Colorado Leaves Big-12 for Pac-10

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[AZMike2010]

The Pac-10 conference announced Thursday that the University of Colorado has agreed to leave the Big 12 to join its conference. "This is an historic moment for the Conference, as the Pac-10 is poised for tremendous growth," commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. "The University of Colorado is a great fit for the Conference both academically and athletically and we are incredibly excited to welcome Colorado to the Pac-10.

[commish]

Everyone seems to have the 6-PAC deal from the Big-12 to the PAC-10 a done deal.

Do not sleep on the SEC my friends. The entire Conference has been on complete press lockdown all down, and everyone who covers the SEC says it is unprecedented. They cannot get a quote or a hint from anyone on anything.

When this happens in the SEC that means something big is about to happen.

The rumors here in Bama (some coming from Paul feinbaum so get the grains of salt) are that the SEC has offered Texas A&M and Texas — who have suddenly gone into private meetings with each other this AM — and are prepared to accept Texas Tech and Baylor as a Texas package along with those two.

The result of that is that Oklahoma and Oklahoma St will follow Colorado to the PAc-10 and that Boise St, Utah and BYU will also be extended invites by the Pac-10.

If the Big-10 then decides it has to go to 16 to compete — They already have Nebraska, and Missouri is prepared to accept if offered, they will also try again to get Notre Dame, and raid the Big East of Pitt and Rutgers.

The final Domino is the ACC - they will most likely riad the remainder of the Big East.

[Tallguy]

You should probably throw Rutgers & Syracuse into that mix. 2 eight team divisions. I like your geographical split, but it gets more complicated if 2 more teams join on the eastern edge of the super-conference.

[Mikey_1962]

Big 16, PAC 16, SEC 16, And a Conference to be named later - 16

[Non-Sequitur]

And Baylor. I don’t think the Pac 10 wants them, which is why they grabbed Colorado today.

[Non-Sequitur]

Oddly enough it probably guarantees that they’ll move now.

If the Big 10 still wants them.

[Paleo Conservative]

and we’ll see if Mizzou gets an invite to the Big 10 + 2.

Shouldn't that be the Big 10 + 3? They didn't change the name when Penn State joined.

[demshateGod]

PAC-16. OSU, Texas, OU, A&M, and Tech will follow CU. Nebraska is going to the Big 10, which will have 12 teams.

[Tallguy]

I think that they do. I know that Penn State has scheduled Missouri in recent years in non-conference play. I’d have to check, but it’s likely that they’ve played other Big Ten universities as well.

Others caution that the Big Ten’s object is to land Notre Dame. Personally I don’t think Notre Dame is going anywhere, and the Big Ten is slowly coming to that realization.

[Osage Orange]

Had not heard that rumor......

Crazy, eh?

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"You don’t want to be the last university standing (in the Big 12) when the music stops."

I have no doubt that Missouri wants to make the jump to the Big 10. My question is does the Big 10 still want them. An invitation obviously has not been extended yet or they would be holding a presser tomorrow saying that Nebraska and Missouri are going to the Big 10. The rumor right now has Nebraska being extended an invite but says nothing about Missouri getting one.

[r9etb]

Mistake.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

TMZ reports Oklahoma St. is next to jump ship;

http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/10/oklahoma-state-pacific-10-ncaa-conferences-football-big-12/

Also the NCAA is supposed to announce what punishment USC finally gets. Saw that it was going to be in a teleconference at 3:00 PM but it didn't say if it was Eastern time or Pacific.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Shouldn't that be the Big 10 + 3? They didn't change the name when Penn State joined."

Of course I was joking about the Big 10 + 2. Its just funny to me for them to say Big 10 all these years when they have 11 schools. If as expected Nebraska jumps tomorrow the would have 12 schools or Big 10 + 2. Which could then theoretically invite Missouri.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"As for why this is all going down -- our source says "everyone wants a playoff system ... and this is the first step toward doing it."

The above is from the article and thats a lie. The reason everyone is doing it is to get some super TV package and more money. It has nothing to do with a playoff system. They could have done that years ago in the existing conference structure but they instead adopted the BCS system.

[Non-Sequitur]

I think that they do.

That was before Nebraska.

I know that Penn State has scheduled Missouri in recent years in non-conference play. I’d have to check, but it’s likely that they’ve played other Big Ten universities as well.

Check again. Mizzou has played Illinois for the last couple of years but other than that not much.

[tnlibertarian]

Okay, I know it won’t end here, but when (if) Nebraska announce tomorrow that it is going to the Big 10, the Big 12 will have 10 teams and the Big 10 will have 12.

[AZMike2010]

Kinda Ironic if that is where the movement ended.

[TheRealDBear]

There’s no way that Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State would be put in the same division. Talk about unbalanced.

[dfwgator]

Been saying all along that if the SEC wants Texas, they will get Texas.

It would restore the rivalry with Arkansas.

[al_c]

So...Big 11 and Pac-11?

Nope. Pac-16 and the death of the Big 12.