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Looks like Brenda (Oldfield) Frese is finally coming back!
 






Not sure if this has been posted on another thread (impossible to keep up today) but this is from the Big 10:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO JOIN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE



Park Ridge, Ill.— The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced unanimous approval today for the University of Maryland to join the Big Ten Conference effective July 1, 2014, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2014-15 academic year. The University of Maryland also looks forward to joining the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a consortium of world-class research institutions dedicated to advancing their academic missions.



“Today is a watershed moment for the University of Maryland,” said university president Dr. Wallace D. Loh. “Membership in the Big Ten Conference is in the strategic interest of the University of Maryland. It will not only ensure the financial vitality of Maryland Athletics for decades to come, but the extensive opportunities in the CIC for collaborations with our peer AAU and flagship universities in education, research, and innovation will boost the University of Maryland’s ascendancy in academic excellence.”



“The Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors are pleased to welcome the University of Maryland to the Big Ten Conference," said COP/C Chair and University of Iowa President Sally Mason. “The University of Maryland is one of the premier public research universities in the country and represents a natural alignment with our other member institutions. Their top-ranked academic and athletic programs will be a tremendous addition to our conference.”



“Today is a historic day for both the University of Maryland and for Maryland Athletics,” said director of athletics Kevin Anderson. “The Big Ten is an outstanding conference comprised of flagship research universities. Our new peers share our pursuit of both athletic and academic excellence. We are thrilled to join the Big Ten and look forward to beginning this next chapter in Maryland Athletics starting in 2014.”



In order for an institution to be admitted to the Big Ten Conference, it must submit a written application, which must then be approved by at least 70 percent of the Big Ten COP/C. The University of Maryland formally submitted an application to join the Big Ten Conference Monday morning. The Big Ten COP/C then met via conference call and unanimously approved UMD’s application.



“The Big Ten Conference is excited to welcome the University of Maryland beginning with the 2014-15 academic year,” said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. “Maryland is a tradition-rich institution with a history of academic and athletic excellence. They’re a great fit and we look forward to a great future.”



About the University of Maryland: The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. Ranked No. 19 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report, it has 30 academic programs in the U.S News Top 10. UMD is one of only six universities in the world with top 25 programs in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics and Business, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Social Sciences, according to the Academic Ranking of Worldwide Universities.



About the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes’ lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The broad-based athletic programs of the 12 Big Ten institutions sponsor 298 teams competing for championships in 25 official conference sports, 12 for men and 13 for women. Big Ten universities provide in excess of $136 million in athletic scholarship aid to nearly 10,000 men and women student-athletes, the most of any conference. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
 

Winnipegopher said:
Boooooooo!!!!!!!!

That is all.
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Gees, we've told you again and again; on the board, with private messages and letters. We'll say it again, the Big Ten is NOT going to expand into Manitoba! You just got to get over it.:cool:
 

Iceland12 said:
Gees, we've told you again and again; on the board, with private messages and letters. We'll say it again, the Big Ten is NOT going to expand into Manitoba! You just got to get over it.:cool:
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Even with the new on-campus stadium opening next year?
 




John Galt said:
RIP Big Ten - 11/19/2012
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Didn't people say the same thing when Nebraska joined? Probably the same thing when Penn State joined?

Makes me think of the political situations when people say they are moving to Canada if something happens. Didn't they say that last time too? Probably the time before that?
 

Delaney just said that, off the top of his head, only two Conferences, over the last decade, haven't changed their membership. Those were the Ivy League and the MIAC. So much for tradition versus TV. The Maryland President said the discussions took place over the last "two weeks" or so.

Now when was that Notre Dame decision made?
 

I guess that those who wanted to see Edsall coaching at The Bank may (let me stress that he has to hang on at Maryland) get their wish.
 

zambam said:
Didn't people say the same thing when Nebraska joined? Probably the same thing when Penn State joined?

Makes me think of the political situations when people say they are moving to Canada if something happens. Didn't they say that last time too? Probably the time before that?
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I'm pretty sure most thought Nebraska was a pretty good fit. And honestly, Maryland's not a bad one IMO either. Rutgers though......meh
 

For the players today, Penn State as an independent is just a story from the ancient past. For a lot of fans, it's still a violation of the natural order of the universe. The Big Ten had been fairly stable since its earliest years.

You had the charter members in 1896: Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. Then Indiana and Iowa enter in 1900. Michigan leaves in 1907, returns in 1916. Ohio State enters in 1912. Chicago leaves in 1946. Michigan State enters in 1953.

