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[billdozer15]

Now if this report from 810 is true this is my theory of thought.

 

The Big10 is trying to force ND hand and will be expanding to 16 teams. If all four of these teams join the Big10 they will only need to add 1 more team to get to 16. If ND turns the offer down the Big10 will then pluck 2 more teams from the Big East thus dismantling the Big East and leaving the rest of ND athletic programs eating sh!te.

 

The cards to ND's future lay in their hands. Do they swallow their pride and join the Big10? Or does their pride and stubborness to adapt get in the way and they turn the offer down, in turn screwing the other programs that the Big East graciously let play in their conference?

[Vince from ShamWOW]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

[Vince from ShamWOW]

Sports radio 810 here in KC has just reported that the Big 10 has

OFFERED Nebraska, Missouri, Notre Dame and Rutgers to join the leauge.

I say accept it and lets move on.

Why would the Big ten offer 4 teams only to get to 15 which is an odd number? If your going to make wild accusations, atleast make them believable.

 

 

Amazing.

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

In the future, if you're going to copy/paste from articles, we would like to see you provide a link to the original. It helps alleviate any copyright concerns. Thanks.

It was so poorly written I suspect there's a sixth grader somewhere searching their backpack for it...

[Nexus]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

 

If anybody has the power to make the decision official, it'd be Perlman. Of course T.O. will advise him from an AD standpoint, but in the end, it'll be Perlman's decision to make. And since Perlman is fond of academics, I don't see him passing on this opportunity. He knows that NU will get a nice academic ratings boost if they join the Big 10. Plus there is a ton of $$ to be made in research and being a select member of the CIC will give NU opportunities that they didn't have before.

[billdozer15]

Sports radio 810 here in KC has just reported that the Big 10 has

OFFERED Nebraska, Missouri, Notre Dame and Rutgers to join the leauge.

I say accept it and lets move on.

Why would the Big ten offer 4 teams only to get to 15 which is an odd number? If your going to make wild accusations, atleast make them believable.

 

 

Amazing.

 

Hey i appologized, with all the rumors flying around you have to understand my disbelief. But after more thought it seems very plausable.

[knapplc]

The cards to ND's future lay in their hands.

 

They do and they don't. Notre Dame can always stubbornly refuse to join a conference; that's their prerogative. There are other pressures, however, which may make the decision one of "independence and irrelevance" or "join a conference just to stay alive."

 

If the Big 10 expands, other conferences will not remain idle. The SEC, in particular, will make moves to become a superconference. They'll target schools with geographic and philosophic similarities to their culture, and the four most obvious are Oklahoma and Texas from the Big 12 and Miami and Florida State from the ACC. If the SEC raids the ACC for Miami and Florida State, the ACC has to respond by acquiring other schools. Their most obvious target is the Big East, which is home to 19 Notre Dame sports. If the Big East becomes a second-tier conference, or worse, dissolves due to ACC poaching, Notre Dame may have no choice but to join the Big 10.

 

If the SEC goes after Texas and Oklahoma, all this changes and Notre Dame's situation becomes less a matter of outside forces than internal wants. However, if the Big 10 adds Nebraska, Missouri and Rutgers, they could easily tell Notre Dame they're either in or out, meaning that if the Irish remain independent the Big 10 could refuse to play them, putting a huge hurt on Notre Dame's BCS chances with such a huge hit to their SOS.

 

I see this thing all happening in stages. This alleged offer is just the first of many steps.

[CornHOLIO]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

 

Really?

 

I'd much rather see us join the Pac16.

Our recruiting would take less of a hit in the long run, and who's to say they can't get their own TV contract?

[billdozer15]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

 

Really?

 

I'd much rather see us join the Pac16.

Our recruiting would take less of a hit in the long run, and who's to say they can't get their own TV contract?

 

Why wait and hope a better deal comes along? This is a golden ticket, we better cash it.

[CornHOLIO]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

 

Really?

 

I'd much rather see us join the Pac16.

Our recruiting would take less of a hit in the long run, and who's to say they can't get their own TV contract?

 

Why wait and hope a better deal comes along? This is a golden ticket, we better cash it.

 

Even if the B-10 eventually turns into a glorified Sunbelt Conference?

[billdozer15]

Big Ten makes initial offer to Big 12 pair

The Big Ten Conference has extended initial offers to join the league to four universities including Missouri and Nebraska from the Big 12, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

 

While nothing can be approved until the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meet the first week of June in Chicago, the league has informed the two Big 12 schools, Notre Dame and Rutgers that it would like to have them join. It is not yet clear whether the Big Ten will expand to 14 or 16 teams but sources indicated Missouri and Nebraska are invited in either scenario. Notre Dame has repeatedly declined the opportunity to join the Big Ten. If Notre Dame remains independent, Rutgers would be the 14th team. The Big Ten would then decide whether to stop at 14 or extend offers to two other schools. If Notre Dame joins, sources say an offer will be extended to one other school making it a 16-team league.

