Last week was speculation about Pitt joining the Big Ten. The consensus seems to be that sooner rather than later, the Big East will implode, with the ACC fishing for some teams like Miami or Virginia Tech.
Pitt is being advised to start working now to join the Big Ten. The local Staters, of course, denigrate the idea cause Pitt is a "city school" and not a land grant institution. On the other hand, one letter-writer proposed throwing out Northwestern and bringing in both Pitt and WVU. An East Division then has Pitt, PSU, WVU, Mich, Mich St. and Ohio St. If you just add Pitt, there is trouble deciding who is to be the 6th in the East. Splitting Indiana and Purdue up would seem to be unpopular, but one would need to go on either side, geographically.
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Alternatively, I'd be happy poaching Iowa State or Missouri from the Big 12, or adding West Virginia or even Marshall.