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Message: [QUOTE="Seaa Blue, post: 2202345, member: 4774"] But wait, there's more BTM: B10 HCKY Coaches and Athletic Directors have pitched their desire of adding North Dakota to B10 HCKY Conference to Jim Delany. Me: I asked BTM what's the latest he has heard on B10 HCKY expansion. BTM: Navy doesn't want to put their Football Program into P5 setting. Too many ACC schools don't want WVU as member. Greg Flugaur‏ @flugempire 3m3 minutes ago BTM: If Notre Dame would ever choose to be a member of ACC I would assume, but I do not know, that UCONN would become serious candidate. BTM: I don't know anybody who seriously believes there are talks going on right now for ND to become member of ACC. BTM: From B10 perspective we thought Notre Dame was seriously thinking about joining ACC 2/3 years ago. We were wrong. Me: I just asked BTM about Notre Dame and ACC. BTM: SEC, on their part, will make it very difficult for Oklahoma, politically, to turn down SEC Invite which will include OSU. BTM: In a few years Kansas will become part of the B10 and this will have a great pull for Oklahoma to not leave this opportunity behind. BTM: It's very easy for Kansas and Oklahoma to witness what the B10 association has accomplished for Nebraska. BTM: Lack of exposure in Research & Academic circles for B12 schls has now infected its Athletic Programs to reach higher levels of exposure BTM: I repeat myself, but the disease B12 is carrying around is lack of exposure. Its inability to market and brand itself. BTM: News will be breaking soon on LHN receiving limited play on Direct TV in some fashion. BTM: Texas & ESPN will move as many Texas schls as possible to PAC as long as PAC gives some equity of PACN into LHN in some manner or form. BTM: LHN will not continue to function as it currently stands. B10 believes UT will eventually move to PAC. BTM: B10 would almost do anything to get Texas into the conference for the next 100 years. But Longhorns, at this time, are out of reach. BTM: B10, at this time, doesn't see any opening to obtaining Texas into its conference. BTM: If OU chooses B10, B10 perspective is SEC would stand still. BTM:Without Oklahoma B10 will still pursue KU.We know this to be true. Who B10 pursues for 16 is not known. Won't be known until OU decides. BTM: OU is the ignition switch in next wave of Realignment. OU knows their position. Other schools know this as well including Texas. BTM: B10 knows OU is very interested in obtaining B10 invite. OU knows B10 wants them in the B10 Conference. No secrets. BTM: For B10 its OU/KU (and it has been for quite sometime) For SEC it's landing OU through OU/OSU tied together invite. BTM: This is the lay of the land. Both B10 & SEC are aware of each Conference targets. There are no secrets. Only planning. BTM: OU/OSU sharing same media market will not factor negatively into this particular desire for SEC to land both schools. BTM: ESPN created LHN to keep Texas out of PAC and B10. ESPN/SEC will go all out to keep B10 out of Oklahoma. Keep B10 off Texas Border. BTM: OU/OSU combo going to SEC is very plausible scenario. Greatest threat to B10 plans going forward. [/QUOTE]

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