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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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Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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