Gee, herby, thanks for coming in six hours late on my "joke" from this morning (where I said it would serve Barta right if Fran decided to go to Illinois or Nebby or some non-B1G job).
I REALLY don't want that to happen, and don't think there is a chance of it happening. I think the better chance would be Fran having a sit-down with some heavy-hitter boosters and voicing displeasure over Barta 1) saying "no" CBI without serious talk with staff and players and 2) Barta bending for Delaney over chair slam...and then...Barta "resigning".
It's not that Barta or Delaney may not want us (as a B1G team) in CBI, it's that Barta would publicly grab his ankles with his declaration. And if he is merely parroting Mason--and that, alone, should get him canned, followed by her--it's almost worse.
The FIRST option on accepting or rejecting any postseason invites should be what players and staff feel. AD is down the list, and Delaney is a distant third or fourth.