[HalloHaleakala]

(This time, however, the Big Ten would likely want no part of Stanford and Cal.)

I don't understand the reasoning behind the above comment.

Recent articles I read the Big 10 currently has its expansion plans on hold.  They're not even talking to Notre Dame, but no one can be sure what's happening behind closed doors.

I think if the B1G adds two more schools, the most likely additions are Stanford and ND or Stanford and Cal. Nobody seems to talk about Oregon and Washington having to bring OSU and WSU along, which would likely keep them out of the B1G. Stanford's ties to Cal are mostly "sentimental" and with UCLA propping up Cal, it may be time to separate.

That said, the four California schools do belong together, and adding Stanford and Cal would increase the frequency of trips out west for the rest of the B1G.

Besides, if there are two schools that don't fit in the Big12, they are Stanford and Cal.

Speak for yourself. In a perfect world, Stanford and Cal join UCLA in the Big Ten and burgeon. Southern Cal can kick rocks and languish in whatever’s left of the Pac-12, the Mountain West, or some godforsaken reincarnation/resurrection of the PCC ('sup, Idaho and Montana) for all I care. Don’t need or want that stench accompanying us.

[HalloHaleakala]

(This time, however, the Big Ten would likely want no part of Stanford and Cal.)

I don't understand the reasoning behind the above comment.

Recent articles I read the Big 10 currently has its expansion plans on hold.  They're not even talking to Notre Dame, but no one can be sure what's happening behind closed doors.

I think if the B1G adds two more schools, the most likely additions are Stanford and ND or Stanford and Cal. Nobody seems to talk about Oregon and Washington having to bring OSU and WSU along, which would likely keep them out of the B1G. Stanford's ties to Cal are mostly "sentimental" and with UCLA propping up Cal, it may be time to separate.

That said, the four California schools do belong together, and adding Stanford and Cal would increase the frequency of trips out west for the rest of the B1G.

Besides, if there are two schools that don't fit in the Big12, they are Stanford and Cal.

Speak for yourself. In a perfect world, Stanford and Cal join UCLA in the Big Ten and burgeon. Southern Cal can kick rocks and languish in whatever’s left of the Pac-12, the Mountain West, or some godforsaken reincarnation/resurrection of the PCC ('sup, Idaho and Montana) for all I care. Don’t need or want that stench accompanying us.