Academics matter a lot to the B1G. All members were in the Association of American Universities when they joined in the recent past. Nebraska was expelled, and told they wouldn't have been accepted without it. When looking at expansion candidates, look there for potential adds. Kansas could be added. Oklahoma wouldn't make it. Other options would then be Texas and North Carolina. Less likely targets could be Iowa State, Rice and Tulane, or the completely out there ideas of Buffalo or Toronto.