into the Northeast was done, in part, to keep Penn State in the league, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez

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The Big Ten added Maryland and Rutgers for the 2014 season,

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Turns out, the move might have been a proactive step to retain the Nittany Lions.

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“That northeast corridor, all the way to the south, continues to grow…[Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany] felt that someday, if we didn’t have anyone else in that corridor, someday it wouldn’t make sense maybe for Penn State to be in our league," Alvarez told the Journal Sentinel.

Some Penn State fans were calling for a move to the ACC. Pitt and Syracuse both agreed to leave the Big East for the ACC in time for the 2013-'14 athletic seasons, which would put PSU right in the heart of the "new" ACC country.

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that "you can't help but think [adding Maryland and Rugers] is good for Penn State as well" but that demographics were the driving force behind the decision.

What do you think? Would you have rather seen Penn State leave the Big Ten for the ACC? Comment below and respond to the poll question.