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Monday, October 10, 2011  TCU has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  Twelve is enough for the Pac-12, bolstering the chances for the Big 12 to survive yet again.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  Indeed, these are crazy days in  college athletics, and the news changes by the minute on what school is joining what conference and when.

Monday, September 05, 2011  Just like we saw in the Summer of 2010, the conference expansion rumor mill is churning again, only this time the rumors are turning into reality.

Sunday, December 05, 2010  The Big Ten says it's not looking to expand again in the near future.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  Two words in the title don't even make sense together (Texas and East) and quite frankly when I first read the TCU to Big East story in the New York Post I thought "no way, no how".

Monday, August 02, 2010  The latest conference expansion rumor has the Big East being proactive.

Monday, June 14, 2010  West Virginia University needs to be savvy when addressing potential conference realignment scenarios, new athletic director Oliver Luck said Monday.

Sunday, June 13, 2010  Missouri curators will meet behind closed doors Sunday night for the fourth time in as many days as the school turns its attention to saving the Big 12 Conference after its apparent bid to join the Big Ten failed.

Sunday, June 06, 2010  The Big Ten did not take formal action during a meeting Sunday about conference expansion, although officials say their timeline may change after the Pac-10 revealed plans for their own expansion.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Amid rumors of a Big 12 breakup that would have repercussions throughout college sports, the commissioner of the conference said Friday that he is "comfortable" the league will remain intact.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  The Big Ten is considering expanding from 11 teams and there's a strong belief that any move would force changes in the Big East, Big 12 and maybe every major conference.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany e-mailed conference officials Tuesday to stamp out a rumor that four schools had already been offered a chance to join the league.