One aspect of these conferences expanding has been pretty much every weekend

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

There has been a big matchup. This weekend features a matchup between number 14 Michigan and number 18 Oklahoma. It's only the second time they have played each other since the 1976 Orange Bowl.

 

[onewoof]

Lots of players coming up from the lower tier schools to the big name schools as well. Seeing more complete teams on TV now.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

There has been a big matchup. This weekend features a matchup between number 14 Michigan and number 18 Oklahoma. It's only the second time they have played each other since the 1976 Orange Bowl.

Im not sure I follow...the Oklahoma-Michigan home and home series was announced over 10 years ago. Are you saying the matchup is bigger now since OU joined the SEC?

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

It is bigger due to SEC membership but since it was scheduled 10 years ago it has very little to do with conference expansion otherwise

 

[John Deaux VII]

Im not sure I follow...the Oklahoma-Michigan home and home series was announced over 10 years ago. Are you saying the matchup is bigger now since OU joined the SEC?

From our standpoint, I think it is. As a fan of an SEC school, I am going to pay more attention to an SEC vs Big 10 match up than I would a Big 12 vs Big 10 match up. The media outlets that cover the SEC will give it more attention. I think that is partly the logic behind conference expansion.