- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Baylor 247 Mod quoting his source- "Big 12 expansion is imminent."
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:08 pm
Brian Ethridge ?@TruthOrBear247
Was just told by a great source, "Big 12 expansion is imminent."
Who they taking?
Was just told by a great source, "Big 12 expansion is imminent."
Who they taking?
9
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:12 pm to blzr
If its immeninent, I'd say FSU and clemson, maybe L'ville or Ga Tech as dark horses. If its a couple of years out, I would not discount the possiblilty of Notre Dame.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:12 pm to blzr
Tulane 
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:16 pm to ViaCavour
quote:
Tulane
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:20 pm to GeauxUtes
The delusional people at Ye Olde Green Wave forum have been holding out for the big 12 for about a year now 
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:21 pm to blzr
ND is rumored to take our olympic sports to the conference
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:22 pm to rocket31
quote:
ND is rumored to take our olympic sports to the conference
Wow another hit to the BE basketball schools if true. Can't imagine them wanting to stay affiliated with the likes of UCF and SMU.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:35 pm to rocket31
Heard 6 games against Big 12 teams and FSU/Louisville to also join.. if it goes thru
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:46 pm to blzr
It very well might be imminent & I do believe that it is only a matter of time before ND's non-Football Sports move into the Conference but Brian Ethridge & his "sources" have been so ridiculously wrong throughout this entire expansion hoopla (even more so than Chip Brown, etc) that I'd find more comfort in believing in the results of a coin flip.
This post was edited on 6/20/12 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:49 pm to ViaCavour
quote:
Ye Olde Green Wave forum
such a horrible site
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:49 pm to Roughneck
Chip Brown's sources are impeccable. He's the mouthpiece of the Texas AD, and they leak to him whatever they want in the press. You read his pieces like you read Pravda in the Cold War.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:50 pm to blzr
quote:
Baylor 24/7 mod
Posted on 6/20/12 at 1:28 pm to blzr
quote:
Who they taking?
Baylor's recent success in the conference is too threatening to big daddy t.u. So it's being traded to the ACC for Wake Forest (which doesn't beat anybody in anything).
Posted on 6/20/12 at 1:53 pm to blzr
just when the baylor tards started to shut up
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:07 pm to blzr
quote:
Baylor 247 Mod
Ehhhhh
I will say this period of silence is eerily similar to the other summers. I would guess FSU and Louisville
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:07 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
baylor tards
Get used to them
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:09 pm to blzr
quote:
"Big 12 expansion is imminent."
Louisville has been fighting tooth and nail to get in.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:13 pm to Slinger16
quote:
Louisville has been fighting tooth and nail to get in.
they were so mad wvu got in
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:26 pm to StraightCashHomey21
more smoke...
and more:
quote:
New post from "The Dude" about Clemson:
Here's what I've learned today...Clemson was ready to pull the trigger but just prior to the BoT meeting Bowlsby informed Clemson an offer would not be forthcoming until the BCS format was known and Notre Dame's conference fate was known. Clemson was offended and pulled back. The Big 12 tried to sooth Clemson's hurt feelings and but Clemson was being told by Swofford that ND was going to join the ACC and Clemson was firm in their renewed commitment to the ACC. FSU didn't believe Swofford and decided to go ahead knowing that if they left Clemson would be hard pressed to stay in the ACC. Today it became clear that ND was actually close to becoming an associate member of the Big 12 and that whatever BCS format is forwarded to the presidential committee would not be good for the ACC in that ND could retain its football independence. Clemson was told by FSU they are going to the Big 12 with or without them (partly as a bluff to get Clemson to join) and as soon as Clemson realized the ACC's chances of getting Notre Dame were slim to none they changed their mind. It could happen as early as this weekend. Keep in mind this comes from someone other than my friend at WVU. He has been playing coy lately and refusing to answer pointed questions. He did confirm a move by the Big 12 soon.
and more:
quote:
Two sources in the Big 12 said Wednesday the possibility of Notre Dame moving its Olympic sports out of the Big East and into the Big 12 is becoming more and more likely.
Speculation is growing among those sources that an announcement could come from South Bend before the end of the summer.
As part of such a move, Notre Dame, which has a contract with NBC to televise its home football games through the 2015 season, would agree to play up to six football games against Big 12 competition (but most likely three or so to start with), sources tell Orangebloods.com.
Notre Dame would maintain its independence in football ... for now. If the Irish ever felt compelled to join a conference in football, the Big 12 would be ready and waiting for them. The trusted relationship between Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick can not be underestimated if such a move transpires.
Notre Dame's explanation to the Big East would be that the Big East is no longer the conference the Irish joined as a non-football member back in 1995, the sources said. Since the Irish joined, the Big East has seen Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College leave with Syracuse and Pittsburgh planning to join the ACC in two years.
Incoming Big East members include Central Florida, San Diego State, SMU, Houston and Navy.
One of ND's biggest attractions to the Big 12 is the ability to have its own Tier 3 television network, along the lines of Texas' Longhorn Network. Tier 3 inventory is whatever is left after the TV partners with Tier 1 (ABC/ESPN in the Big 12) and Tier 2 (Fox in the Big 12) rights select the football and basketball games they want to air.
Tier 3 inventory typically consists of 1 or 2 football games (although DeLoss Dodds has told reporters LHN could air three Texas football games in 2012) and less than a dozen basketball games as well as Olympic sports.
Sources in the Big 12 told Orangebloods.com during the league meetings that Notre Dame as a non-football member is the only expansion target that would receive universal approval from the league.
While sources say Texas and Oklahoma favor the Big 12 as a 10-team league for now, there are some in the Big 12 who think a move by Notre Dame - even just its Olympic sports - into the Big 12, could cause a frenzy of interest from football powers in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Orangebloods.com reported last month that Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami and Georgia Tech all had efforts made on their behalf to gauge the interest of the Big 12 in expanding. The Big 12 indicated at its conference meetings in Kansas City in late May that it was happy at 10.
And while that was the sentiment then, a potential move by Notre Dame to affiliate with the Big 12, could cause more discussion and possibly a rethinking of the league's current position about bringing in new members.
Stay tuned.
This post was edited on 6/20/12 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 6/20/12 at 2:30 pm to rocket31
I really think ND is going to wind up joining a conference in FB. They are simply leaving too much money on the table otherwise.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News