On a day which saw the Big Ten's coaches take an ostensibly sanctimonious stand against new recruiting regulations which haven't been understood very well by the football following public (nor perhaps the league's coaches), some even bigger news came out of the league's annual football coaches meeting in Park Ridge, Illinois just outside Chicago. After talking to Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg has unearthed some rather sea change evident news about the future of the Big Ten conference.

Per the horse's mouth, the Big Ten has given the firmest signal yet they may not be done expanding, with Delany acknowledging there's legitimate momentum/support amongst the coaching ranks to move towards a "9 or 10-game conference" slate. Delany specifically mentioned almost no remaining support for the existingaddressed, Delany acknowledged geography is the primary focus for the forthcoming divisional realignment after the league adds Rutgers and Maryland. He did emphasize a need for competitive balance, but if nothing else, somewhat more of a north-south or east-west alignment seems like it can be expected.

Delany also mentioned the likelihood of an increase in more September conference games. Typically only one week of conference play finds its way into the first full month of the college football season, or depending on the the calendar falls, sometimes two. But with the SEC having conference games as early as weeks one and two, based on Delany's comments, expect a move towards more league player and earlier.

Finally, perhaps most exciting of all to the football going public, Delany expressed little-to-no reservations