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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1051906, member: 622"] Mark, The Contiguous State rule was made up and has not been a B1G guideline. Recall that they did attempt to lure Texas into the fold and they also tried to make a play for UNC and UVA. Also, the AAU requirement went out the door with UNL accepting the B1G invite. Most B1G schools voted to drop UNL from AAU, which happened, knowing UNL was coming to the B1G/CIC. Had the B1G schools decided to protect UNL, they had the votes in the AAU to do so. The AAU decided to focus more on medical research. UNL and Syracuse lack Medical schools (the State of Nebraska has theirs' set up as a different school/locale). This is ironic as Syracuse was invited to the AAU in the 1960's (?) when it was just about research, Syracuse had already sold their medical school to NY State. Being in the AAU is less about overall prestige as it is now about Medical prestige. [/QUOTE]