They added Nebraska knowing they were losing AAU status. It wasn’t a surprise. And I believe ND the crown jewel they are dying to get also isn’t AAU. AAU status isn’t keeping Iowa State out of the B1G, the B1G Network and Iowa already being in the B1G is keeping Iowa State out of the B1G.You better tell Nebraska they're about to be kicked out then.
Now, it will be interesting to see how big the B1G gets. The SEC will likely try to match the numbers as they keep going back and forth getting to the same about of teams. If the ACC survives their GoR, there could be a few more attractive teams from the Big12 10+ years from now as well. Keeping CMC around would give us a chance of an SEC bid. Still a long shot, but the key is just win.
It may or may not be us, but I’d be shocked if 1-3 Big12 schools aren’t more attractive to the B1G SEC in the future. Again, depending on how many schools the other conference has and they want to match numbers.