ESPN: Maryland to big ten on Monday
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told ESPN.com on Saturday.
If Maryland goes to the Big Ten, Rutgers of the Big East is expected to follow suit. The addition of Maryland and Rutgers would give the Big Ten 14 members as the league gears toward negotiations on a new media rights deal when its first-tier rights expire in 2017.
No date has been set for an potential announcement, though it could come as soon as Monday.
Maryland president Wallace Loh has been handling the conversation with Big Ten officials, a source said.
One source told ESPN.com that Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson has informed key staffers that there are ongoing discussions.
One stumbling block for Maryland could be finances. Maryland's athletic department has recently dropped sports because of budget issues, and the ACC recently raised its exit fee to $50 million.
Maryland and Florida State were the only two out of 12 schools that voted against a $50 million exit fee out of the ACC, but lost the vote. Loh was quoted in the Washington Post on Sept. 13 that he was against the hike from $20 to $50 million on "legal and philosophical" grounds. The Post reported that Loh said Maryland planned to be in the ACC for years to come.
Maryland recently dropped seven sports and having to pay $50 million would be hard to digest for the athletic department and campus.
A source told ESPN.com that the Big Ten has been itchy about further expansion since Notre Dame made its official move to the ACC two months ago in all sports other than football. The source said the Big Ten can justify Maryland and then possibly Rutgers since they are all contiguous states to the Big Ten footprint.
One source told ESPN.com that Loh and Anderson don't have ACC ties so there wouldn't be a strong emotional pull to stay with the conference. Loh is a former provost at Big Ten member Iowa.
However, the chancellor of the Maryland system, Brit Kirwan, has been on the Maryland campus for 30 years and has strong affiliation for being a charter member of the ACC, according to a source.
One source with Maryland ties said there is a strong affinity for the ACC and making the move to the Big Ten may not be a unanimous decision among the school's board of regents.
Big Ten officials did not respond to numerous requests seeking comment. ACC officials also did not respond to a request for comment. Maryland officials would not comment when asked after the Terps' football game on Saturday.
If these dominoes were to fall then Connecticut would emerge as the next most likely candidate to fill Maryland in the ACC. The ACC will be at 14 members in 2013-14 with the addition of the Big East's Pitt and Syracuse and 15 in all sports except football when Notre Dame joins, which could be as early as the fall of 2013.
Rutgers' exit fee from the Big East would be less expensive. The buyout to leave the Big East is $10 million if the school provides 27 months of notice before leaving. However, the league has allowed West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse to leave the league without honoring the 27-month requirement by paying a higher exit fee.
The loss of Rutgers would be the latest in a long line of teams fleeing the Big East. The Scarlet Knights would be the ninth member of the Big East to leave or announce they were leaving the league since 2004. Six of those defections have occurred in the past year -- Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame to the ACC; TCU and West Virginia to the Big 12 and Rutgers to the Big Ten.
The Scarlet Knights were charter members of the Big East's football conference, which began in 1991.
Maryland also was a charter member of the ACC, one of eight schools to start the league in 1953.
Both Maryland and Rutgers are members of the AAU (Association of American Universities), something vital to Big Ten presidents. The addition of the two East Coast schools would dramatically stretch the Big Ten's footprint. With Maryland holding down the Beltway, Rutgers offering up the New York market and Penn State the league has a solid anchor in the mid-Atlantic states.
Maryland and Rutgers would also make the nation's richest conference even wealthier. Last season, each Big Ten school received a record $24.6 million in shared revenue, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. One source said the success of the Big Ten Network is an intriguing factor for Maryland.
If the two schools join the Big Ten, it would reopen what many thought was a stable time in the conference realignment process. The Big Ten joins the SEC as a legitimate 14-team superconference, while the ACC drops to 13 football members and likely will pursue another all-sports member to get back to 14.
ACC commissioner John Swofford said at ACC media day and during the news conference when the Irish were added that the league wouldn't go beyond 14 football members and could easily exist with an odd number (15) in men's and women's basketball. But if a football member were to leave, the ACC would likely have to make a move.
Maryland, meanwhile, will become only the second school to leave the ACC. South Carolina was the other, leaving in 1971 to become an independent. The Gamecocks are now members of the Southeastern Conference.
In the past few years, the nation's top five conferences -- SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC -- have added a total of 10 new members, causing a domino effect throughout the college landscape from coast to coast.
Dana O'Neil, Brett McMurphy and Andy Katz are all college sports reporters for ESPN. ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg and Heather Dinich contributed to this report.
