Nebraska Makes Headlines at the Sportsbook with Switch to Big 10

21st June, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The landscape of college football betting will be changing pretty soon and the odds at the sportsbook will be influenced.

Nebraska announced Friday that they are shifting to the Big 10 which will likely mean the finish of the Big 12 conference. College football is going to appear a great deal different after the approaching season since any of Nebraska’s long-time foes versus the odds at the Internet sportsbook will probably be going to the Pac-10.

A piece of Nebraska’s change is economically motivated. Greater paychecks will be coming as a consequence of the switch. Nebraska estimates to double its take of conference revenue, from about $10 million in the Big 12 to about $20 million in the Big 10, thanks mostly to greater television deals and the in-house Big 10 network.

Colorado, a fellow Big 12 member, announced it will be shifting to the Pac-10 on Thursday. Reports turned out that Missouri was also arranging to abandon the Big 12. For Nebraska, the writing was on the wall, and they had to consider a change to a more stable conference.

Nebraska was set to make the announcement on Friday but with reports leaking out about their change, it did not exactly come as a shock. Missouri might be going after Nebraska to the Big 10 but that has not yet been announced. If the Big Ten chooses not to give them an invitation, Missouri could wind up out in the cold. When the dust settles, the Tigers may wind up in the Mountain West. Missouri does not have a great relationship with the Big 12 as it is and the most recent reports have the Big Ten discussing whether they want to include the Tigers.

Other schools are anticipated to follow suit now with the news that Nebraska is leaving the Big 12. The Pac-10 is supposed to present six schools membership into the conference and those other schools are Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The Big 10 could also be adding schools along with Nebraska. The Big 10 is waiting for a determination from Notre Dame. The only 2 teams that would be joining would be Notre Dame and Nebraska if the Irish accept an invitation to join the conference.

The question will be what becomes of the Big 12. A lot of think that, after this season, the conference is done. Nebraska’s change to the Big 10 likely signals the end of the Big 12 as a conference. It’s now likely that the Pac-10 will become a major conference with 16 teams and the Big 10 may follow suit by offering invites to teams from the Big East. The landscape of college football is unquestionably changing and this will probably be the last season where you are able to count on rivalry matches in the Big 12 staying the same.

Longhorns athletic director DeLoss Dodds has stated he wants to keep the Big 12 together. Texas is deemed the lynchpin to the Big 12′s survival. University of Texas regents will meet next week to choose whether or not the Longhorns will stay in the fast-dissolving Big 12 or change to a different conference.


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