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Beyond The Who: Big Ten Blogs Tackle The Why & How Of Conference Expansion
23 hours ago ago from SBNation.com - All Posts
It bears repeating: the Big Ten has commanded better attention this week when there's no football in sight than it has on the field all year, and all in the name of no longer being the Big Ten . (Not that it's really the Big Ten as is, and while we're on the subject? For all Delany's posturing about the conference's academic prowess, you'd think some math genius at Northwestern would've invented a special character to stand for "eleven teams ...
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8 hours ago ago from Golden Gopher Football Blog
Jeff and I started discussing the possibility of Big Ten expansion by email. Over the next several days we will debate this back and forth over email, and will post our exchanges here, for your reading pleasure. ----------------- Jermo, Sounds like the Big Ten is about to get serious on this whole expansion issue. A 12th Big Ten team? A conference title game? A ridiculously rich conference trying to get even more ridiculously ...
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7 hours ago ago from Golden Gopher Football Blog
Jeff and I started discussing the possibility of Big Ten expansion by email. Over the next several days we will debate this back and forth over email, and will post our exchanges here, for your reading pleasure. ------------------ Jermo, I am going to work backwards through your backwards comments and start from the beginning...or something. I definitely think the golden goose is in danger of being slaughtered. From what I've seen and ...
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6 hours ago ago from BucksInsider.com - Ohio State Buckeyes News, Videos, Schedules & More
(Could Bill Stull attend a pivotal homecoming conference game against Penn State in the near future?) One of the worst kept secrets in all college football was made official Tuesday when the Big Ten finally admitted what coaches had been gleefully insinuating for years: The conference is looking to increase its number by one more team. This has been rumored at for months, if not years, and even Continue reading at Bleacher Report ...
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7 hours ago ago from We Are Fanatics: Football Fanatics Official Blog
There has been some talk the past few days about the Big Ten exploring expansion in the next 12-18 months. My guess is they would look to add one team so they'll finally reach 12 teams. Then they can split the conference to two divisions and have a conference championship game. It will add an extra game to their schedule and make the conference more appealing. The PAC-10 is another conference that should look at expansion. Football ...
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Big Ten evaluating expansion to 12 teams
22 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Sports
CHICAGO -- The Big Ten might be getting bigger. The league said Tuesday it will explore options over the next 12 to 18 months for expansion. Big Ten presidents and chancellors decided this month that the timing is right to study adding a 12th school. The Big Ten also looked at expansion in 1993, 1998 and 2003. Penn State was the last team to join in 1990, and Notre Dame rejected an offer in 1999. The league, whose offices are in ...
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