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**Lord Avalon** · December 17, 2009, 19:18

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten View Post

You're going on ignore for that comment.

QFMFT

**SlowwHand** · December 17, 2009, 19:41

Put Nebraska in the Colonial Athletic Association. They haven't been worth a crap with real schools since Osborne left.

**Drake Tungsten** · December 17, 2009, 20:35

Be still my beating heart!

Sources: Big Ten may become Big 14

Don't discount this: the Big 14. Seriously. Multiple Big Ten sources told the Tribune Wednesday that 14 teams, even 16, could be in play as it relates to the Big Ten's potential expansion. "Anything is possible," one source said, beyond the conventional wisdom of simply adding a 12th school.

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**Guynemer** · December 17, 2009, 20:54

Uggg.

Might as well just split into two seperate conferences altogether. Although, if we must have a conference championship game (and I ****ing hate them), it'd be better to have 16 teams, rather than 12.

**Drake Tungsten** · December 17, 2009, 21:00

Here's the reason why the Big Ten needs to move to 14 teams if it wants Missouri or Nebraska...

Border War (Kansas-Missouri Rivalry)
Played 118 times since 1891; second-most-played rivalry in FBS college football.

Kansas-Nebraska Rivalry
Played 116 times since 1892; third-most-played rivalry in FBS college football.

Missouri-Nebraska Rivalry
Played 103 times since 1892; third oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi River.

**DanS** · December 17, 2009, 21:10

Originally posted by Guynemer View Post

The only perfect choice would be Notre Dame, but that dog won't hunt.

. . .

Originally posted by Today from Jack Swarbrick, ND Athletic Director

Independence is such a part of our tradition, we are loathe to let it go.

Taking a look at the matchups, ND has very little history playing most of the teams in the Big 10.

**Drake Tungsten** · December 17, 2009, 21:17

Pick us, Big Ten. Notre Dame will be fine in the Big East when they finally read the writing on the wall.

**Drake Tungsten** · December 18, 2009, 04:56

Behold! A 14-team Big Ten Conference!

And yes, I am aware that I have too much free time on my hands.

**Guynemer** · December 18, 2009, 10:51

That idea is growing on me. The balance of power is still in the East, but Iowa and Wisky aren't a bad backup for the Huskers.

**Drake Tungsten** · December 18, 2009, 10:56

It's better not to split Michigan and Ohio State up, believe me. You don't want to end up like Nebraska and Oklahoma...

**Guynemer** · December 18, 2009, 11:16

It's a better balance for basketball than for football, but its acceptable.

In other news, apparently time travel has been perfected in West Virginia, of all places. The article title on MSNBC.com:

"Marshall signs Doc Holliday to 5-year deal"

**Drake Tungsten** · December 18, 2009, 11:17

Doc Holliday is a pretty well-known assistant coach, although I'm blanking on his former employer at the moment.

edit: Oh yeah, he was associate head coach under Stewart at West Virginia...

**ColdWizard** · December 18, 2009, 11:23

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten View Post

You don't want to end up like Nebraska and Oklahoma...

Have they played each other before?

**Drake Tungsten** · December 18, 2009, 11:25

Have they played each other before?

Only 85 times.

**ColdWizard** · December 18, 2009, 11:34

Could have been a good rivalry with another decade or two of games. And now Nebraska has no one of significance to play

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