BTN.com staff, May 14, 2014
It's the second day of the annual Big Ten AD spring meetings. There's been no shortage of topics discussed, including future schedules, Big Ten tourney and Big Ten title game locations and unionization. Get updates from Big Ten beat reporters on the scene throughout the day in this post.
MSU AD Mark Hollis: Short-term football scheduling becoming much more like basketball. 3 to 5 years out over 10 to 15.
— Marc Morehouse (@marcmorehouse) May 14, 2014
Hollis: Detroit, Minneapolis, Omaha could bid and be viable for B1G hoops tourney. No, not you Des Moines.
— Marc Morehouse (@marcmorehouse) May 14, 2014
MSU AD Mark Hollis on more B1G expansion: "In my opinion, no. We're settled at the number we have."
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) May 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/leebeeowh/status/466605976658149377
MSU AD Mark Hollis says a decision on future format of #B1G WBB tourney hasn't been made. 14 teams in 2015.
— mike carmin (@mike_carmin) May 14, 2014
Barry Alvarez says there's a chance the Big Ten football title game could move east. No real talks on that yet.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) May 14, 2014
Barry Alvarez says he's concerned with cost of traveling to B1G title game, then possibly to a playoff semi in LA, then a final in Dallas
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) May 14, 2014
Purdue AD Morgan Burke said leagues understand the public has lost "a fair amount of confidence in what we consider the collegiate mode"
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) May 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen/status/466625551730753539
Morgan Burke (Purdue) doesn't know if everyone can afford the cost of attendance model, 'but fundamentally it's the right thing to do.'
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) May 14, 2014
Purdue AD said B1G learned from adding PSU. "We didn't spend enough time … cultivating that community." Said B1G was better w/ Neb/Md/Rut
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) May 14, 2014
Morgan Burke again on stipends: "We'd better find the money. We find it for everything else."
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) May 14, 2014
B1G AD Jim Delany says there will be announcements in the next couple of weeks on future football and basketball championship sites
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) May 14, 2014
Jim Delany says polls he reads say 70 percent of public don't want unions, pay for play, etc. Want college sports to be college sports.
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) May 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen/status/466630012666642433
Jim Delany reiterates football title game is likely to stay in Midwest.
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) May 14, 2014
Big Ten hoops tourney will go Wed-Sunday, all 14 teams will be there.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) May 14, 2014
