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Am wondering same

Unless what's left of the major conferences also take a 10-game schedule route, this won't move the needle for ND.

Per the Athletic, ACC looking at the possibility of adding Stanford & Cal. https://theathletic.com/4756524/2023/08/07/acc-cal-stanford-expansion-discussions/

I just posted in the ND thread that I dont understand the love for Stanford/Cal joining the B1G because it IS an athletic conference first (currently, driven by football), a TV consortium fast approaching #1, and far down the list a partnership of like-minded academics. I forgot the name of the person I was listening to on radio this morning, but she was explaining how sports (again mainly football) money/exposure has driven enrollment at Bama resulting in increased academic prestige, and a boon for Tuscaloosa in general (going from sleepy college town to legitimate city). For me, this sounds very plausible to why universities, ones not traditionally compared to an Ivy League school, are driven to increase their sports profiles.

I get the ND love. Yet since conference realignment is really about television money (i.e. football), why the love for Stanford (and Cal)? IF ND said "we're in" IF you bring along Stanford, then fine. Two big Ifs there, and other than that I don't see the financial draw. This isn't about not-football/sports endowments.

I love to see this. And with a return to winning and possibly completing for championship, this ranking likely improves. However, if there isnt a return to winning (and probably at a high level at some point), I can easily see where these numbers start slipping, and slipping rapidly, when those of us currently 40+ are the only ones who actually remember the glory years. At worst, that puts the program at Indiana/Northwestern level, and at best maybe where Minnesota is right now. We're not on this reality's doorstep, but without a return to winning, maybe 10-20 years from now? I haven't lived in Nebraska for decades now, but even the alumni association in Phoenix has seen reduction in numbers. And for those of us that actually show for some of the association events, at 50, I'm one of the youths that makes up this group. And in general outings, I see fewer people wearing Husker gear out here and CA than I did a decade ago.

Would be good with Stanford if its required to land ND. Otherwise, no. I'm not that big of fan of the UO, UW adds.

With 10 or 11, teams would still get at least 6 home games, and many years 7. Gate receipts should start to take a back seat to all the t.v. money. And no real incentive to schedule home-home series with tough out of conference opponents.

Who knows? Maybe it does play out that way in the future. But I think the current concern is it feels less like a conference when segmenting programs. With an increase to 10 or maybe 11 game conference schedule, a program can see all its conference mates a couple of times over a 4 year window.

I like this visual with Nebraska prominently in the center.

I didn't want to be the first to state that. I'd prefer the conference gets Virginia & North Carolina (to cut off the best bets for SEC expansion north), one of FSU/Miami (just to get into FL), and of course ND (for the brand). Really had no interest in Oregon & Washington. I enjoyed Nebraska's short-lived stint as the closest program to USC/UCLA. Thought it would've helped with high level CA recruits.

That was add a time when it was all about making money off the amount of cable subscriptions in the area (NY, MD). The financials are now moving towards brand/viewership. Does UO/UW bring enough eyeballs for FOX to want to keep all current B1G teams whole if they're added? Maybe. Have to see what FOX does if the PAC12 implodes. Stanford/Cal, as some have mentioned, is a hard No.

Do these sports add to the financial pie? Best guess is "no". Different story if ND wants one of these teams as a condition for joining.

Got it. Gate 25.

Sad state of affairs for sure. Don't think fans over 40 thought we'd ever see the day that not only was the main competition Texas Tech, but we also aren't winning the battles. Not a referencum on Rhule, just a sobering reminder on how far the program has fallen.

^^^^^ Dont think UCLA belongs in the conversation with those other 3.

Guess it depends which Twitter is accurate. Per the B1G Twitter feed, NU plays UCLA at home in '24, USC at home in '25, and @UCLA in '25.

I do think they did a pretty good job balancing everyone's schedules, assuming these four as the top tier: Mich, OSU, PSU, USC.

I see @UCLA in 2025. What is the other? ..Rose Bowl birth?

If you can get those 64 teams to all agree on a revenue distribution model

While I get what you're trying to convey, and while humorous, the comparison isn't really apt. The stripper in your analogy wants to take the John for everything he has then leave him high and dry. Regardless of where Raiola commits, I doubt that's his plan; and NIL isn't set up in a way that a recruit would collect and still be able to leave the program high and dry.

Except in your analogy, the stripper would willingly enter the relationship if stripper wants to actually get paid / keep the money.

I'll play. I think the fanbase is more akin to the average SEC fan base than the B1G. In either conference, NU would be that "Western outlier". Mizzou would be in the B1G. I'm just happy NU is in the Big 2!

I wonder if the offense strategy, more designed QB runs, is why he's leaving. Thought he'd be willing to compete for the job this fall.

That'll cheese me. We're still the Huskers, at least get us on BTN.