Man, let me tell you about this whole Kansas to the Big Ten thing. It’s been a wild ride following all this, and I’ve been digging deep to figure out what’s really going on.
So, I started by looking back at last year. I remembered hearing rumors about KU maybe joining the Big Ten. That got me thinking, and I started to dig deeper. I scoured the internet, reading every article and forum post I could find. I found this one guy, Josh Pate, who seemed pretty optimistic about Kansas’s chances, especially with that AAU accreditation they have. That’s some serious academic cred, you know?
Then I dug into the whole conference realignment thing. It’s been the talk of the town for athletic directors, apparently. And it really got interesting when I read that some folks think Kansas might be the next to leave the Big 12. I even listened to a radio show where Mike Vernon talked about it on 610 AM in Kansas City. That got my attention.
- I thought about what it would mean for recruiting if Kansas joined the Big Ten.
- It would open up a whole new map, giving those three-star and four-star guys a shot at playing in a major conference. That’s huge!
But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. I also started thinking about what this would mean for the future of college athletics. It seems like we’re heading towards this “Power 2” era with the SEC and the Big Ten, and Kansas has to figure out where it fits in.
Then I got all nostalgic, thinking about the history of the Kansas Jayhawks. I read up on how they got their name, and I learned about Governor Charles Robinson and the Independent Mounted Kansas Jayhawks. Pretty cool stuff, right? And of course, the famous Rock Chalk Chant, I hummed it as I read. They are in the Big 12 now, but who knows for how long?
I even looked into when Nebraska joined the Big Ten back in 2011. It made me realize that these conference changes do happen, and they can happen quickly. In 2010, the Big Ten COP/C approved Nebraska apply for it, and Nebraska became a member of the Big Ten in 2011. I compared the Big 12 and the Big Ten. The Big 12 has 16 members, while the Big Ten has 12. And the members of them are in different states. I drew a table to show all the differences I found.
So, where does that leave us? Honestly, it’s still up in the air. But I’ve been following this closely, piecing together all the information I can find. I recorded all I found, and I feel I become more clear about the whole thing. I’ll keep you all updated as things develop. It’s definitely an interesting time to be a college sports fan!
