What does this mean for the Big Ten?
For now, absolutely nothing.
The SEC is just one conference that will be overhauling its conference schedule, which is something every power conference is actively exploring. The Big Ten will likely make changes to its conference scheduling format and conference championship game qualifications as a result, but the moves being made by the Big 12, SEC, and the AAC during this time of conference alignment won’t have much sway on what the Big Ten ultimately decides to do.
While the idea of considering expansion options may be enticing for some around the Big Ten, the realized options just don’t appear to be there for the taking that makes sense for the Big Ten. Outside of Notre Dame, there may not be any real candidates to consider for Big Ten expansion unless the Big Ten was prepared to explore potential options in the ACC as it did with Maryland.
Pitt? Syracuse? North Carolina? Georgia Tech? It feels as though we have been down that road before, and it only led to Maryland and Rutgers.
Big Ten expansion is fun to talk about, but we likely won’t be seeing much movement of that needle any time soon.
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