11/17/2012 9:20:14 PM

Such a great pic.

11/18/2012 7:58:38 AM

ESPN doesn't have any financial motives to break a story like this just when the Big East hits the open market for TV negotiations

oh wait

11/18/2012 11:02:46 AM

I really don't understand UMD's motives for allegedly wanting to go to the Big101112. With the addition of Pitt and Cuse, their average travel distance wouldn't change too much, might even be worse. They are more of a basketball school than a football one, and they'll be moving to a better football conference and, arguably, a slightly less good basketball conference. The move just doesn't make sense, unless they are tired of the UNC/Duke love in the ACC

11/18/2012 1:22:34 PM

^ Their athletics department is broke.

11/18/2012 2:29:25 PM

and can thus afford a 50M exit fee?

11/18/2012 2:30:07 PM

^ I imagine if the Big 10 wants Maryland they could help pay for it.

11/18/2012 2:31:33 PM

They would get a lot more money in the end with the bigger B12 tv deal

11/18/2012 2:33:50 PM

I doubt they would end up having to pay the full 50mil. I would guess they file suit and end up settling for something closer to 20mil than 50. They already set themselves up for this by voting against the 50mil buyout and at the time their president or somebody was already questoning the legality of the buyout.

[Edited on November 18, 2012 at 2:34 PM. Reason : .]

11/18/2012 2:34:10 PM

I still don't see why they want them, hell we don't want them. being AAU doesn't mean shit

11/18/2012 2:34:29 PM

My guess is that they're a vulnerable school to replace PSU

11/18/2012 2:36:27 PM

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"I still don't see why they want them. "

It's the same level of genius that made John Swofford think Boston College was a top-notch expansion team.

11/18/2012 2:37:16 PM

I hope this move bankrupts Maryland cause I would rofl

11/18/2012 3:03:01 PM

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"My guess is that they're a vulnerable school to replace PSU"

That's not a big hole to fill

11/18/2012 3:06:59 PM

*rimshot*

11/18/2012 3:07:27 PM

*rimshot* to the *rimshot*

11/18/2012 3:38:37 PM

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8649670/maryland-terrapins-regents-vote-big-ten-move-monday

good, we can be rid of these assholes as early as tomorrow. enjoy being broke and an even bigger joke in your new conference you yankee bastards

11/18/2012 6:14:48 PM

plz 2 leave

fuck UMD, their ghetto college campus, their trashy fans, and being a thorn in NCSU athletics for so many years

11/18/2012 6:34:51 PM

Dan Wetzel at Yahoo says if Maryland leaves, that the ACC could stay with 13 for football but if they were going to add another school the clearcut #1 choice would be UConn.

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"I hope this move bankrupts Maryland cause I would rofl"

I didn't know they had cut 7 varsity sports in July.

[Edited on November 18, 2012 at 9:51 PM. Reason : /]

11/18/2012 9:50:21 PM

So the word is Maryland thinks they negotiate the buyout down to $20 million. Not that I care if Maryland leaves, but why would the acc even consider negotiating at all. What's in it for them?

11/18/2012 9:50:37 PM

^They get Maryland out of the conference

11/18/2012 9:57:28 PM

^^they wont have to take it to court

11/18/2012 10:05:26 PM

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"Dan Wetzel at Yahoo says if Maryland leaves, that the ACC could stay with 13 for football but if they were going to add another school the clearcut #1 choice would be UConn."

the only person in america excited about adding uconn is NyM410

11/18/2012 10:12:29 PM

I'd like someone to make the argument that UConn is inferior to UMD. I don't see how it could be, so why the hate?

11/19/2012 8:48:06 AM

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"I'd like someone to make the argument that UConn is inferior to UMD. "

It's more northern.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8649670/maryland-terrapins-regents-vote-big-ten-move-monday

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"Under Armour founder and Maryland uber-booster Kevin Plank is "100 percent" behind the Terrapins moving from the ACC to the Big Ten, a regent told ESPN on Sunday. The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to vote whether to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference, a source told ESPN. Plank is "heavily involved behind the scenes with board members," a regent told ESPN on Sunday. The source added that several of the 17 board members were "miffed" that they were not included in the process until the late stages, so the vote could be close. Plank declined comment at Saturday's game but insisted he is not involved in Maryland's athletic decisions. If Maryland goes from the ACC to the Big Ten, Rutgers of the Big East will then follow suit, a source said. The Rutgers announcement could be as early as Tuesday, sources said. 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. There is not a consensus among Maryland athletic department officials, a source said. The school is leaning toward the move but there is still time for the school to decide to stay in the ACC, according to the source. Maryland president Wallace Loh has been handling the conversation with Big Ten officials, a source said."

