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Originally Posted by Kodos
But if the Big Ten only needs to appear willing to go to 16 (and collapse the Big East), then perhaps ND's hand is being forced. Especially if the Big East has given them an ultimatum as well.
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Problem is that there is no conceivable way that the Big East would issue such an ultimatum, unless there's something buried in the bylaws that would give the Providence Mob that ability.
You have 16 schools. Take out ND because they're not kicking themselves out. The 8 basketball-only schools don't want ND out of the conference, they literally have nothing to lose and everything to gain by having them included. Then you have Pitt and Rutgers who want to join the Big 10; if like you're saying ND as #12 results in no more movement, those schools aren't going to pressure them. Most likely Syracuse and UConn would like a shot as well. So who are the ones left voting for such an ultimatum?