Nebraska Joins the Big Ten, and the First Domino Falls.

Today’s news that Nebraska will indeed leave the Big 12 and join the Big Ten might only seem like a minor change in the college football landscape, but trust us at the Bore, this is a huge deal. Nebraska leaving the Big 12 will literally mark the end of the Big 12.  Containing teams that are in primarily small market Midwest towns, the Big 12 produced little TV revenue; something that giants like the Big Ten and SEC had no problem generating with their large TV deals.

When whispers of the Big Ten expanding were heard months ago many teams were tossed around to receive the special invitation into the most powerful conference in sports. Through all the conjecture, two names seemed to stick, Nebraska and Missouri; Nebraska for its fan base and Missouri for its two large markets (St. Louis and Kansas City). When it became apparent whom the Big Ten was targeting, the other Big 12 teams began frantically searching for a new conference to join. We heard numerous scenarios throughout this mad scramble. Texas and Oklahoma going to the SEC, the Big 12 trying to acquire two Mountain West teams, and finally, 6 of the Big 12’s remaining teams, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado moving to the Pac 10 to create college football’s first super conference.

Hours after Nebraska officially made the move to the Big Ten yesterday, it became apparent that Missouri would follow suit and join as well (this makes 13 teams in the Big Ten. Who will be the 14th?….coming later). The next news concerning the Big 12 came from the 6 teams thinking about going to the Pac 10. Though nothing official was set between the 6 Big 12 teams and the Pac 10, it appears now that this deal is all but done and the first 16 team conference in college football will be created. With this new alignment, currently 4 teams are left ‘conferenceless’; Kansas, Kansas St., Iowa St. and Baylor.  Here at the Bore we think more ‘super’ conferences are to come and this will eventually lead to every fans dream, a playoff… One thing we know for sure, College Football will be dramatically different in 2012.

The New College Football Conference Alignments Coming Soon!

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