They’d fit in the Big Ten geographically, but I think there are better choices. They just swallowed a couple of relatively weak football programs.
I would rather have seen the Big Ten take Missouri (but with second thoughts now) and Iowa State. Geographically better suited to the conference. Not at all a fan of the addition of Rutgers and Maryland, especially since Indiana can’t seem to beat either one in football. Or anyone else, for that matter.
But those schools were added for east coast exposure. Makes no sense, but hey, West Virginia is in the Big 12, so what does it matter any more?