Stanford and Cal make no sense in either The ACC or Big 12, but the B1G probably doesn't see a bump adding the pair or they would have done it initially.
Some of the talking heads said the Presidents of the B1G were for adding Stanford and Cal, but FOX wouldn’t pay for it. FOX would only pay for Washington and Oregon. No idea if it’s true or not. But, if we go back to 2022, after USC and UCLA announced they were joining the B1G, former B1G Commissioner Kevin Warren said the B1G wasn’t done expanding and he could see going to 20 schools. This was the same week Dennis Dodds named Washington, Oregon, Stanford, and Cal as B1G targets. The B1G Presidents and FOX did not like him publicly stating that and it contributed to a strained relationship that ultimately led him to leave the B1G.
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren talks expansion on Real Sports
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