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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4724299, member: 5685"]
I think our best hope would be something like the below...

B1G
Washington, Oregon, USC, UCLA
Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan State
Michigan, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State
Penn State, Rutgers, Maryland, X
UVA, UNC, GA Tech, Miami

Where X would be between Pitt, SU, and BC. The above would keep rivalries while allowing your top programs to all flourish (well except the West).

I think going forward expansion will be based on Brand, then Fanbase, then Market, then Fit. I think our brand is the best (hopefully FB and BBall don't suck these next 10 years). We have the largest overall fanbase thanks to BBall (again that could change). The NY State market is larger than the Boston market. However overall Fit goes to Pitt, but then again maybe Penn State is against Pitt. If ND gets to choose then maybe BC is ahead of SU for Fit as well. But taking all 4 together as of right now, I think SU is the leader.

If we are looking at the B1G's long term plan, you have to think the above is pretty close to it. It seems pretty likely that they want Miami, UNC, UVA, and Notre Dame. And 22 teams seems like a pretty weird number to stop at. So if the B1G goes to 24, are we not a good candidate? Especially if they split up regionally? How do you get to 24 otherwise?
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