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06/11/2010 - Park Ridge, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It didn't take long for the Big Ten to accept the University of Nebraska's application into the conference.
A short time after Nebraska's Board of Regents voted unanimously to file an application to join the Big Ten Conference, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced their unanimous approval.
The move comes into effect on July 1, 2011, as Nebraska will start competing in all sports beginning with the 2011-12 academic year.
"We believe Nebraska is an extraordinary fit, reflecting the criteria we established at the beginning of the process - high academic quality, competitiveness, cultural compatibility and fiscal responsibility," said COP/C chair and Michigan State President Lou Anna K. Simon.
Nebraska's board concluded a partially closed door meeting Friday afternoon where the decision was made to leave the Big 12 -- the second such conference member to do so in as many days following Colorado's departure for the Pac-10.
The decision by Nebraska will likely trigger a domino effect with the Pac-10 reportedly set to construct a mega-expansion to 16 teams. Several league sources had indicated earlier in the week that retaining Nebraska was the key to keeping the Big 12 afloat.
The Pac-10 is rumored to be mulling invitations to a handful of Big 12 schools, including marquee members Texas and Oklahoma.
Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman explained discussions were undertaken within the Big 12 to gauge how to keep the conference intact. He revealed that both Colorado and Missouri indicated their wishes to leave the league and that the Pac-10 had made an offer to the six teams from the south division of the Big 12.
Perlman went on to reveal that the six south division teams -- Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Baylor -- could make no commitment to the conference if Missouri and Colorado both left. It was then that the decision to seek out the Big Ten Conference was made.
"In geography, we sit here with not a lot of options. We were facing two possible departures and we reached out to our friends in the Big Ten to see what options we had," Perlman said.
"They (the Big 12) gave all the members of the conference an ultimatum. They needed an unequivocal agreement (to remain intact) through at least 2016, and I felt my obligation was to protect the university from the vulnerability of not having a conference."
The Big Ten had also been rumored to be interested in adding teams from the Big East, and initially Missouri, although that idea has seemed to lose steam.
Nebraska is the 12th member of the conference and first new addition since Penn State took up membership in 1990. The other schools include Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota.
"We look forward to joining an extraordinary group. I believe Nebraska will be better for joining the Big Ten and the Big Ten will be a stronger conference with the addition of Nebraska," Nebraska president James B. Milliken stated.
"The Big Ten conference is a great fit. This is an exciting development. I think very highly of the Big 12 and Nebraska has experienced great success. However, change is inevitable."
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September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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