Texas to the Big Ten? Discuss
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and I'm telling you it's possible.
It doesn't make any geographic sense, but conference expansion these days is all about TV deals. The only reason the Big 10 is looking at Texas is because they could bring in multiple huge markets.
If it were to happen though, I'm afraid it would open a huge Pandora's box. Traditionally obviously conferences have been aligned regionally. A Texas jump could be break down the door to conferences simply going for TV markets and throwing tradition out the window.
It doesn't make any geographic sense, but conference expansion these days is all about TV deals. The only reason the Big 10 is looking at Texas is because they could bring in multiple huge markets.
If it were to happen though, I'm afraid it would open a huge Pandora's box. Traditionally obviously conferences have been aligned regionally. A Texas jump could be break down the door to conferences simply going for TV markets and throwing tradition out the window.
game is an unattended joke and they have added lots of travel time and expenses for teams and fans alike. Its still funny to me that the ACC didn't want Va. Tech yet they have won three conference championships since joining. Conferences look to the SEC and think they can equal our success simply by going to a 12 team league w/ a championship game. It takes more than that.
They get to play Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech every year.Penn St. and Ohio St are good teams, but theydraw suchbig TV interest from their rivalry games that I would think it wouldn't be very beneficial to get rid of those. I would think expenses wise to travel to some of the schools they would have to would suck too. Michigan and Penn St aren't exactly close to Texas. </p>
patdog said:
Well, and you have to also remember that before the Virginia legislature forced Va. Tech on the ACC, they were going after Miami, Boston College, and Syracuse. Syracuse got bumped for Va. Tech.
So, the ACC was trying to get Miami for a further dip into the Florida market, and then get into the Boston and NY markets with BC and Syracuse.
The nightmare scenario for the Big 12 would be to lose Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma to the Big 10 (if Texas were to refuse to move unless the Big also invited the other two) and Colorado to the PAC-10, they would be hurting bad for schools to add. Memphis would bring a lot to the table in basketball and not all that much less than a lot of other schools the Big 12 would be able to get in football. Of course, if all that were to happen, the Big 12 may not even wind up keeping its BCS status.
The B12 isn't going to lose 3 teams in one year, much less three of its top programs,honestly i don't see TX going anywhere. This is just the B10 taking a stab in the dark.
I'm more of a scoffer than one who laughs</p>
I'm more of a scoffer than one who laughs</p>
Don't you need some patsies to prop up the top teams in your conference?I can see how a UT or UF would be interested in this, butit seems like some of the big schools would always be against it. It would be a death noll for a Michigan, who would not be able to sustain success if it didn't get to load up against patsies. No matter how good the conference is, will people not from the school really get excited about a team that is middle of the pack?
If I recall, Texas already has the largest sports income stream is the whole friggin college sports world.... #1.
They already have the $.
Joining with the Big Ten would put their fans in a position to travel much farther to go to away games.., no close neighbor games.
I'll be surprised if this gets off the ground, it goes against the grain.
They already have the $.
Joining with the Big Ten would put their fans in a position to travel much farther to go to away games.., no close neighbor games.
I'll be surprised if this gets off the ground, it goes against the grain.