The Big Ten Conference already is the clearly established industry leader in bad ideas. It might have another one coming down the pike now in the form of a private capital arrangement.
The nation’s wealthiest athletic conference, which has been trying its hardest to junk up the College Football Playoff with one dubious (and self-serving) expansion concept after another, has a different get-rich(er)-quick plan in the works. ESPN reported Wednesday that the Big Ten is discussing a private capital deal that could add $2 billion or more to the league and its 18 member schools.
