Hunter Ansley, Publisher, DraftZoo.com Q: Are you for Big Ten expansion? If it adds one team, who should it be?
A: The Big Ten already has 11 teams, so why not add one more? They don't pit every team in the conference against each other like the Pac 10, so the league is already in danger of those situations when two teams have equal records that didn't meet in the regular season. I may be the only that thinks so, but I think conference championship games could lead to a playoff. It could really just become the "first round" if every conference adopted them.
There's no reason not to expand. In fact, it would be fun to see the graphic designers try to come up with clever ways to sneak a "12" into the logo.
The obvious answer is to include Notre Dame. Of course, that likely won't ever happen because money is more important to college football than great matchups and a nice round number of conference teams. But Notre Dame makes perfect sense from a geographical and historical standpoint. I'd give Boise State some consideration, but I'm not sure they'd bring enough clout from a financial standpoint. I just hope no one makes the obvious Appalachian State joke...oops.
