tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537734983015300891.post2271748101834427815..comments2023-07-23T03:52:22.479-07:00Comments on Hail To The Victors Blog: Big Ten Expansion: Texas and A&M Meet Today, Can These Long Time Rivals Come To An Agreement?Bill Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729066531753843233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537734983015300891.post-70554441802027908002010-06-11T06:05:46.258-07:002010-06-11T06:05:46.258-07:00Agreed Augmentee;
That is our best shot at Tex. ...Agreed Augmentee;<br /><br />That is our best shot at Tex. I hope ND has agreed to such an outcome, but they have been very quiet. So it is possible Tex has already ruled out the Big 10 as well.<br /><br />I think in the end. A&M will probably follow Tex to the Pac 10. Assuming Cal and Stanford will allow Tech and OSU in. The Pac 10 deal still seems a little uneasy to me. <br /><br />the next couple of days or weeks should be telling. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Bill Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729066531753843233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537734983015300891.post-69505221267014519522010-06-11T04:39:50.584-07:002010-06-11T04:39:50.584-07:00If Texas A&M vountarily divorces itself from U...If Texas A&M vountarily divorces itself from UT, we'd probably have a very good shot at the Longhorns. <br /><br />ND seems to be waiting to see if we stop at 12 after Nebraska. I have to believe they would jump on board if we landed UT knowing that our next step is to cherry pick the Big East.The Augmenteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015817853238617429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537734983015300891.post-44917217979727120252010-06-10T14:17:48.568-07:002010-06-10T14:17:48.568-07:00Can't see #1 ever coming to fruition. how doe...Can't see #1 ever coming to fruition. how does that help the BTN or the Big Ten. KSU is not an AAU member and would never be invited by the Big Ten Presidents, and since they are tied to Kansas. they both are probably non-starters. Iowa would not want to share the spotlight with Iowa State besides we already get the Iowa BTN households with Iowa so ISU doesn't bring anything to the table to pay for themselves becoming a member.<br /><br />2 Missou may eventually become a member but I can't see them be invited quickly because they are in the bag so to speak. The big Ten will likely exhaust all Home run options before turning to missou. <br /><br />Maryland is a perfect fit. AAU member big public university and would bring a new market with D.C.<br /><br />Right now the apparent focus is still on Texas and A&M, until they turn us down the plan is imo Tex, A&M, ND NEB Rutgers or syracuse.Bill Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729066531753843233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537734983015300891.post-73905810198497303172010-06-10T13:32:20.481-07:002010-06-10T13:32:20.481-07:00One down, four to go! Options appear to be:
1. ...One down, four to go! Options appear to be:<br /><br />1. Pick up four others from Big 12, including Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State and Iowa State. At lunch this noon I saw that Mizzu is a done deal. That would relocate 11 of the 12, leaving Baylor on the outside.<br /><br />2. Assuming Mizzu is a done deal, the Big 10 would have 13 schools. The Big 10 could invite Rutgers, Syracuse and Maryland to join the Big 10. <br /><br />In either of these scenario the Big 10 could establish 2 - 8 teams divisions.<br /><br />An ardent Michigan alum and gradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com