Word came out on Friday afternoon that the Big 12 Conference may be splitting up. Their has been the talk of Missouri and Nebraska potentially joining the Big Ten Conference as they are expanding. PAC-10 Conference is having meetings this weekend and their has been reports that they would like to take some teams from the Big 12 Conference. Nobody knows for sure what teams, but rumors are Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado. Leaving Kansas, K-State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa State alone. Those schools then could ask BYU, Utah, TCU, and Colorado State to leave the Mountain West Conference, but that would make the conference weak, and most think Missouri and Nebraska would join the Big Ten for sure then. The Big Ten would still reach out to Rutgers, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame to make the conference go to 16. If that all happens with Pac-10 and Big Ten expanding, look for the SEC then to grab Miami, Florida State, Clemson, and Georgia Tech to move them to 16. Then the ACC would grab some schools from the Big East. But when the dust would settle, there would still be teams like Kansas, K-state, Baylor and Iowa State. Kansas would need to be in a big conference, due to their basketball program, so maybe they jump into the Big Ten and Rutgers or Pittsburgh goes to the ACC. Time is up on Notre Dame being an Independent program. If it becomes 4 major conferences of 16 teams, Notre Dame will have no power as an Independent. The Big Ten Network would pay them more than their Current NBC deal, times have changed Golden Domers. Personally I want Notre Dame in the Big Ten. I like the sound of Notre Dame at Iowa on ABC. I like the sounds of Nebraska coming to Kinnick too and starting a rivalry with them. Iowa State may no longer be a BCS school when the dust settles, and nobody knows when this will happen, if it happens. Their is strong indication that it will.
Here is the letter Iowa State University released:
Dear Cyclone alumni, fans and friends of the University,
This week, we participated in the Big 12 Conference spring meetings in which a major topic of discussion was potential conference re-alignment. With the immense speculation and media attention given to this issue, we felt it was important for you to hear directly from us.
We believe the Big 12 Conference is the perfect fit for Iowa State University. We are committed to our membership in the Big 12, and we are optimistic that the conference will remain intact. However, we also recognize that the long-term viability of the Big 12 Conference is not in our control - it is in the hands of just a few of our fellow member institutions.
Iowa State and several other members of the Big 12 Conference are especially vulnerable under some of the re-alignment scenarios currently circulating, particularly one involving expansion of the Pac-10. We are doing everything in our power to represent the best interests of Iowa State in these discussions, but we also are sensitive to the huge uncertainty that has been created and recognize that the situation could evolve in directions that are not aligned with our interests.
We understand and share your concerns about Iowa State athletics and the Big 12 Conference. We are still optimistic that the Big 12 will remain intact and continue to be one of our nation's premier athletics conferences, but we must be ready to act if that does not prove to be the case. We will keep in touch as the situation unfolds, and we appreciate your understanding.
Go Cyclones!
Dr. Gregory Geoffroy
President
Jamie Pollard
Director of Athletics
Iowa State University Letter:
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204955238&DB_OEM_ID=10700
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