![]() When geography means nothing, anything is possible.īut Minnesota joining a Big 12 conference that may or may not sustain itself when staying in the financially stabilized Big Ten for years to come seems like an easy decision even if Minnesota did have to think about it for a moment. This is why this one feels manufactured for reactions, but conference realignment rumors are no longer considered impossibilities in this evolving era of college sports. Who exactly was saying the Big 12 is courting Minnesota is unknown. Where this rumor actually comes from is unknown. If anything, the Big 12 should probably focus more on trying to lure Nebraska back if it is looking for a Big Ten school. Minnesota has no real connection to any existing or incoming Big 12 member. The Gophers bring little to the table for the Big 12 to capitalize on. Conference realignment is back for another spin with Texas and Oklahoma officially. ![]() The Big 12 adding Minnesota doesn’t even really make a whole lot of sense either. Big Ten expansion and Pac-12 realignment rumors are heating up after the move of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. Minnesota may be a hockey school, but it isn’t dumb. There would simply be no upside for Minnesota joining the Big Ten unless the goal is simply to get away from Big Ten hockey. Minnesota is one of the founding members of the Big Ten and would be crazy to walk away from the Big Ten’s massive revenue-sharing opportunities that would be unrivaled to anything the Big 12 could potentially offer. At the very least, it has about a 1% chance of ever happening. On the surface, this is a rumor that probably deserves very little credit. Bet you never saw that one coming, did you? Feel free to decide for yourself on this one.Īccording to Charley Walters, a sports columnist for Pioneer Press, the Big 12 is “said to be quietly seeking” Minnesota as an expansion target. Either the Big 12 is getting really desperate or somebody is fabricating a conference realignment rumor to draw attention.
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