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and finish off eastern expansion.

http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2015/10...nd-rutgers

Shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. But this time it comes directly from the horses mouth at BTN.

"We're looking west of Nebraska to make sure people can see the kind of games we can offer," said Mr. Silverman, who notes that BTN is carried on Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles. "But we are very happy with our distribution. We think the Big Ten is the one true national conference. Our alums are everywhere."

The goal has always been 20 teams. The B1G isn't done expanding no matter what some random yahoo on twitter says.

There is a big difference between wants and gets.

Word is a lot of Mexico affiliates are interested....

(10-05-2015 09:00 PM)TIGER-PAUL Wrote: [ -> ]Word is a lot of Mexico affiliates are interested....

¡Grandes Diez Deportes!

I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

Kansas and UConn could make them the best basketball conference in the country.

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

BTN will continue to work to expand. The other expansion comment is just me making fun of the Twitter idiots that say expansion is over when it clearly isn't going to be.

Delany has always said the goal was 20 and national expansion. BTN is working to expand nation wide too. Put it all together...

(10-05-2015 09:25 PM)Eagleditka Wrote: [ -> ]Kansas and UConn could make them the best basketball conference in the country.

Kansas, UCONN, Texas and Oklahoma as full members.

ASU for hockey.

(10-05-2015 09:31 PM)Nebraskafan Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:25 PM)Eagleditka Wrote: [ -> ]Kansas and UConn could make them the best basketball conference in the country.

Kansas, UCONN, Texas and Oklahoma as full members.

ASU for hockey.

hmmmmm.

West
Tex, Ok, Kan, Neb,
Iowa, Minn, Wisc, ILL, NW

East
Mich, MSU, OSU, Indy, Pur,
PSU, MD, Rut, UConn

10 conference games, 8 against division, 2 against other division.

(10-05-2015 09:30 PM)Nebraskafan Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

BTN will continue to work to expand. The other expansion comment is just me making fun of the Twitter idiots that say expansion is over when it clearly isn't going to be.

Delany has always said the goal was 20 and national expansion. BTN is working to expand nation wide too. Put it all together...

You have multiple quotes of this? Since he has always said 20 teams is the goal.

The BTN is available down here in Baton Rouge, i also watched it in Vancouver, Canada.

(10-05-2015 10:00 PM)quo vadis Wrote: [ -> ]The BTN is available down here in Baton Rouge, i also watched it in Vancouver, Canada.

Well that's $0.25

It can only go up from there.

I don't know any teams from the PAC 12 would budge. Schools that are AAU or close to AAU type status besides Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas are these.

Rice
Tulane
Houston
New Mexico
UAB
Stony Brook
Buffalo
Colorado State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Montana
Montana State
Idaho
San Diego State
UNR
Cal-Davis
Cal-Poly
Hawaii

Plus the number of ACC schools, Cincinnati, Delaware. UConn., U.Mass., Old Dominion, UCF, USF, FIU, FAU and some others. I do not see many of these schools on the radar, but I do might see some of the Dakota schools could be in the future if they continue beating P5 schools in football every year.

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

That's pretty much what I read as well.

But for the always wild side do everybody a favor and move to twenty with California, U.S.C., U.C.L.A., Stanford, Washington, and Colorado.

Let the rest unite with the Big 12.

The Big 20:
California, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Washington
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Now that would be more of a national Big 10 and without the compromise of standards.

The Big 12
Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington State
Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, San Diego State, Nevada
Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech
Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

ACC
Boston College, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Louisville, Memphis, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rice, Tulane

SEC
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
Auburn, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M
Alabama, Central Florida, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Florida


Now I don't know if that is profitable or not, but it sure would make most of the board happy.

(10-05-2015 10:39 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

That's pretty much what I read as well.

But for the always wild side do everybody a favor and move to twenty with California, U.S.C., U.C.L.A., Stanford, Washington, and Colorado.

Let the rest unite with the Big 12.

The Big 20:
California, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Washington
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Now that would be more of a national Big 10 and without the compromise of standards.

