They see bigger financial opportunities being in the Big Ten, but this is the beginning of the mega super conferences being formed in Division I sports with the Big Ten and SEC being the top dogs. This is why I prefer following NCAA Division II, III and NAIA college teams. For them it’s still for love of their sport and national championships really mean something to them.
My alma mater is Division II, in a new conference we helped form just a few years ago, and we’re pretty good. We’ve had playoff teams the last two or three years.