(05-09-2017 02:38 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(05-09-2017 01:32 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(05-09-2017 01:16 PM)ken d Wrote:  At some point I have to wonder if the B1G is going to be satisfied being the weakest football conference in the P5 (at least in term of on-field performance). If they aren't, and believe their brand could suffer from that perception, academic snobbery might give way to practical reality. OU isn't as different as some B1G members might think.

Well they have to be the weakest first. The B1G doesn't make emotional decisions based on a year or two results.

They have been battling the ACC for that "honor" for a while now. The two were running neck and neck until the ACC's recent surge. I agree the B1G won't (and shouldn't) make a move based on short-term results. But if they don't reverse the trend within a few years, there will be pressure to add somebody strong, and there aren't many schools left that meet that description and also could be palatable to the B1G. After OU, the list is very short.

Please, they haven't been battling it out with the ACC for the bottom. The ACC has been battling the Pac and XII for that title.

There wont be pressure to add someone strong. They are still paid more than everyone else and they sat at 11 members for 15+ years.