Big Ten Expansion

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Not that anyone cares but oklahoma and oklahoma state will save the pac10 wrestling conference which was going down the drain when cal state bakersfield dropped the sport this spring

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Not that anyone cares but oklahoma and oklahoma state will save the pac10 wrestling conference which was going down the drain when cal state bakersfield dropped the sport this spring

Does Cal State Bakersfield wrestle in the Pac 10?

I do know that ASU's wrestling program was struggling, which is crazy considering they have produced some of the biggest MMA superstars ever from their Wrestling program.

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Not that anyone cares but oklahoma and oklahoma state will save the pac10 wrestling conference which was going down the drain when cal state bakersfield dropped the sport this spring

Does Cal State Bakersfield wrestle in the Pac 10?

I do know that ASU's wrestling program was struggling, which is crazy considering they have produced some of the biggest MMA superstars ever from their Wrestling program.

The pacten had oregon state, stanford and arizona state after oregon dropped out two years ago. The league requires at least three charter members in a sport or they are not obligated to sponsor a conference championship- the other teams are cal state fullerton, uc davis and cal st bakersfield and boise state.. It was thought oregon st was gettimg chopped next.

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I have to think that the Big 10 with Mizzou and Nebraska on board would definitely have media preference over KU/K-State in some hodgepodge MWC.

You're talking KC as a Big Ten (w/MU) market, right?

Yes, sorry I typed in a rush.

[lukethedrifter]

I find it interesting that the Pac 10 went ahead and invited Colorado essentially telling the all powerful Texas (the state) delegation that they weren't going to be forced to take a school they didn't want, in Baylor.

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I find it interesting that the Pac 10 went ahead and invited Colorado essentially telling the all powerful Texas (the state) delegation that they weren't going to be forced to take a school they didn't want, in Baylor.

I thought Texas Tech was the redheaded step child?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I find it interesting that the Pac 10 went ahead and invited Colorado essentially telling the all powerful Texas (the state) delegation that they weren't going to be forced to take a school they didn't want, in Baylor.

And OSU is rumored as the 12th school, who was the other school that was rumored to be out in favor of Baylor. Hope Baylor likes it in C-USA.

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Hope Baylor likes it in C-USA.

Given that they'd go from being a perennial doormat in the Big XII South to actually having a chance at conference championships, there's at least a silver lining to it.

[StL Dan]

Recent Dave Matter tweets:


About that #Mizzou email ... http://ht.ly/1WQrO

#Mizzou is circulating an email to campus officials reminding them to tell media: "We are proud members of Big 12 Conference."

#Mizzou is circulating an email to campus officials reminding them to tell media: "We are proud members of Big 12 Conference."

#Mizzou chancellor on MU's & Big 12's future: "Anything could happen." http://ht.ly/1WOeH about 1 hour ago via HootSuite

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I have to think that the Big 10 with Mizzou and Nebraska on board would definitely have media preference over KU/K-State in some hodgepodge MWC.

The Big 10 already has media preference over the Big 12 as situated.

Delaney wants to add bigger markets to the conference, which I think is why Pitt/Rutgers from the Big East seem to be some common targets. But the St. Louis market is bigger than Pitt, so I'm not sure why they'd go that way.

The conferences are really about football and basketball though......... and I don't think that anybody considers St. Louis to be a football-crazy or basketball-crazy market.