what about marquette to the big ten?

[CTWarrior]

Why on Earth would the Big 10 want to have 16 teams for basketball as opposed to 12?  This is like one of those radio call in guys who says why don't we trade this prospect and our crappy first baseman for Albert Pujols?  Of course this scenario makes sense for us, but why wouild the Big 10 want to do something like that? 

In the current environment, the thing that makes the most sense for the Big 10 is to add a single school as soon as possible so they can get their championship football game.  After that, they should logically look for football schools that expand the Big 10 Network's footprint in terms of media markets while sticking to their guns about only including quality academic institutions. 

[GGGG]

No, not only is it "not likely to happen" that the Big 10 will add basketball-only schools.  It won't happen.  There is a 0% possibility of it happening.

And the Big Ten will not be adding Iowa State.  Its about new markets, and Iowa isn't new.

If MU had the money to start a football team, it couldn't go DIII.  Per NCAA regulation, that cannot happen in football if the school plays DI in other sports.  It would have to start as a non-scholarship DI playing in something like the Pioneer League, then move up to FCS.