cbssports.com - Dennis Dodd:
Big Ten evaluating Cal, Oregon, Stanford and Washington from Pac-12 as further expansion considered
Two things —
1. Given all he said, why did Warren not keep his thoughts subrosa? Making them public is major pot stirring, yet he maintains that nothing is happening in the immediate future.
2. With the Pac 12-2 trying to survive right now, just the mentioning of these possibilities — let alone the moves actually being made — potentially breaks the conference’s back. With only 6 schools left if the B1G asks, you know the others are going to look at joining the Big 12. And I would doubt they would wait to see *if* the B1G moves to expand to 20.
Then again, maybe that’s the idea. Break the conference in advance of actually offering Oregon, Stanford, California and Washington so that you have all the chips on the table and can make the best entrance deal for the existing B1G membership.
