Insider ponders Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State leaving Big Ten

What BBN said about it

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOhio State beat Indiana Saturday, and by Sunday morning an insider named Wetzel is saying Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State should walk out of the Big Ten and go independent, like Notre Dame.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo three schools leave, and then what, they just stop going to the games?

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNo. They make their own schedule. Wetzel says it could double or triple their media money.

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe calls the eighteen-team Big Ten bloated and distant, and says winning it carries little value for the biggest brands.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBloated and distant. I'm sure the Big Ten is receiving that feedback with grace. Who do they play?

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTen other teams, and that's the catch. Wetzel says they'd still need ten teams willing to play them.

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd Notre Dame already lost USC, because USC is in the Big Ten now.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo they leave a league of eighteen to go find ten friends. That's a group chat with a stadium.

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   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTen teams, Vera. Ten. I couldn't get one coach to return my call, and I was on his roster.