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Magnifying the Expansion Part 2: History Lesson Time, Kids

Yesterday we laid the groundwork for the expansion drama that’s girdling up the loins of college football at the moment.  Today we are taking a look at how the history of the Big 10 led us to this point.  There’s over 100 years of data to go over, but we are blowing through the earliest parts and focus on the last 20 years.  Expansion is in the blood of the Big 10 and they’ve acted on it.  They tried many times and failed but were able to pull one team in the fold.  So let’s ring up the good Doctor and fly away in the TARDIS back to the start of the Big 10.

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Magnifying the Expansion Part 1: KCCGD’s Series On The Big 10 Expansion Plan

It was bound to happen.  The discussion blew up late last December and now we have legitimate motions telling us that the Big 10, and college football, is about to run into some big changes. Ever vigilant, we here at the KCCGD Headquarters decided to toss our hat into the speculation ring and offer up our analysis as to just what the hell is going on.  It’s plenty to chew on so we will be breaking up into bite size chunks of creamy goodness.  At just the right time too, the Big 10’s athletic directors and coaches are meeting this week and the Big 12’s crew will do the same next week.  Why does the Big 12 matter? The conference is among some of the institutions affected by this move.  Strap it on, because we are about to ride the hottest off-season college football activity we haven’t seen in a long time.

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