Just Dreaming...(Re: Conference Realignment)
Since I haven't seen it mentioned I thought I would throw out an idea. Maybe someone can explain why its not a realistic possibility.
The Big 10 adds Missouri, ISU, KSU, and Kansas to go to 16. This creates two divisions divided as such.
ISU
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisky
KSU
Kansas
Mizzou
Nebraska
OSU
Michigan
MSU
Purdue
Illinois
Penn State
Indiana
Northwestern
I know this doesn't add many huge tv markets to the Big 10 but they would completely own the Midwest (all of Iowa, Kansas, Mizzou, Nebraska, etc.) Maybe they aren't big markets but they are college dominated markets. For instance, if the Big 10 were to pick up Pitt or Cuse, although their market is huge, aren't you competing against a lot of other interests. Plus, and why I like it the most, is that it is a geographically sound conference. Again, I know this might be insanely naive, but I would like to find out why.