I think it’s possible, on partial shares, if Cal and Stanford manage B1G invites and push them up to 20. B12 at 18 still leaves room to gorge on third-choice ACC schools once the Super-2 take who they want. 18 could also make for a fairly tidy 5-2-2 schedule with 6 team pods.
One school I’d really be eyeing if I were the Big 12 would be UVA. They’ve got the academics for the B1G, but does the latter want to go above 20 schools? Not without a new TV deal imo, and didn’t they just sign one recently?
I think it’s possible, on partial shares, if Cal and Stanford manage B1G invites and push them up to 20. B12 at 18 still leaves room to gorge on third-choice ACC schools once the Super-2 take who they want. 18 could also make for a fairly tidy 5-2-2 schedule with 6 team pods.
One school I’d really be eyeing if I were the Big 12 would be UVA. They’ve got the academics for the B1G, but does the latter want to go above 20 schools? Not without a new TV deal imo, and didn’t they just sign one recently?