Who else would the Big 10 possibly want?
Notre Dame—yes. Obviously. A long time ago ND tried to get into the Bug 10 and Michigan shut them out.
Stanford—yes. Academics, research, and location.
Cal—probably. See Stanford.
Oregon—No. Good recent football success, but Portland just doesn’t matter.
Wash State/Or State/Utah/Colorado—
Washington—yep. Fits the profile perfectly. Also location is great (or was great)
Ariz State—probably not—but wow that huge student body and Phoenix market. If they go real big for a super conference, this is a team you look at. AAU status could be a problem though.
If they could grab any two, it would be ND and Stanford.
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