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Message: [QUOTE="B1GALUM, post: 654866, member: 3636"] There is an opportunity for UConn to go B1G if the Big 12 falls apart as long as Delany and the B1G presidents have the vision to take a risk on it and try to make it happen. The B1G takes Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas placing them in the B1G west giving the B1G 17 schools and need for one additional school to even the divisions. B1G west: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin (5 "old" B1G schools) + Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas (4 "new" B1G schools from the west). B1G east: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue (5 "old" B1G schools) + Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers, ? (4 "new" B1G schools from the east). UConn is invited in this scenario given ACC GOR and your status as a basketball brand and opportunity for additional penetration into the NYC market for the BTN. This scenario then provides for 3 football brands west (Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas) and 3 football brands east (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State) providing "balance". This is a concern at the moment with the future east/west B1G alignment. As the plan stands now, Nebraska will be the only brand in the B1G west compared to Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State in the B1G east. This scenario also provides additional basketball brands (Kansas and UConn) to compete with the ACC as well as provide important inventory for the BTN. A B1G conference consisting of these 18 teams could certainly be an outstanding end point. [/QUOTE]