Big Ten’s interest in Georgia Tech is to get into the Atlanta TV market & to get a position in the South for recruiting fotball players. Every conference wants superstar players & the South isthe prime recruiting ground for elite players.
Pitt is of interest in order to reignite the Pitt-Penn State rivalry. Plus, there just are not many AAU member schools with elite sports programs in the two revenue sports of football & basketball. Also, addition of Pitt would solidify Big Ten footprint in that region of the country.