There has been talk on the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams and two divisions like the SEC, Big 12 and ACC. It would create a Big Ten title game that could be worth $5 million or more to the league. The Big Ten Network would love to televise it, and the conference has a 51 percent ownership. Big Ten ADs didn't like seeing the SEC and Big 12 title games. Paterno lobbied at the Big Ten meetings in May, saying, "Everybody else is playing playoffs on television. You never see a Big Ten team mentioned. So I think that's a handicap." Paterno has mentioned Rutgers, Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Missouri has been rumored forever. Cincinnati and Louisville might be considered. Notre Dame won't happen. The school puts a premium on its independence.
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