The Big Ten Conference office announced football division alignments set to begin in 2014 and nine-game conference schedules set to start in 2016. The changes were unanimously recommended by conference directors of athletics and supported by the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors. “Big Ten directors of athletics concluded four months of study and deliberation with [...]
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Proposed Big 10 Divisions
April 19th, 2013 · No Comments · Big 10
Proposed New Big Ten Divisions Big Ten presidents and chancellors are expected to approve the new divisions and division names for 2014, along with a move to a nine-game conference schedule for 2016, sources told ESPN. East West Indiana Illinois Maryland Iowa Michigan Minnesota Michigan State Nebraska Ohio State Northwestern Penn State Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
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Holy Cow–Check Out The Potential East West Big Ten Divisions When Maryland Arrives– from Adam Rittenberg of espn.com
March 19th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Big 10, Uncategorized
East Maryland Rutgers Ohio State Penn State Michigan Michigan State Indiana or Rutgers West Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska Northwestern Indiana or Purdue
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Crazies Serenade Terps Into The Big With 84-64 Victory
January 27th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Big 10, Big Ten Expansion, Featured Story, John Harbaugh, MARK TURGEON, Maryland Basketball
So the game is over and I have to endure the chants for 2 1/2 hours such as USA, USA at Alex, We won’t miss you, Don’t come back, ACC ACC, Not our rivals, and all the while Coach K is urging the crowd to continue. I hang around for the Coach K presser where [...]
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The Pro Active Stance of Dr Loh and Kevin Anderson
December 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Big 10
It all started with Maryland exiting for the Big Ten. Then the dominoes started to fall. For those of you who second guessed the decision, the events of the past few days have left no doubt upon the correctness of the move.
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ACC To Sue Terps for $52 Million Exit Fee
November 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Big 10
from espn.com The Atlantic Coast Conference has filed a lawsuit against Maryland seeking full payment of the approximately $53 million exit fee for the school’s move to the Big Ten. According to the 10-page lawsuit, the ACC said the school must pay $52,266,342, which is three times the league’s annual operating budget for the 2012-13 [...]
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Speculation on Leaders and Legends Divisions in the Big 10
November 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Big 10
From everything I have read this is how the 2 divisions will break out: Leaders Division—–Indiana —Penn State— Ohio State —-Purdue—Wisconsin—Maryland—-Rutgers Legends Division—-Nebraska—Michigan—Northwestern—Minnesota—Michigan State—Iowa—Illinois Figuring we would play every team in our division once a year and 3 cross division games–Delaney wants a 9 game conference schedule—-here is how a schedule could look in football [...]
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Not a Done Deal But It’s Getting Closer–The Biggest Terrapin News Since 1958—Terps To The Big Ten—Many Pros Few Cons
November 18th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Big 10, Big Ten Expansion
This is the topic that has taken over all conversation in Terrapin nation. The handwriting is on the wall–The Reward from the Big Ten is just too big not to accept in my opinion. I keep thinking about the sadness in losing 8 teams just a few months back. The athletic department has been crippled [...]
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FSU 41 Terps 14–No Matter what anyone says–Losing 4 QBs is a valid excuse for what happened this year
November 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Big 10, Conference Realignment, Featured Story
My buddy Roman called me up on the way home from the FSU game and asked a simple question–Who was the backup to Tom Matte when #41 ws thrust into the starting QB role for the Colts? I had no answer . Unitas and then Cuozzo were knocked out and in came Matte (after Ed [...]
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cbssports.com Weighs in on Terps to the Big 10
November 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Big 10
For now, it is the strangest expansion news since this latest go-round started in December 2009. In five years it might remind us that Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany remains the smartest man in any room. Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten? Really? The ACC has a $50 million exit fee. ACC commissioner John [...]
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