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Message: [QUOTE="B1GALUM, post: 594052, member: 3636"] As long as B1G athletic directors (Michigan's Dave Brandon) or coaches (Penn State's Bill O'Brien) continue to make a statement that conference expansion may not be over, then speculation will continue. However, I do think this kind of statement from Jim Delaney makes it highly unlikely it will happen soon: 'Several commissioners stated at last week's College Football Playoff meetings that expansion conversations should simmer for awhile because of the ACC's move. Including Delany. "(Now) we could all use the opportunity to focus on what we have and what we're trying to build,” Delany said.' [url]http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jeremy-fowler/22173078/delany-big-ten-talked-seriously-with-several-schools-about-expansion[/url]. I still think, long term, the B1G will look at expansion to 16. Given the desire of the B1G to move into two regions, additional teams from the east - such as UCONN - would seem to be more likely in my opinion. When you will have 11 teams in the midwest and 3 teams in the east it would seem to me that you would want additional teams in that second region to better represent the conference there. [/QUOTE]