Commissioner says he’s optimistic Big Ten ‘got a lot right’ with expansion
5 months ago

Commissioner says he’s optimistic Big Ten ‘got a lot right’ with expansion

LA Times  

A giant, inflatable Oregon Duck mascot drifted down the White River on Tuesday, not far from where Big Ten Conference coaches, players and executives converged for the opening day of their annual media event. “Like, this is supposed to be fun.” After spending so many months solving logistical challenges posed by a coast-to-coast conference, Petitti said the coming weeks will celebrate the debut of the new Big Ten while trumpeting new rivalries, including several that involve historic Rose Bowl matchups. And I’m very optimistic that we got a lot right and by definition there will probably be some changes down the road; you have to be open and honest about that.” While USC will play Rutgers at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 25 at the Coliseum as part of a Friday night Fox broadcast, Petitti said the West Coast teams can expect to play Saturday games with kickoffs often earlier than those to which they are accustomed. “There’s no doubt that the pattern we have will maximize audience for everybody, including West Coast schools.” Petitti readily conceded that football might represent the least of his scheduling concerns given that it involved one game a week per school, not to mention teams used to extensive travel. “The extent that we’re growing the revenue pot,” Petitti said, “it’s providing additional benefits to student-athletes because the pool that they’re taking advantage of is going to get bigger.” After announcing that the Big Ten football championship game would be held in Indianapolis through 2028, Petitti said it was likely that the game would be moved to other locations in future years given the conference’s expanded footprint.

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