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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous](OP here):

Everyone acknowledges the University of California at Berkeley as one of the greatest educational institutions in the world as is, of course, Stanford University.

Why the Big Ten Conference did not extend offers to these academic & research powerhouses is not crystal clear, but my best guess is that the media partners just did not see the return on their investment at this time. Might be a bit short-sighted as opportunities to unite/go-in-business-with Stanford and UCal-Berkeley are rare.

Personally, I think that the Big Ten Conference has a moral obligation to extend offers to both universities and that the rewards for all parties will quickly be realized. I cannot imagine a single Big Ten President or Administrator who wouldn't love to be associated with both Stanford & UCal-Berkeley.

I still think the B1G will eventually add Stanford and Berkeley for academic and geographic reasons.

Interesting thought, but there is a timeline that should be of concern. Once USC & UCLA become members of the Big Ten Conference next year (2024) each will have a vote regarding conference expansion and they may vote to protect their recruiting area which overlaps with that of UCal-Berkeley & Stanford.

There is still time and there are a lot of creative, brilliant minds working on this.

Realignment is not complete, but timetables differ.[/quote]

Moral obligation? For football?[/quote]

Yes.

The primary reason for the collapse of the Pac-12 was bad management. Poorly run for well over a decade--even turning down the opportunity to add the University of Texas and Oklahoma as a package deal. The Pac-12 network was, and is, an inferior entity delivering a shoddy product.
 
Additionally, the Pac-12 disintegrated, in part, because the Big Ten Conference & USC wanted to be in business together.

The Big Ten Conference envisioned adding USC & Notre Dame, but Notre Dame decided to remain as an independent. The Big Ten then considered the University of Oregon, but UCLA wanted in & media partners loved (and love) the LA media market.

Unknown to many, UCLA really needed the extra funds for its athletic department as UCLA athletics was running at a deficit.[/quote]

Stanford and Berkeley blocking Oklahoma and then Nevada and SDSU for academic reasons is a big part of why they are here. They’re were arrogant and now they are either going to be independent or G5 schools. [/quote][/quote]

I still think the B1G will eventually add Stanford and Berkeley for academic and geographic reasons. [/quote][/quote]

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