Your newest member of the Big 10…Nebraska?

Man…if you can’t trust the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors then who can you trust in this crazy world.

If you would remember, back in December the Big 10 released this statement,

The COP/C believes that the timing is right for the conference to once again conduct a thorough evaluation of options for conference structure and expansion. As a result, the commissioner was asked to provide recommendations for consideration by the COP/C over the next 12 to 18 months.

The COP/C understands that speculation about the conference is ongoing. The COP/C has asked the conference office to obtain, to the extent possible, information necessary to construct preliminary options and recommendations without engaging in formal discussions with leadership of other institutions. If and when such discussions become necessary the COP/C has  instructed Commissioner James E. Delany to inform the Chair of the COP/C, Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon, and then to notify the commissioner of the affected conference(s). Only after these notices have occurred will the Big Ten engage in formal expansion discussions with other institutions. This process will allow the Big Ten to evaluate options, while respecting peer conferences and their member institutions. No action by the COP/C is expected in the near term. No interim statements will be made by the Big Ten or the COP/C until after the COP/C receives the commissioner’s recommendations and the COP/C determines next steps, if any, in this area. (via Big 10)

Apparently, the Big Ten COP/C has a time machine or just a really poor ability to tell time because it looks like Nebraska may be joining the Big 10 before the week is out.

An executive at a Big 12 school relayed to The World-Herald on Tuesday that he expects Nebraska to become a member of the Big Ten as early as Friday.

NU Chancellor Harvey Perlman has declined all interviews about conference realignment and expansion. He is expected to address the topic with the Board of Regents at its Friday meeting in Lincoln.

Direct confirmation from Nebraska of a conference change for the Huskers wasn’t immediately available. Sources at two other Big 12 schools told The World-Herald that their athletic directors have instructed them to be ready by week’s end for a briefing on probable Big 12 changes. (via Omaha.com)

With various other changes, including potentially more additions to the Big 10 and with the Pac-10 courting the entire south division of the Big 12…college football may look completely different next season.  Different in terms of parity, in terms of money between conferences, future television contracts and the like…

The college football you knew in 2009 may only be a memory by the time 2010 comes along…

Tags: Big 10, College Football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, reorganization

Category: Football