My original thoughts about adding teams 4 years ago was to add local teams and steal teams away from the sec and BIG 12. I was labeled as crazy for even thinking a team in the SEC would even think of leaving their conference . But looking at FSU, I still believe it’s possible of a team finding a loophole to get out of their SEC contract. My original desires were to add teams like Kansas , Kansas st and Iowa State. So Purdue could have somebody to beat in football and some competition in basketball. I also suggested the BIG 10 steal Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee from the SEC. The additions seemed logical in the type of schools and their academic programs. But people called me stupid and other names for suggesting these schools. My suggestions were not made based on media or market share! My suggestions would not improve revenue for the BIG 10 network! My suggestions were not based on increasing revenue! Boy was I stupid.
So today, rather than geography or academics, or logic, the BIG 10 added a bunch of media darlings to boost the BIG 10 ratings and national market share! USC was the perfect add! Using that philosophy, the BIG10. Should buy out Alabama and Texas from the SEC. It makes zero logical sense except to some greedy NIL oriented executive at the BIG 10 network. Fans say it would be impossible and inconceivable. But they said the exact same thing 2 years ago before the BIG 10 stole USC and UCLA and Oregon. And now FSU is using its Lawyers to get out of the ACC. If Texas A&M has enough money to buy out its coach, surely teams like Texas and Alabama or Duke have enough money to buy out of their conference agreements no matter how many years are involved. All they. Need to do is ask their NIL sponsors to buy out their conference agreements so they can join any conference they please! Just think if Alabama made themselves a free agent school! If the Dodgers have $700 million to give to a player, surely they could help a university buy out its conference agreement.
Louisville would be a good fit for the BIG 10, but I believe the conference has its sights on Adding a bigger fish to its conference like Miami or UNC. Or Duke! I still believe the BIG 10 could steal some teams from the SEC. How about if the BIG 10 stole Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M. Or the BIG 10 could steal Kentucky and Tennessee!
I know this is a stupid idea! But two years ago, if anybody suggested the BIG 10 would add USC or Oregon or the entire pac 10 conference would collapse, they’d be called crazy!
Why even bother having conferences!