You know I think that in the end we'll end up in the Big 10, have a better upside than most of our former conference and be the happier for it. I base that on some key facts and bread crumb clues, that we've all discussed ad nauseum. I recognize that there is a big wishful thinking component in that coupled with seeing the world through national flag (soon to be navy) blue. I don't particularly like or feel nostalgic about the teams that left as they've done their best to kill us so that they can better themselves. That's fair enough. They are entitled to look after there own interests.
So it's Big 10 or 'bust.' ...but what if it is bust? What if we end up in craptastic conference, essentially as a mid major that occasionally make a run? While I doubt I could have said this a year ago, I think that I will be okay with that. As long as we continue to improve academically, I will be okay with that. I won't love it but I'll still be able to root for the teams, where ever they compete. I won't be happy about it but in the end it will be okay.
Accepting that, a lot of the angst I felt about conference realighnment is gone. We should end up okay. I hope that it will be in the B!G but even if it's not it we'll deal with it and move on.
