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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]T[b]he Big Ten will not add anybody until they integrate and figure out UCLA and USC. The only schools that would fit and increase the massive payouts per school are Texas, Florida or Florida State, Notre Dame.[/b] That’s it.  The B1G has locked down the major markets outside those and are rolling teams and games through major markets with huge Big Ten alumni bases. Any other addition will lose money for member schools. Now if the league could jettison Purdue, Michigan State and Northwestern there would be 3 spots open for Washington, Oregon and one of Arizona/Colorado or UNC.[/quote]

The Big Ten Conference will probably extend offers to the U Oregon & U Washington within a month or two; otherwise, Oregon & Washington may move to the Big 12 as the Pac-12 still to be negotiated TV rights deal is expected to be in the $20 million per university per year range--which is far below Big Ten & SEC payouts.

FSU is scrambling to find a way out of its ACC membership. Rumor is that FSU wants to join the Big Ten Conference. U Florida has also been rumored to be considering a move from the SEC to the Big Ten--but I suspect that stance is taken by U Florida to prevent the SEC from extending an invitation to in-state rival FSU. The state of Florida is a major producer of D-1 football recruits & U Florida wants to protect its turf for recruiting into the SEC.

U Texas isn't going to the Big Ten as that deal was nixed several years ago because Texas & Oklahoma wanted to move together as a package deal to preserve the rivalry & the Big Ten did not want U Oklahoma.

Purdue, Northwestern, & Michigan State will not be "jettisoned" from the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten Conference is a research powerhouse conference and these schools are too valuable to lose. Northwestern & Purdue were among the 7 founding members of the Big Ten Conference in 1896 along with the University of Chicago. U Chicago withdrew in 1946 because it could not compete at the same level as the other member schools. Purdue, Northwestern, & Michigan State are able to compete in the conference although not with Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State regarding football.

Things may start to move quickly due to the Pac-12 Conference's inability to land a new TV deal. The University of Arizona is expected to follow the University of Colorado to the Big 12 Conference.[/quote]

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