Do you remember The Alliance? The supposed pact between the Big Ten, Pac-12, and ACC? It was thought at the time that it meant the Ohio State football team would schedule fewer games against the SEC and the Big 12. Little did we know that it would end up meaning nothing.
The Alliance was nothing more than a farce. The Big Ten certainly had no intention of honoring it as we found out later. It was just a way to keep the Pac-12 from freaking out after the SEC grabbed Texas and Oklahoma from the Big Ten.