Proving that they still struggle with the principles of basic math, the leadership of the Big 10 Conference announced this week that they may once again start looking into adding a 12th team to their league in the not-so-distant future.
The names of quite a few schools have already started to circulate the rumor mill. The most notable of which is Notre Dame, who has flirted with the “Big 11″ before. Still locked in to their lucrative, exclusive national TV football contract with NBC, Notre Dame’s response to the renewed possibility of joining the Big 10 could basically be summed up as: “Are you shitting me?!”
However, there are other possibilities:
Missouri – Currently disenchanted with the Texas schools in the Big 12, they might just bolt. This makes sense as adding them would allow the Big 10 to tap into that Branson/Ozarks TV market. Added bonus: Local favorite Yakov Smirnoff as a “recruiting hostess”.
Rutgers – Wouldn’t be too competitive in football or basketball, but would allow the conference to tap into that market known for being rabid about its college sports…New York City.
Cincinnati – A prestigious academic institution, which would fit in perfectly with the……ok, almost made it through that with a straight face.
The University of Cincinnati recently celebrated its relentless pursuit of higher learning with “Punk Albert Einstein Day” at a recent home football game.
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