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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4348267, member: 833"] What has been the track record of teams that have "upgraded" to the Big 10? Rutgers has won for than 4 games ONCE since joining the Big 10 in 2014. Nebraska has won 5 or fewer games the last 5 years. Maryland has had 2 7-6 seasons and it had losing records the other 6 years in the Big 10. In basketball, Rutgers has made 2 NCAA tournaments in 8 years, Nebraska has made 1 NCAA tournament in 11 years, Maryland has made 5 NCAA tournaments in 8 years, but only got to one Sweet 16. UCLA basketball is pretty strong, but football has won more than 7 games only 6 times in the last 23 years. USC is better in football, but still has only made one Rose Bowl since 2008 and has never played in the Playoff. USC has made 5 tournaments and one second weekend in the last 13 years. So the last three additions to the Big 10 have been duds, but two mediocre programs and two good programs are going to suddenly blossom in the Big 10? How are UCLA and USC going to recruit California kids to not play against their friends in the Pac 12 but play half their league games in Iowa and Indiana in the Fall and Winter? You guys realize it doesn't snow in Southern California, right? And if those kids are willing to play in the snow, then why won't they just go to Ohio State or Michigan? Point is, given recent history, and the reality of recruiting players to play in a league 2000 miles away, it is more likely that UCLA and USC's programs will get worse than it is that they will get better. So once again, why is the Big 10 doing this, other than to damage the Pac 12? [/QUOTE]

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