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Monday, February 15, 2010

Where's Everybody Going?

Conference realignment is a hot issue right now in college sports. It actually started gaining steam a while ago with Missouri to the Big 10 rumors picking. Then it turned into Pittsburgh to the Big 10. Now we've got Colorado to the Pac 10 and Texas leaving the Big 12 for the Big 10 rumors. There's a lot of why to be answered and I can only give my opinions.

Obviously, the big advantage for the Big 10 adding a 12th team is for a conference title game in football. The Pac 10 wants the same, so they're interested in Colorado and another team from a mid major. Now I believe nobody is going to make a move until the Big 10 does. The Big 10 has actually confirmed they have expansions plans in place, taking a 12 to 18 month process to lure another school. So it's the Big 10 that has their finger near the first domino, waiting to topple the college landscape.

Let's say hypothetically the Big 10 gets Pittsburgh. The Pac 10 will move next, bringing in Colorado and let's say Utah. This hammers the Big 12, the conference that has no intentions of changing would then be forced to. It's no secret that the Big 12 loves their South division schools so I'm guessing they add TCU if this happens. They could also target Rice or Houston. That would force Oklahoma State, the farthest north of the south teams, to change divisions.

All in all, speculation is rampant. Anyone else have any theories how this could play out? Who do you think the Big 12 would add if these events go down?

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