 

In order for the University of Missouri to join the Big Ten, the Missouri Board of Regents will still have to approve the move. Sources close to the governing body say the Big Ten has told officials that Mizzou could add $1.3 million per month in revenue to the lucrative Big Ten Television Network. The Big Ten Network is currently offered on basic cable to very few of over 7 million residents living in Missouri television markets and adding it throughout the state will be a windfall for the conference.

 

Big Ten representatives have also told Missouri officials they would like to have the entire expansion process wrapped up this summer with a formal announcement coming no later than July.

 

The University of Missouri is currently under contract with the Big 12 conference and will have to pay a stiff penalty to leave the Big 12. The Big 12 charter states any member will lose between 50 and 100 percent of its shared annual revenue depending on the length of notice any school gives. According to published reports, Missouri receives around $9 million annually in shared football revenue from the Big 12. According to sources, it seems likely Missouri would give one- year notice. It is projected that Missouri's football revenues would increase by $10 million or more per year when it joins the Big Ten versus what it currently receives in the Big 12.

 

http://www.810whb.com/article/3527

 

If this is true and T.O. turns it down, then he needs to immediatly be removed from his positions as NU A.D.

 

Really?

 

I'd much rather see us join the Pac16.

Our recruiting would take less of a hit in the long run, and who's to say they can't get their own TV contract?

 

Why wait and hope a better deal comes along? This is a golden ticket, we better cash it.

 

Even if the B-10 eventually turns into a glorified Sunbelt Conference?

Why would it become a glorified Sunbelt Conference? The schools involved are too big, have too much tradition and there is too much money involved for it to become a second tier conference. If anything it will become the premier conference, hence all the speculation about other conferences adding teams just to keep up.

 

This is the future of college football, it is not in our best interest to sit back and wait for it to pass us by.

[knapplc]

Even if the B-10 eventually turns into a glorified Sunbelt Conference?

 

The Big 10 has less of a chance of becoming a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" than any other conference besides the SEC. The Pac-10 is looking to expand, but there's no cache in adding BYU and/or Colorado. That's almost a status quo move. The SEC is looking to expand, and could add two of any number of schools. It's already the top conference and it'll continue to grow. The Big 10 is looking to expand and the teams they're talking about: Nebraska, Notre Dame, Missouri, etc. will only help them get larger and larger and increase revenues.

 

In fact, the one "power conference" in this entire scenario that is likely to become a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" is the Big 12. The Big 12 isn't talking about expanding at all. There's very little buzz about the conference, and if anything, it's the most likely to get raided.

 

I would like to know where you're getting even a remote comparison between the Big 10 and the SunBelt. Those are two conferences on completely opposite ends of the Div. 1A spectrum.

[huskerscott]

Like I said earlier in the thread..... Im not believing this until i see something on a legit website or news article. Some radio station saying multiple sources saying the big ten offord 4 schools, when we all know that the magic number is 1 or 5, is not very creditable. Besides ND has said along they want to remain an independent from a football standpoint.

 

Bash me if you want, im just making my opinion heard.

[Judoka]

Even if the B-10 eventually turns into a glorified Sunbelt Conference?

 

The Big 10 has less of a chance of becoming a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" than any other conference besides the SEC. The Pac-10 is looking to expand, but there's no cache in adding BYU and/or Colorado. That's almost a status quo move. The SEC is looking to expand, and could add two of any number of schools. It's already the top conference and it'll continue to grow. The Big 10 is looking to expand and the teams they're talking about: Nebraska, Notre Dame, Missouri, etc. will only help them get larger and larger and increase revenues.

 

In fact, the one "power conference" in this entire scenario that is likely to become a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" is the Big 12. The Big 12 isn't talking about expanding at all. There's very little buzz about the conference, and if anything, it's the most likely to get raided.

 

I would like to know where you're getting even a remote comparison between the Big 10 and the SunBelt. Those are two conferences on completely opposite ends of the Div. 1A spectrum.

Well said.

[CornHOLIO]

Even if the B-10 eventually turns into a glorified Sunbelt Conference?

 

The Big 10 has less of a chance of becoming a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" than any other conference besides the SEC. The Pac-10 is looking to expand, but there's no cache in adding BYU and/or Colorado. That's almost a status quo move. The SEC is looking to expand, and could add two of any number of schools. It's already the top conference and it'll continue to grow. The Big 10 is looking to expand and the teams they're talking about: Nebraska, Notre Dame, Missouri, etc. will only help them get larger and larger and increase revenues.

 

In fact, the one "power conference" in this entire scenario that is likely to become a "glorified Sunbelt Conference" is the Big 12. The Big 12 isn't talking about expanding at all. There's very little buzz about the conference, and if anything, it's the most likely to get raided.

 

I would like to know where you're getting even a remote comparison between the Big 10 and the SunBelt. Those are two conferences on completely opposite ends of the Div. 1A spectrum.

 

The Sunbelt comment was way overexagerating and with expansion, I fully expect the B-11 to make a comeback, but without it? Competition wise, it's still about the fourth or fifth toughest conference.