That should pretty much do it. It was announced (here's an ESPN article) that Nebraska will leave the Big XII to join the Big Ten... Ironically this brings the Big Ten to twelve members and reduces the Big XII to ten teams. There's a bizarre symmetry to that, I guess. As was expected that means the Big XII is now completely dead (sounds like they're trying to sue everyone, by the way), and a "source" has told ESPN that Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma St. will accept offers to join the Pac-10 (Pac-15?) as early as tomorrow (June 11). Texas A&M, for their part, are being choosy and considering joining the Pac-87 or the SEC. Be interesting to see what happens next... Could be nothing, could be Missouri to the Big Ten, or it could be the Big Ten deciding the Big East needs to get the Big XII treatment and they'll come after some mix of Syracuse, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and mostly-affiliated Notre Dame. What the hell, with everyone so drunk on megaconference deathdoom maybe they'll go after all of them plus Iowa State, Kansas, K-State, Baylor, Bradley, Florida Gulf Coast University, UC-Davis, St. Mary's School for the Blind, Alaska-Anchorage, Hawaii, Tokyo University, Erasmus in Holland, and the University of Mars Future Campus 2935 and become the Big Thirty (Big 3-Ten?).
In other news, Boise State has left the Western Athletic Conference for greener pastures in the Mountain West Conference.
Incidentally, anyone enjoy my very first custom artwork (a nod to a famous disaster and the famous Bradley Superfan)?
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