The mess that is the notion of possible Big Ten expansion continues...and this time there are reports of actual invitations being sent out.
An ESPN Radio affiliate in Kansas City, Mo., 810 WHB, came out yesterday reporting that the Big Ten had extended invitations to two Big XII schools. The schools that supposedly received the invites were Missouri and Nebraska. Both Missouri and Nebraska denied that the offers existed.
The station also reported that the Big Ten also made offers to Notre Dame, and Rutgers to join the conference. Notre Dame has already came out saying that they recieved no such offer from the conference. Rutgers has not denied that the offer to the Big East school to join the conference exists...yet.
There has been a lot of talk about the possible expansion of the conference this spring, and reports that it could be picking up steam. The rumors have been a possible expansion to 16 teams, which would mean that a fifth team would need to be offered to join the conference, but there has been no confirmation of any offers have actually been made.
The Big Ten has already came out saying that the report that any possible offers have been made is false. But look to the month of June as a sign of where the conference is heading. Big Ten chancellors and presidents will head to Chicago for the yearly meeting during the first week of June.
It has not been determined if the expansion of the conference is going to be a point of discussion, but anything that comes out of the meetings could be a big sign of where the Big Ten is heading.
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