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| BoilerUpAT | Dec 13 2009, 02:53 PM Post #31 |
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I hate ND but they are prob the best fit. Another scenario is for TCU to join the Big12 and Missouri to move to the Big10. Mizzou would be a good add |
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| chops1221 | Dec 13 2009, 02:55 PM Post #32 |
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NW is private... |
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| BoilerBasketball2008 | Dec 13 2009, 02:56 PM Post #33 |
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Any Big 12 north team, would be a decent add.......syracuse, wv, pitt would all be decent adds......louisville and kentucky would be decent adds........ I REALLY wish that one of the decent mid majors, like BYU, TCU, Boise, Utah......were in the midwest or at least closer.........someone like that would be ideal. |
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| BigTenBigBen | Dec 13 2009, 02:56 PM Post #34 |
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Northwestern is a private school. The big ten started with university of chicago which is a private school, and went after Notre Dame a couple times, which is a private school. I don't think that Public or private has much to do with it. Its more: located in the midwest, has division 1 size, and has excellent academics. |
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| BoilerBasketball2008 | Dec 13 2009, 02:57 PM Post #35 |
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I couldn't remember if they were private or not.......i was leaning toward public, but didn't bother looking it up |
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| BigTenBigBen | Dec 13 2009, 03:14 PM Post #36 |
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Somebody probably mentioned it, but what about Vanderbilt? Its a smaller school, but it does have div 1 programs and is a member of the Association of American Universities (which is apparently a Big Ten requirement and an exclusive club. Syracuse and Pitt are also members). And its in Tennessee, which isnt that far, although its not adjacent to a Big Ten state. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Dec 13 2009, 03:26 PM Post #37 |
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As someone mentioned above, Mizzou would be a good fit. I also think Vanderbilt wouldn't be too bad, but seems a little to far south. What about Iowa State? I think Syracuse is too far east. WVU and Pitt seems to be the most logical. Why would any of those teams leave the Big East? Why would Vanderbilt leave the Southeastern conference? I can see Mizzou and Iowa State leaving the Big 12. |
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| BoilerUpAT | Dec 13 2009, 03:31 PM Post #38 |
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Plus Mizzou already has the border rivalry with Illinois |
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| panchen_lama | Dec 13 2009, 06:32 PM Post #39 |
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NW only has an undergrad enrollment of 8K plus...not 18K. http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/freshman/facts/ |
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| panchen_lama | Dec 13 2009, 06:43 PM Post #40 |
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not quite the level of mid-conference schools you were looking for...but what about a team from the MAC? miami of ohio used to be pretty solid in b-ball and football...though they've trailed off drastically of late. otherwise, i think all the obvious choices have already been mentioned. i'd lean toward pitt, vandy or mizzou...in that order... |
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| BTown11 | Dec 13 2009, 06:53 PM Post #41 |
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butler is too small for even the MAC conference. my high school was bigger than butler. |
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| brumdog44 | Dec 13 2009, 08:30 PM Post #42 |
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Yes, I am a teacher. Which is why I'm going to have to ask you to capitalize the first letter in every sentence. Also, there should be no comma between 'academics' and 'and.' Lastly, there should be a comma after 'teams' followed by a non-capitalized 'i.e.' that is followed by another comma. ^o) |
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| brumdog44 | Dec 13 2009, 08:32 PM Post #43 |
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Obviously there are some MAC schools that would jump at the change ($). I don't think there is a real fit....but the MAC added Temple, putting them at 13 teams so logistically a loss of one team wouldn't hurt. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Dec 13 2009, 08:35 PM Post #44 |
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Wow, I did not know that. I live in Muncie and graduated from Ball State, but did not know they added Temple to the MAC. I know they played them this year, but as far as I knew, they were still part of the A10. |
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| panchen_lama | Dec 13 2009, 08:39 PM Post #45 |
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here's a map that pretty much provides the geographic possibilities. private or public is not an issue. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/Cfdia.PNG |
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