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Message: [QUOTE="dayooper, post: 4600295, member: 3859"] Buried in a recruiting piece (part 4 of 5), Big10 officials recognize the travel issue and can’t have USC/UCLA left on an island. The flexibility of the new scheduling format would allow for new schools to be easily added if the topic is revisited once a new commissioner is hired. [URL unfurl="true"]https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/the-b1g-10-jim-harbaugh-poised-to-finally-hit-the-elite-level-in-recruiting-at-michigan/[/URL] Here’s the relevant part for those that don’t want to read the recruiting sections: [HEADING=2][I]4. The slog schedule process[/I][/HEADING] [I]The further Big Ten officials delve into a new schedule format, the more exposed is the reality of USC and UCLA alone on the West Coast. Officials continue to work through format proposals — 3 permanent opponents and 6 rotating is still the likely choice — even though it could all be scrapped once a new commissioner is hired and if expansion is revisited. Multiple Big Ten officials expressed concern about travel logistics with USC and UCLA, and earlier this month told Saturday Tradition that athletic scheduling/travel and academic “stress” for all student athletes at all member institutions (not just football players) must be addressed — and that USC and UCLA can’t be left “on a geographic island.” The Big Ten and the SEC both will likely announce in May new schedule formats for their 16-team leagues in 2024. The Big Ten schedule could be reworked — and allow more flexibility for USC and UCLA — should the conference add 2 (Oregon, Washington) or more teams (Stanford, Cal) in expansion.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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