If Maryland goes to the Big Ten, Rutgers of the Big East is expected to follow suit. The addition of Maryland and Rutgers would give the Big Ten 14 members as the league gears toward negotiations on a new media rights deal when its first-tier rights expire in 2017.
No date has been set for an potential announcement, though it could come as soon as Monday.
Maryland president Wallace Loh has been handling the conversation with Big Ten officials, a source said.
One source told ESPN.com that Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson has informed key staffers that there are ongoing discussions.
One stumbling block for Maryland could be finances. Maryland's athletic department has recently dropped sports because of budget issues, and the ACC recently raised its exit fee to $50 million.
Maryland and Florida State were the only two out of 12 schools that voted against a $50 million exit fee out of the ACC, but lost the vote. Loh was quoted in the Washington Post on Sept. 13 that he was against the hike from $20 to $50 million on "legal and philosophical" grounds. The Post reported that Loh said Maryland planned to be in the ACC for years to come.
Maryland recently dropped seven sports and having to pay $50 million would be hard to digest for the athletic department and campus.
A source told ESPN.com that the Big Ten has been itchy about further expansion since Notre Dame made its official move to the ACC two months ago in all sports other than football. The source said the Big Ten can justify Maryland and then possibly Rutgers since they are all contiguous states to the Big Ten footprint.
One source told ESPN.com that Loh and Anderson don't have ACC ties so there wouldn't be a strong emotional pull to stay with the conference. Loh is a former provost at Big Ten member Iowa.
However, the chancellor of the Maryland system, Brit Kirwan, has been on the Maryland campus for 30 years and has strong affiliation for being a charter member of the ACC, according to a source.
One source with Maryland ties said there is a strong affinity for the ACC and making the move to the Big Ten may not be a unanimous decision among the school's board of regents.
Big Ten officials did not respond to numerous requests seeking comment. ACC officials also did not respond to a request for comment. Maryland officials would not comment when asked after the Terps' football game on Saturday.
If these dominoes were to fall then Connecticut would emerge as the next most likely candidate to fill Maryland in the ACC. The ACC will be at 14 members in 2013-14 with the addition of the Big East's Pitt and Syracuse and 15 in all sports except football when Notre Dame joins, which could be as early as the fall of 2013.
Rutgers' exit fee from the Big East would be less expensive. The buyout to leave the Big East is $10 million if the school provides 27 months of notice before leaving. However, the league has allowed West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse to leave the league without honoring the 27-month requirement by paying a higher exit fee.
The loss of Rutgers would be the latest in a long line of teams fleeing the Big East. The Scarlet Knights would be the ninth member of the Big East to leave or announce they were leaving the league since 2004. Six of those defections have occurred in the past year -- Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame to the ACC; TCU and West Virginia to the Big 12 and Rutgers to the Big Ten.
The Scarlet Knights were charter members of the Big East's football conference, which began in 1991.
Maryland also was a charter member of the ACC, one of eight schools to start the league in 1953.
Both Maryland and Rutgers are members of the AAU (Association of American Universities), something vital to Big Ten presidents. The addition of the two East Coast schools would dramatically stretch the Big Ten's footprint. With Maryland holding down the Beltway, Rutgers offering up the New York market and Penn State the league has a solid anchor in the mid-Atlantic states.
Maryland and Rutgers would also make the nation's richest conference even wealthier. Last season, each Big Ten school received a record $24.6 million in shared revenue, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. One source said the success of the Big Ten Network is an intriguing factor for Maryland.
If the two schools join the Big Ten, it would reopen what many thought was a stable time in the conference realignment process. The Big Ten joins the SEC as a legitimate 14-team superconference, while the ACC drops to 13 football members and likely will pursue another all-sports member to get back to 14.
ACC commissioner John Swofford said at ACC media day and during the news conference when the Irish were added that the league wouldn't go beyond 14 football members and could easily exist with an odd number (15) in men's and women's basketball. But if a football member were to leave, the ACC would likely have to make a move.
Maryland, meanwhile, will become only the second school to leave the ACC. South Carolina was the other, leaving in 1971 to become an independent. The Gamecocks are now members of the Southeastern Conference.
In the past few years, the nation's top five conferences -- SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC -- have added a total of 10 new members, causing a domino effect throughout the college landscape from coast to coast.
Dana O'Neil, Brett McMurphy and Andy Katz are all college sports reporters for ESPN. ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg and Heather Dinich contributed to this report.
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Aw, .
Did we just jump from the frying pan into the fire?
Did we just jump from the frying pan into the fire?
