RE: Future B1G FB schedules: Conference games every week except wk 2
Kansas covers its way if the model goes to 3 divisions. At 15 the B10 can split:
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
Wisconsin, MSU, Michigan, Indiana, Purdue
NW, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, MD
The money made by the semi final would pay Kansas' way without the B10 having to make a huge academic exception for OU and having to "cow-tow" to Texas.
If the B10 model stays fixed on cable television sets, only a Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, or Texas school moves the needle. AAU is a red herring, but you have to be a graduate research intensive school and generally ranked in most measures above Nebraska. In those five states that would be VT, UVa, UNC, NC State, Duke, GT, UGa, Florida, FSU, and Texas.
Duke's small size would make it about 50% the size of Northwestern. VT and NC State are both STEMs with a more limited liberal arts component due to the way things are split between UNC and NCSU and UVa and VT. Moreover all 5 of these schools are relatively happy where they are. Even if NC State wanted to leave, UNC likely would veto such a move. Why would Florida or FSU want to play in the Big 10? Same goes for Georgia or GT. Without a "push" the extra money doesn't offset the intangibles.
That leaves Kansas and Mizzou as the most likely movers and of the two Kansas has to be more appealing to the B10 - IF - the three division scenario develops.
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2017 07:08 PM by lumberpack4.)
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