Joining the Big Ten?

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

University of Maryland poised to join the Big Ten - The Washington Post

The University of Maryland was poised Sunday to end its 59-year affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference and jump to the Big Ten Conference, a move that would eliminate a number of the school’s longstanding college sports rivalries but, in the view of those behind the proposal, shore up the finances of an athletic department that has fallen on rocky budgetary times.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland will meet early Monday morning in a private session in Baltimore to decide whether Maryland should join the 12-member Big Ten, which is looking to expand its geographic and financial footprint.

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Should the proposal pass, Maryland would next formally apply for membership in the Big Ten, whose Council of Presidents and Chancellors would then vote on the matter.

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While Maryland would almost certainly benefit financially with a move to the Big Ten, there has been a backlash from fans and alumni, who claim the school is jettisoning tradition in favor of money. A Facebook group titled “Keep UMD in the ACC!” had more than 1,500 members as of Sunday night. Len Elmore, an all-American on the men’s basketball team in the 1970s who now works as a basketball commentator for ESPN, lamented to The Washington Post late Saturday night that Maryland is “looking for a money grab.”

 

[Sportster 72]

Hopefully we'll get a few fans here.

 

[jonvi]

By Michael Cohen

Greensboro, N.C. -- OnNov. 9, the two schools will play for the first and last time as conferencerivals when Syracuse travels down to Maryland for a date with the Terrapins.

But just as Syracusechanged leagues this summer, Maryland is set to do the same in 2014. The Terpsare exiting the ACC to join the Big Ten.

The football seriesbetween the two schools, though, will continue.

Syracuse and Maryland will play non-conference football gamesafter the Terrapins move to the Big Ten in 2014. Maryland head coach RandyEdsall played and coached at Syracuse. AP Photo | Patrick Semansky

Syracuse and Marylandare in conversations to schedule non-conference football games for a "fewyears down the road," deputy athletics director Herman Frazier told ThePost-Standard/syracuse.com on Monday. He said the games will "definitely"happen, though the exact format -- home and home series, neutral site, etc. --has not been finalized.

The idea was firstmentioned by Maryland head coach Randy Edsall during his interview session atthe ACC Football Kickoff. Edsall, who played and coached at Syracuse for atotal of 15 years, said SU and Maryland were already working on schedulinggames for the future -- something he was excited about.

Frazier, who is inattendance for Syracuse's first ACC Football Kickoff, confirmed Edsall'saccount.

Frazier said he andathletic director Daryl Gross are close friends with Gross' counterpart atMaryland, Kevin Anderson. That friendship will carry the rivalry forward beyondthe ACC.

The exact date of thefuture matchups is to be determined.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

I've seen a good amount of Maryland fans on other forums lately, hopefully they'll join the college football discussion soon