It's real....right up until the moment someone the SEC really likes (Clemson, North Carolina, etc) calls them up and says they want to join. When that will happen is anyone's guess, but it'll happen eventually. But make no mistake, the SEC, the Big Ten, and their puppet-master networks do not care one bit about a bunch of schools that will get kicked to the curb in the process.
It's real....right up until the moment someone the SEC really likes (Clemson, North Carolina, etc) calls them up and says they want to join. When that will happen is anyone's guess, but it'll happen eventually. But make no mistake, the SEC, the Big Ten, and their puppet-master networks do not care one bit about a bunch of schools that will get kicked to the curb in the process.
"But the Big Ten was also focused, first and foremost, on its own wellbeing. The league formed its working group and used four primary principles to evaluate potential additions, which ranged from academic and cultural profiles to competitiveness and financial sustainability. The league had conversations with and about a number of schools тАФ but multiple sources said USC and UCLA both reached out to the Big Ten first."
It's real....right up until the moment someone the SEC really likes (Clemson, North Carolina, etc) calls them up and says they want to join. When that will happen is anyone's guess, but it'll happen eventually. But make no mistake, the SEC, the Big Ten, and their puppet-master networks do not care one bit about a bunch of schools that will get kicked to the curb in the process.
https://theathletic.com/3393936/2022/07/01/usc-ucla-big-ten-pac-12-explained/
"But the Big Ten was also focused, first and foremost, on its own wellbeing. The league formed its working group and used four primary principles to evaluate potential additions, which ranged from academic and cultural profiles to competitiveness and financial sustainability. The league had conversations with and about a number of schools тАФ but multiple sources said USC and UCLA both reached out to the Big Ten first."