4/14/14 - Expansionistas Big Ten Prediction Poll
Test your mettle and reputation and name what the 15th and 16th schools (in exact order) to join the Big Ten will be. This is not a contest, but only an informal poll this ol' Badger fan is doing. Often a majority gets things right. If enough people participate, let's see if a strong consensus forms that does accurately predict this likely future announcement. Thank you!

My choices:
15th - Kansas
16th - Kansas State

most likely option: no expansion

most likely small expansion scenario: a major pac12 raid. cu, + cali 4 + washington + notre dame & maybe zona/oregon

Next 8-10 years:

None and none.

Afterwards:

Kansas and UConn

I agree with the timeframe. However, the schools will be Kansas and Missouri.

Kansas and UCon

I'll go with Kansas for spot 15 but not sure about spot 16. Could be Missouri and the big 10 settles at 16 or I could see OU and that might put texas in the big 10. I think the ACC school to watch for the big 10 would be FSU even with the academics. I like this 16 team setup of 4 pods


Penn State
Florida State
Rutgers
Maryland

Michigan
Ohio State
IU
Purdue

NW
Illinois
Wisconsin
Mich State

Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas

(04-14-2014 01:05 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  I agree with the timeframe. However, the schools will be Kansas and Missouri.

Agree.

i think it'll be virginia and kansas. i have no idea about the order tho - or when.

If (and that's a big word in this poll) the B10 expands, it will likely be one east and one west. I'd imagine, Kansas and Virginia as well. I think Missouri is going to be very happy in the SEC, and unless the B12 expands beyond their current 10, I can't see any reason Kansas would like to stay

Missouri and UConn.

(04-14-2014 12:51 PM)TerryD Wrote:  Next 8-10 years: None and none.

Quote:Afterwards: Kansas and UConn

Possible. But let's check back in 7-8 years and see what the lay of the land is then.

Virginia Tech
UConn

(04-14-2014 01:17 PM)bluesox Wrote:  I'll go with Kansas for spot 15 but not sure about spot 16. Could be Missouri and the big 10 settles at 16 or I could see OU and that might put texas in the big 10. I think the ACC school to watch for the big 10 would be FSU even with the academics. I like this 16 team setup of 4 pods


Penn State
Florida State
Rutgers
Maryland

Michigan
Ohio State
IU
Purdue

NW
Illinois
Wisconsin
Mich State

Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas

I like the 16 team league, 4 pod arrangement, too. I would prefer Delany keep to a northern league and the Big Ten in just two regions though.

15. Kansas
16. Oklahoma

Texas goes independent, signs partial deal with ACC

SEC adds
15. Oklahoma State
16. W Virginia (or possibly Kansas St)

Oklahoma State then passes OU in recruiting

ACC tries to convince Notre Dame and Texas to join full in, but assuming that fails, they stay at 14 with 2 partials

JMO.

Here's how the divisions might go:

PSU
VT
Rutgers
UConn

Ohio State
Michigan
Maryland
Indiana

Michigan State
Wisconsin
Purdue
Illinois

Nebraska
Northwestern
Iowa
Minnesota

After the Big Ten takes VT and UConn,

UVA and UNC will join the SEC. Missouri will move back to the west.

FSU, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Louisville and GT will join the Big 12

(04-14-2014 02:45 PM)Tbringer Wrote:  After the Big Ten takes VT and UConn,

UVA and UNC will join the SEC. Missouri will move back to the west.

FSU, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Louisville and GT will join the Big 12

-signed, "the Dude".

UConn and Buffalo. Book it.

(04-14-2014 02:54 PM)CommuterBob Wrote:  UConn and Buffalo. Book it.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
University of Toronto

(04-14-2014 02:51 PM)CrazyPaco Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 02:45 PM)Tbringer Wrote:  After the Big Ten takes VT and UConn,

UVA and UNC will join the SEC. Missouri will move back to the west.

FSU, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Louisville and GT will join the Big 12

-signed, "the Dude".

The Dude? Hardly