Pitt to the Big Ten?

The internet is all a buzz today that sometime this week the University of Pittsburgh will be jumping ship from the Big East to join the Big Ten. This of course would give the Big Ten their coveted championship game in football and would give the conference another powerhouse team in both football and basketball.

However right now are pretty sketchy and there are conflicting reports out there of if this is going to happen or not. Ben Maller reported earlier that this deal is as good as done. Meanwhile Adam Zagoria is saying that the reports are all false. So right now we are in a great status of wait and see, however these rumors have been around sense December so take that for what you will.

As for my take on the matter I think that moving to the Big Ten would be great for Pitt. They become an instant National Title contender every year just for being in the Big Ten, and their ability to get big name football recruits becomes better. What the move hurts the most is in Basketball. Right now Pitt is in the premiere basketball conference in the country and their recruiting is heavily out of New York City where the Big East holds their conference tournament every year. However I believe that as long as Pitt finds a way to play at least two or three games in Madison Square Garden every year their recruiting would not be hurt.

We here at No Sir Fans will keep on top of this and will keep you the readers updated as to anything that comes up from this story.

UPDATE 3:04 PM 2/1 It’s looking like this was all complete internet conjecture. So don’t look for this announcement today or anytime this week it seems. The Big 10 is planning a 12 to 18 month search for a new school (a bit excessive if you as me) and although they have been silent today Pitt sources have said that it’s not true.

Despite this I still stand by reasoning that Pitt to the Big 10 would be great for both the school and the conference. We’ll just keep our eyes on the matter and see what happens.