Missouri, Nebraska, Syracuse, Pitt, and Rutgers to Big Ten per Peter King

[South_Florida_Flip]

As much as we defend the Big East, I doubt you'd find many of us complaining if we end up in the SEC.

We wouldn't end up there. If the Big 12 loses Nebraska and Missouri to the Big 10, then look for the PAC 10 to take Colorado.

The SEC will then look to take Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State.

[Bull-by-Marriage]

Why are some on here immediately discounting this report?

Because the Big 10 is going to expand by 5 and not take ND?

YES! ND is not the end all be all that they used to be. So, if the source said that the Big 10 is going after Un, Pitt, RU, SU, and ND, then it would be believable? ND is very happy as an independent in football, and the BE will still remain as a conference for other sports, if not for all sports.

[Guest]

here is another source saying the same thing.

http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/92447574.html

For what it's worth... this is the SAME source.  It's the one Peter King was referring to.

[South_Florida_Flip]

YES! ND is not the end all be all that they used to be. So, if the source said that the Big 10 is going after Un, Pitt, RU, SU, and ND, then it would be believable? ND is very happy as an independent in football, and the BE will still remain as a conference for other sports, if not for all sports.

ND is more of a "end all" than Missouri, Pitt, RU, and Syracuse are. They are fine on either end of the spectrum and that is a scary proposition if they don't go to the Big 10.

If the Big East loses 3 programs to the Big 10 and ND isn't one of them, then Big East football is dead. The non football playing Big East programs would be fine, but programs like USF's would be in trouble if that happened.

[tampabull]

YES! ND is not the end all be all that they used to be. So, if the source said that the Big 10 is going after Un, Pitt, RU, SU, and ND, then it would be believable? ND is very happy as an independent in football, and the BE will still remain as a conference for other sports, if not for all sports.

ND is more of a "end all" than Missouri, Pitt, RU, and Syracuse are. They are fine on either end of the spectrum and that is a scary proposition if they don't go to the Big 10.

If the Big East loses 3 programs to the Big 10 and ND isn't one of them, then Big East football is dead. The non football playing Big East programs would be fine, but programs like USF's would be in trouble if that happened.

agreed.  usf would have to hope the SEC would raid the acc so they could get an invite to the acc, or get into the big 12 somehow.

[Jihme]

I'd bet we'd end up in the ACC with a few BE teams, ie UL, WVU.  That would be my preference at least.

[bulldozier1]

Once again, the Big East will not die. It will turn into c-usa II.

[usf97]

Once again, the Big East will not die. It will turn into c-usa II.

Sadly I tend to agree that this is what will happen if all this massive shift happens. The Big Ten and SEC will be at the top of the food chain. The Pac-10, Big 12 and ACC will be somewhere in the middle and the Big East, MWC, WAC, CUSA, MAC and Sun Belt will be cleaning up scraps up off the floor (in that order). Actually, to some extent, that is already what is happening.

[namuh-bull]

Sadly I tend to agree that this is what will happen if all this massive shift happens. The Big Ten and SEC will be at the top of the food chain. The Pac-10, Big 12 and ACC will be somewhere in the middle and the Big East, MWC, WAC, CUSA, MAC and Sun Belt will be cleaning up scraps up off the floor (in that order). Actually, to some extent, that is already what is happening.

if the big 12 loses Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, OK State, Texas, and A&M, then they will be no better off than the Big East, probably worse off.

[angus82]

As it stands:

Big 10 adds Nebraska, Mizzou, Rutgers, Syracuse, Pitt (ND stays independent)

SEC adds 1(Texas, Texas AM, Oklahoma, OK state) or 2(FSU, Miami, Clemson, GT)

which forces the ACC to add:

1(WVU, Louisville, UCONN, Cinci/USF) or 2(WVU, Louisville, UCONN, Cinci, USF, plus 2 others)

I hope the SEC raids the ACC instead of the Big 12. If not, we are battling with Cinci for the last seat in the BCS. (Advantage USF?)