The Big Ten doesn't hold its annual spring meetings at a swanky coastal resort, like the ACC or SEC, or at a desert Shangri-La, like the Pac-12 and Big 12. Practicality trumps luxury in the Big Ten, which will gather Monday through Wednesday at league headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, a few hundred yards east of the tarmac at O'Hare International Airport.
Forget those swimming pools, oceanside golf courses and five-star restaurants that the other Power 5 leagues enjoy. The Big Ten shares a building with Fogo de Chao and has indoor skydiving nearby. What more do you need?