Ten would not mind a school that they could leverage in the New England market and a bit more in the south. If you ask me Vanderbilt would make a tremendous fit. As a matter a fact they would fit in much better in The Big Ten then the SEC.
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CT makes good sense for the ACC, but Penn State to the ACC??? That's would be a suicide move for them!

I'm not sure Maryland makes a lot of sense for the Big Ten either.
 
Bravesfan said:
CT makes good sense for the ACC, but Penn State to the ACC??? That's would be a suicide move for them!

I'm not sure Maryland makes a lot of sense for the Big Ten either.
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Maryland brings a much larger market to the The Big Ten and potential for their network just grew leaps and bound. Rutger brings the largest and richest market in America. If the Big Ten pulls this off their commish should get a huge raise.
 
SFP said:
Maryland brings a much larger market to the The Big Ten and potential for their network just grew leaps and bound. Rutger brings the largest and richest market in America. If the Big Ten pulls this off their commish should get a huge raise.
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Yeah, but I'm thinking for about the travel issues. Not as bad as Boise St. and San Diego St. in the Big East though.

And to think the Big East was trying to get Hawaii to join them too! :roll:
 
From one newspaper...


A founding member of the ACC, Maryland is hearing reaction from its alumni, many of them irate over the idea of leaving traditional rivalries behind for far-flung games against Purdue and Iowa and, yes, Nebraska.

Former basketball coach Gary Williams, on the other hand, believes it will help Maryland pay its bills. An athletics department so far in debt that it eliminated seven sports in July would first have to come up with a $50 million exit fee to leave the ACC.
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Right now the ACC in non-football sports will have 15 teams in a 3x5 pod setup.

South: Miami, FSU, GT, Clemson, one of the NC schools
Mid: Virginia, VT, the other NC schools
North: BC, ND, Syracuse, Pitt, ???

Maryland is the last piece in that puzzle. Since you really can't send a VA or NC team north, it has to be Maryland. This setup would tear Maryland away from all their natural rivals in the non-football sports. I wouldn't be surprised if this triggered everything.

Rutgers, on the other hand, would do anything to escape the Big East. The Big 10 would be a massive bonus to them.
 
Gary the Gargoyle said:
That would be an interesting move for Penn State. They'll be at least 6-7 years away from being able to compete in football, and between never and hell freezing over from competing in basketball.
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Well, maybe they figure they can use all those lost years of eligibility to build a program to compete in a tough conference ;)
 
Maryland's move to the Big Ten is official- the Maryland Board of Regents met this morning and unanimously accepted the offer to join the Big Tem.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...say?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The fact that this happened relatively quickly, and the vote was unanimous is a sign there is a huge difference in money involved, or that Maryland had serious problems with the ACC and wanted out asap. Maryland was a charter member of the ACC when it formed in 1953. And there is a $50 million buyout fee to leave the ACC, which Maryland will have to pay unless they can negotiate the fee down.

ESPN is also reporting that UConn may be at the top of the list of teams the ACC will try to add to replace the loss of Maryland.
 
TheAsianSensation said:
Right now the ACC in non-football sports will have 15 teams in a 3x5 pod setup.

South: Miami, FSU, GT, Clemson, one of the NC schools
Mid: Virginia, VT, the other NC schools
North: BC, ND, Syracuse, Pitt, ???

Maryland is the last piece in that puzzle. Since you really can't send a VA or NC team north, it has to be Maryland. This setup would tear Maryland away from all their natural rivals in the non-football sports. I wouldn't be surprised if this triggered everything.

Rutgers, on the other hand, would do anything to escape the Big East. The Big 10 would be a massive bonus to them.
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I believe you hit the nail on the head. Maryland has always and even more so lately feel like the redheaded step child. ACC and all their moves have been about NC and Duke.

On GT moving to the Big Ten I doubt it. Yes it would be a great fit but Geographically GA is not continuous to any Big Ten team. What I could see is UVA and Vanderbilt becoming the 15th and 16th team later on.

Big Ten then could split their conference.

East
MD
PSU
Rutgers
UVA
Vanderbilt
OSU
MSU
Michigan

West
Indiana
Illinois
Wisky
NW
Purdue
Iowa
Nebraska
Minn
 
I don't know if the Big 10 can tear Virginia away from the ACC like they did Maryland. I actually think their prizes are (in no particular order) Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia Tech. Which is why I'm a bit surprised they're adding Rutgers right now, I thought they'd try to pry loose some other ACC teams first. Maybe they already did try behind the scenes and failed.

As for geography in major conferences, West Virginia disproves everything. I think Ga Tech would take the shot.
 
I'm reading The Washington Post and the majority of the posts are pro-Big Ten! The ACC has been very NC centric and UVA I'm sure feels the same way. MD is a much bigger prize then UVA when it comes to the media market. UVA will though could expand the market and it is on par with Michigan when it comes to academics. As a prize in the ACC? Besides academics I'm sure the NC schools really care less.

TAS- OK re-read your post. I'd have to believe UVA would be the prize because of its Geographic location. Every Big Ten school is geographically connected.
 
SFP said:
Big Ten then could split their conference.

East
MD
PSU
Rutgers
UVA
Vanderbilt
OSU
MSU
Michigan

West
Indiana
Illinois
Wisky
NW
Purdue
Iowa
Nebraska
Minn
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Big Ten would never split East/West due to the imbalance the East holds in football.

Unrelated to the divisions, I do like that I can watch Big Ten team in person only about 20 minutes away in College Park now!
 
Word is, Illinois will be flipped to join Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan, and Michigan St., while Maryland and Rutgers will be added to Wisconsin, tOSU, Penn St., Indiana, and Purdue.

I like Illinois and Iowa playing every year.
 
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