In messages sent to Michigan and USC, the Big Ten has signaled that it is moving forward with the deal, even delivering to each program a proposed deadline for their decision. If they don’t agree to the deal, the schools may lose the additional capital as part of the landmark proposal and risk their future within the conference beyond 2036, the current end of the existing grant-of-rights agreement. League officials are socializing a specific date — Nov. 21 — for a vote on the capital investment proposal. _______________________ So what’s going to happen if Michgan and USC continues to say no? It’s unfathomable that Michigan would ever leave the Big Ten. USC is a different story. They’re the new kid in the conference, and it’s becoming painfully clear that they’re second class citizens in the B10, firmly below OSU, Michigan, and PSU. If the USC admin doesn’t want the captial investment money and can’t stomach permanent second tier status in the B10, then what?