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There goes our recruiting advantage.
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If Rutgers goes to the Big Ten, it's time to get an annual game with them.
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UConn to ACC?
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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To me trading UConn for UMD is a wash. I will admit for selfish reasons, I would prefer RU to not go to the B10 for recruiting reasons, but other than that it.
Swofford should go get PSU, the Big10.
Swofford should go get PSU, the Big10.
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SU loses if Rutgers goes Big 10 and UConn goes ACC. Anyone that thinks it's a good thing in any way, shape or form needs to think longer. They would have more money, more direct access to BCS, more attractive schedules. Everything that helps you recruit.
Oh well. Maybe it was too good to be true anyway.
Big 10 gets worse. Rutgers (and possibly UConn) would be the only real winners.
ND becoming a full member is what the ACC needs to focus on.
Oh well. Maybe it was too good to be true anyway.
Big 10 gets worse. Rutgers (and possibly UConn) would be the only real winners.
ND becoming a full member is what the ACC needs to focus on.
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I can only think of one reason the B1G would do this ... is this to keep Penn St happy?
Not sure how this would make the B1G stronger ... if anything it seems like it would just dilute their product and make scheduling more difficult.
Not sure how this would make the B1G stronger ... if anything it seems like it would just dilute their product and make scheduling more difficult.
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Anyone think this is a planted Rumor from the Big East? To get NBC to finailize a deal with GOR with BE so that NBC can get some college football programming or forever be left out?
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Word is all bets were off once Swofford scooped up ND and kept them from going to the B1G.
Now Delaney didn't feel the need to hold off poaching from ACC country.
Maryland fans seem to be hating this possibility.
Real issue is whether FSU follows suit and makes a play for Big12 $$$$$$, then it gets interesting for SU.
Now Delaney didn't feel the need to hold off poaching from ACC country.
Maryland fans seem to be hating this possibility.
Real issue is whether FSU follows suit and makes a play for Big12 $$$$$$, then it gets interesting for SU.
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Yep. This was the nightmare scenario once we got the ACC invite.
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Ha - just said the same thing in another post. But you're right - this would be a bad thing for SU (RU, not MD).
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it seems like when the rumors come before official announcements nothing ends up happening. when stuff actually happens it seems like the bomb just suddenly goes off. i would think a huge portion of the maryland fan base would be against trading out tobacco road for the iowas and etc.
The B1G is showing they are no different than any conference in going a for a cash grab. The rivalries become more diluted in the conference and the conference will have to go 9 conference games to accommodate all the trophy games.
B1G East- Ohio State, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin
B1G West- Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Northwestern
Pretty good conference. The ACC would need Notre Dame to be 14 if possible.
B1G East- Ohio State, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin
B1G West- Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Northwestern
Pretty good conference. The ACC would need Notre Dame to be 14 if possible.
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Maryland would likely be the first domino.
I've been arguing for weeks on the WVU board about the Big12 not getting FSU.
If MD pops on Monday, I will likely be proven wrong.:noidea:
I've been arguing for weeks on the WVU board about the Big12 not getting FSU.
If MD pops on Monday, I will likely be proven wrong.:noidea:
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Besides muntz/smithers from the UCONN board you mean? I'm certain that Mike Aresco would be willing to risk his reputation to provide fodder to a bunch of internet trolls.
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No I mean Aresco, or someone on the top of the food chain in the BE comish office. Think about it, if RU goes, the BE is done. ACC will scoop one of Lville or UConn. The west coast teams wont come and boom its gone.
If NBC wants the real CUSA football package and not CUSA+ then putting this rumor out there may get them to fast track a TV deal.
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Muthafuka. This would essentially cut us and BC off. Swoford needed to get rut into the fold and he failed. They are too goddamn important regionally to be left to rot. 'twas never gonna happen, best case for SU would've been in the bevo. This is bad, very bad.
If this happens, all you stoopid arseholes who make fun of rut can go to fkukin ell, for I told u so.
It's dumb for Maryland, not sure what they're thinking.
If this happens, all you stoopid arseholes who make fun of rut can go to fkukin ell, for I told u so.
It's dumb for Maryland, not sure what they're thinking.
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Do you think a CUSA NBC contract would stop anyone?
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The one thing that has always troubled me is that Texas makes more sense in the Pac. Without Texas the Pac can never really expand. That leaves the B10 without a homerun with Texas or ND. And that opens up some more difficult scenarios to predict.
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If the contract comes with a 10 yr GOR it will. What conf would pick a BE school whos rights belong to another conference.
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