The Big 12
Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington State
Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, San Diego State, Nevada
Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech
Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

ACC
Boston College, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Louisville, Memphis, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rice, Tulane

SEC
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
Auburn, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M
Alabama, Central Florida, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Florida


Now I don't know if that is profitable or not, but it sure would make most of the board happy.

That would be epic. At least halftime of the Rice-UVA game. MOB vs. Cavaliers.

(10-05-2015 10:48 PM)bullet Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 10:39 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

That's pretty much what I read as well.

But for the always wild side do everybody a favor and move to twenty with California, U.S.C., U.C.L.A., Stanford, Washington, and Colorado.

Let the rest unite with the Big 12.

The Big 20:
California, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Washington
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Now that would be more of a national Big 10 and without the compromise of standards.

The Big 12
Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington State
Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, San Diego State, Nevada
Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech
Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

ACC
Boston College, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Louisville, Memphis, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rice, Tulane

SEC
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
Auburn, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M
Alabama, Central Florida, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Florida


Now I don't know if that is profitable or not, but it sure would make most of the board happy.

That would be epic. At least halftime of the Rice-UVA game. MOB vs. Cavaliers.

Yep! Maybe they both could schedule Stanford OOC.

(10-05-2015 10:39 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

That's pretty much what I read as well.

But for the always wild side do everybody a favor and move to twenty with California, U.S.C., U.C.L.A., Stanford, Washington, and Colorado.

Let the rest unite with the Big 12.

The Big 20:
California, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Washington
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Now that would be more of a national Big 10 and without the compromise of standards.

The Big 12
Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington State
Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, San Diego State, Nevada
Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech
Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

ACC
Boston College, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Louisville, Memphis, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rice, Tulane

SEC
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
Auburn, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M
Alabama, Central Florida, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Florida


Now I don't know if that is profitable or not, but it sure would make most of the board happy.

As long as we're talking pipe dreams, could we trade with Rice or Tulane? Given the choice, we'd much prefer the ACC over the SEC. The ACC is almost as attractive to us as the Big Ten.

I think the ACC would want us over Rice/Tulane as well.

(10-05-2015 11:03 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 10:39 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-05-2015 09:06 PM)ohio1317 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't really see anything in the article suggesting the Big Ten is looking to expand. It explains that the past expansion did help increase Big Ten Network coverage in the east and the network is working on other areas, but that's still a leap to read into that the Big Ten itself is looking to expand imo.

That's pretty much what I read as well.

But for the always wild side do everybody a favor and move to twenty with California, U.S.C., U.C.L.A., Stanford, Washington, and Colorado.

Let the rest unite with the Big 12.

The Big 20:
California, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Washington
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Now that would be more of a national Big 10 and without the compromise of standards.

The Big 12
Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington State
Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, San Diego State, Nevada
Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech
Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

ACC
Boston College, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Louisville, Memphis, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rice, Tulane

SEC
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
Auburn, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Arkansas, Louisiana State, Missouri, T.C.U., Texas A&M
Alabama, Central Florida, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Florida


Now I don't know if that is profitable or not, but it sure would make most of the board happy.

As long as we're talking pipe dreams, could we trade with Rice or Tulane? Given the choice, we'd much prefer the ACC over the SEC. The ACC is almost as attractive to us as the Big Ten.

I think the ACC would want us over Rice/Tulane as well.

Sorry, but we don't need Houston or New Orleans. Thems the breaks. We could trim Cincinnati and South Florida and be more profitable at 18. How's that? Just kidding, I think.

David...just stop it with Buffalo and Stony Brook to the B1G...get some popcorn and put one of their games on...you'll find out they have about 7k fans in the stands.

(10-05-2015 11:29 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]David...just stop it with Buffalo and Stony Brook to the B1G...get some popcorn and put one of their games on...you'll find out they have about 7k fans in the stands.

This from a Syracuse guy who school could have been booted from the AAU, but they removed themselves from them while Buffalo and Stony Brook get AAU status? Those two will get into the Big 10 before Syracuse would.