Joe Ovies had a tweet yesterday asking how was Maryland going to afford the buyout. Someone sent to him a link saying Plank was planning on selling $64 million worth of Under Armour shares, and he replied "it must be nice to set money on fire".

11/19/2012 9:21:24 AM

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"It's more northern."

Gee, with argumentative points like that....

11/19/2012 9:25:27 AM

If Plank gives MD 50mil just so they can move to the BIG10, he will become the dumbest donor in the history of collegiate sports.

11/19/2012 9:31:05 AM

agreed

11/19/2012 9:35:28 AM

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"the only person in america excited about adding uconn is NyM410"

Eh, I could not care less. Take UL even though its academics don't fit for all I care.

I was never a huge UConn football fan since I left CT before they were 1-A.

Obviously UConn would've been a much better choice over the BC train wreck but it is what it is.

^^ Randy Edsall was born to coach Big 10 football

[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM. Reason : X]

11/19/2012 9:48:47 AM

ECU

11/19/2012 10:20:47 AM

Quote :

"Brett McMurphy ?@McMurphyESPN Maryland's board of regents unanimously approves move to Big Ten, source tells @ESPN"

11/19/2012 10:37:47 AM

BIE

11/19/2012 10:38:48 AM

Use the exit fee money to bribe Notre Dame into joining as a full member.

11/19/2012 10:45:06 AM

wow, can't believe they're actually going to bolt. i'm kinda

11/19/2012 10:45:51 AM

As a former Terps fan, good riddance. Glad that train wreck of an athletic program is leaving the ACC. Glad I won't have to put up with that fan base anymore.

11/19/2012 10:57:45 AM

What a bunch of clowns. This is making me feel slightly better about the weekend.

11/19/2012 10:59:34 AM

Joking about Maryland is one thing, but is anyone actually not worried about this?

Clemson and FSU are going to be watching how the ACC handles this very closely, Swofford needs to be on his game or Maryland won't be the only exit.

11/19/2012 11:02:21 AM

^i think it'll only be a problem if they don't hold UMD up on the $50M buyout

11/19/2012 11:03:25 AM

ACC decision will hinge on football or academics. Louisville is obvious choice but they are 140th in US News rankings. Cincy even worse.

Aside from those two what other choice is there? UCONN? UCF?

11/19/2012 11:07:53 AM

UConn's the obvious choice, but doesn't do much to alleviate any concerns the ACC has with GT/Clemson/FSU potentially leaving.

11/19/2012 11:11:52 AM

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8651934/maryland-terrapins-accept-invitation-join-big-ten-sources-say

11/19/2012 11:12:26 AM

^^ there is no program out there that would unfortunately. Nothing realistic anyway.

[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 11:14 AM. Reason : UL wouldn't either imo]

11/19/2012 11:13:39 AM

State is #106 in US News Rankings

[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 11:15 AM. Reason : 106]

11/19/2012 11:14:39 AM

Really?? We were like 71 in years past when I looked during expansion. Wtf.

Rutgers will be in Big 10 as well obviously.

[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 11:19 AM. Reason : X]

11/19/2012 11:17:47 AM

well US News Rankings is a joke

I was just pointing that out because while we have some great programs that are ranked much higher, we are far from some kind of academic powerhouse.

11/19/2012 11:20:38 AM

Can more teams leave now?

Just gimme a round-robin basketball schedule for the love of Everett Case

11/19/2012 11:21:57 AM

The ACC is toast. We need to attach ourselves to VT and start getting in the ears of the SEC.

11/19/2012 11:22:17 AM

I am so glad they're leaving. I'm not worried about other defections UNLESS we don't hold them to that 50M buyout. If the under armor guy wants to waste his money to make MD the joke of the B1G, let him. We just don't need Clemson or FSU getting any ideas about going to the Big XII (unless for some reason we can go to the SEC trololol)

11/19/2012 11:23:30 AM

who is next? FSU

11/19/2012 11:24:06 AM

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"The ACC is toast. We need to attach ourselves to VT and start getting in the ears of the SEC"

hope you'd enjoy never sniffing another bowl game

11/19/2012 11:26:57 AM