Penn State's AD was commenting on the divisions and expansion in the Big 10. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/big-ten...12--ncaaf.html This comment, in particular, stood out to me:
'''I have a feeling it will be more geography-based,'' Joyner said. ''There seems to be a lot of sentiment for that.''
It would be especially helpful, Joyner said, to ease travel issues and funding for travel, especially for Olympic sports."
Penn State's furthest travel is to Minnesota (972 miles by car). He is concerned about travel and expenses associated with it. That, to me, is why the discussions of Gonzaga never made any sense.