Then we're stable until Penn State enters in 1993. Now we have a flurry of activity, Nebraska entering in 2011, and two more teams entering in the near future, and it wouldn't be surprising to see two more to get to 16 teams. That's a lot of changes to digest. The divisions are going to me more like conferences of their own.
 

Monty519 said:
I'm pretty sure most thought Nebraska was a pretty good fit. And honestly, Maryland's not a bad one IMO either. Rutgers though......meh
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Liked it for athletics for sure but not academically. They weren't up to Big Ten standards, but supposedly they're using some of the Big Ten money to get there.
 

RodentRampage said:
For the players today, Penn State as an independent is just a story from the ancient past. For a lot of fans, it's still a violation of the natural order of the universe. The Big Ten had been fairly stable since its earliest years.

You had the charter members in 1896: Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. Then Indiana and Iowa enter in 1900. Michigan leaves in 1907, returns in 1916. Ohio State enters in 1912. Chicago leaves in 1946. Michigan State enters in 1953.

Then we're stable until Penn State enters in 1993. Now we have a flurry of activity, Nebraska entering in 2011, and two more teams entering in the near future, and it wouldn't be surprising to see two more to get to 16 teams. That's a lot of changes to digest. The divisions are going to me more like conferences of their own.
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Must be for people who say we should be "more like the SEC".
 

I hope they at least make Maryland get rid of those god awful uniforms.
 

Tony Kornheiser says Notre Dame will say hello and good-bye to the ACC and join the Big Ten.
 

station19 said:
Tony Kornheiser says Notre Dame will say hello and good-bye to the ACC and join the Big Ten.
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Ultimately it could be that by forcing the essential destruction of the ACC and Big East as they are now, the B1G will force ND's hand to join a conference. The Florida State AD has already said he'll be watching the Maryland process to see what the buyout ends up being (i.e., he's seeing if it goes down so they have an easier out when the SEC comes calling).

Once the Noles leave, the ACC is toast and will have to merge itself with the best of the remaining conferences (Big East, Big XII, MWC) to form the fourth and final super conference (B1G, Pac-12, SEC being the other three).

Notre Dame will be forced to choose - stick with the leftovers in the new amalgamation, or go to the B1G?
 


Gopher07 said:
Ultimately it could be that by forcing the essential destruction of the ACC and Big East as they are now, the B1G will force ND's hand to join a conference. The Florida State AD has already said he'll be watching the Maryland process to see what the buyout ends up being (i.e., he's seeing if it goes down so they have an easier out when the SEC comes calling).

Once the Noles leave, the ACC is toast and will have to merge itself with the best of the remaining conferences (Big East, Big XII, MWC) to form the fourth and final super conference (B1G, Pac-12, SEC being the other three).

Notre Dame will be forced to choose - stick with the leftovers in the new amalgamation, or go to the B1G?
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People thought all of that was inevitable during the last realignment saga...but it didn't happen. The ACC didn't implode, the Big East didn't implode, the Big XII didn't implode.

Teams will realign, but this whole super conferences talk is crazy IMO.
 

Stanger86 said:
People thought all of that was inevitable during the last realignment saga...but it didn't happen. The ACC didn't implode, the Big East didn't implode, the Big XII didn't implode.

Teams will realign, but this whole super conferences talk is crazy IMO.
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This is the same realignment saga continued, IMO. One key difference between the earlier realignment and the now realignment - the playoff will accelerate the situation as teams jockey themselves to be one of four teams to get a bid. It's already changing the top teams' schedules as they try to get as many good games as possible on their plate.
 


Stanger86 said:
People thought all of that was inevitable during the last realignment saga...but it didn't happen. The ACC didn't implode, the Big East didn't implode, the Big XII didn't implode.

Teams will realign, but this whole super conferences talk is crazy IMO.
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The Big East was depending on a BIG television rights deal to keep they afloat. They let the "exclusive window" with ESPN close so they could get that deal from CBS Sports or NBC Sports. Syracuse and Pittsburgh are already going. Now they lost any tie to the New York/New Jersey market for football. That won't help get them a deal. Now it looks like the "Western Half" of the Big East, Boise and SDSU plus the Mormons with assumptions of Glory (BYU) are looking to get back to the MWC. Which makes a LOT more sense. What doesn't make sense is the Big East getting a giant TV deal. Though CBS/NBC Sports ARE still pretty desperate for programming.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/39508/sources-schools-may-rejoin-mwc

The ACC to make your original point solid, now are going to have to raid the Big East and keep Florida State and everybody else in the fold.

It just looks like somebody is going down and out.
 

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