"McMahone" <mmcmahone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> xyzzy wrote:
>> Jon Enslin wrote:
>>
>> > IAWTP. The Big Ten needs to either get a 12th team and add a
>> > champion****p game,
>>
>> I don't see anyone out there that's both attractive to the Big 10 and
>> likely to join. The obvious candidate is ND, and they'll never join
>> unless Delaney uses his KNOW power in the BCS to squeeze them (hmmm)
>> and even then prolly not. Most of the other choices are already in
>> stable, power conferences and I don't see them leaving. Maybe they
>> could look to the Big East. From a geographic perspective I would
>> think Pitt might look good to them, or maybe WVU. rsfc smack-talk
>> aside, I don't know how either of those schools' academics stack up
>> with the Big 10 in reality.
>
> Curiosity question -- don't see it happening this way -- if the Big 10
> teams like Michigan, Michigan St. and Purdue who play ND every year
> told the Irish "We don't have room to play you anymore unless you join
> the conference", what would happen? Would the Irish just go looking
> for others or would they want those games badly enough to rethink their
> position?
they're out of academies as opponents, not sure what they'd do.
bob
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