In the words of Jean-Paul Sartre, "Au revoir, Gophers?!"
Speculation is afoot that B1G conference realignment may not be limited to expansion.
The BIg XII taking a run at our jug brethren? Say it ain't so, Goldy. (Though admittedly, I can see the appeal of a true central US conference).
This is a uniquely pathetic move from the Big 12 (assuming it's true, which I doubt)
Why would the Gophers take a pay cut?
So they can pay more for travel expenses. Don’t laugh, someone is getting all those points on their Capital One card.
August 1st, 2022 at 10:10 PM ^
Not really... they row their own boat everywhere!
August 1st, 2022 at 10:51 PM ^
The ultimate rowing scene in movie history:
So, what you are saying, is Closing Time is playing at the Big 12 bar and all of the pretty people are taken
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:04 AM ^
Yes, but Minnesota already has a much prettier partner. So...good luck.
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:45 AM ^
And, like myself, are likely constantly praying that their partner doesn't figure it out.
"Hey, Gophers! How'd you like to make $60 million a year less than you're making now? Have I got a conference for YOU!"
And come on, Big 12. Out of the whole Big Ten, the prettiest girl at the dance is MINNESOTA?
Take Nebraska and we will throw in Scott's mom as she can be the Big 12 Commish!
August 2nd, 2022 at 10:35 AM ^
Scott Frost, Scott Frost's mom, and Jesse Plemons have never been seen in the same room together at the same time. Just sayin'...
You know as well as I do, the only way you get the pretty girl is becoming friends with her fat friend.
You leave Wisconsin out of this.
In this scenario, Minnesota is the fat friend.
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:06 AM ^
Hey, you gotta give it to them for at least going for someone remotely in their league (figurative league, not literal of course).
They know they can't anyone prettier, so I guess the strategy might be, hey, they don't appreciate you enough. And you'll never win over there. Just give yourself a chance of wearing the pants for once in the relationship.
They don't think she's the prettiest, she just happened to be the drunkest at closing and they had eye contact
They can have them if they take Nebraska back
August 1st, 2022 at 10:36 PM ^
Nebraska back belongs to Urban. It is not for sale.
Minnie ha ha.
There is a Minnehaha County in SD, along the MN border. Sioux Falls, SD is in this county.
There are many many mini-Minnehahas, all presumably named after the doomed Native maiden in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 poem, The Song of Hiawatha.
Examples:
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:39 PM ^
Actually, some great golf courses here. Sanford International is a Senior PGA event that plays at the club here. Got a nice hat that just says HAHA on it. Kinda lame, but also kinda cool.
If true, don't care if it happens.
But boy, what a stupid move that would be for Minnesota.
SMHD
I will say however, if this is something they want to do, maybe it's because they think they could be more competitive in a lesser conference after Oklahoma and Texas leave and USC and UCLA join the B1G.
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:12 AM ^
That would be the only possible reason and must be what the B12 is selling. Hey, you could have have a chance to actually win your conference! Definitely not worth all the money, but yeah, that's gotta be the sell.
Nic Cage is an automatic upvote from me.
The best worst actor of all time.
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:22 AM ^
At his best...
August 1st, 2022 at 11:17 PM ^
Or the worst worst actor, according to "Peggy Sue got Married."
"The best worst actor of all time."
That perfectly sums up Nic Cage. His movies are mostly horrible, and his acting largely awful - but it's all so watchable!
Menace to the golfing industry! You're a disgrace. You're varmints. You're one of the lowest members of the food chain and you'll probably be replaced by the rat.
Everyone wants a piece of the Gophers.....
August 1st, 2022 at 10:23 PM ^
Bark like a dog for me
August 1st, 2022 at 10:38 PM ^
i'm alright, nobody worrin' 'bout me!
August 2nd, 2022 at 12:25 AM ^
And I’ll teach you the meaning of the word respect.
Good luck with that.
"When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on".
--Abraham Lincoln & The Big 12
There is a zero percent chance of this happening.
You seem like you might be biased against gophers though. Can we take your word on it?
Raback?
Nebraska and Colorado going to the B12 would be a good look tbh...
Hey, founding member of the Big Ten! Would you like to make $60M LESS than what you would make as it stands now? Also, along with this loss of funds you will have to schedule out of conference to play your two biggest rivals! If this sounds enticing, let me know.
Sincerely,
T. Boone-Pennigrath IV, Big 12 Commissioner and Moron. Esquire.
I can visualize Fleck being 110% in favor of this 'cause it would double his chance of a conference titled, with no equivalent of the B1G East, but TPTB will reject this overture out of hand .
Northwestern to the Ivy League back when PSU was added in anticipation of the potential move was 1,000x more plausible.
That's cute. It's like a 7-year-old boy asking one of the pretty bridesmaids at a wedding to dance with him and marry him.
It happened and here they are 25 years later.....
The Gophers won’t leave. It’s way too hot down there and not a Lutheran to be found.