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Adding both the ‘Canes and ‘Noles would expand the conference the entire length of the country from north to south and truly make it the most expansive one. It’s a move that makes sense for the schools involved and the conference for three reasons.įirst, the move to add the Trojans and Bruins last week expanded the Big Ten’s map of schools across the entire width of the United States – now spanning from California all the way to the New York area. In the chess contest between both conferences for who can be the top league, there is one thing that Big Ten can do to solidify the top spot and put a nail in the coffin of most other leagues: expand to 20 schools with the addition of Clemson, Florida State, Miami and Notre Dame. It the latest move by the league that is trying to keep pace with the Southeastern Conference, who added Oklahoma and Texas last year for the upcoming seasons.

In recent days, the landscape of major college football changed in a massive way with the move of both USC and UCLA to the Big Ten Conference.

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