Big Ten drops updated version of beloved "Maps" commercial

With USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington set to join the Big Ten, an important question crossed everyone’s minds. That question was what would happen to the conference’s football commercial that literally mapped out every school and famous nearby landmarks. Surely, a conference as hungry for money would ignore the fans’ concerns, right?

It turns out the Big Ten’s higher-ups do have a shred of humanity in them as with the aforementioned four schools officially joining the conference, an updated version of the “Maps” commercial officially has dropped, and it’s absolutely beautiful:

It does not matter whether you root for Notre Dame or anyone else. This is the best commercial in college football, bar none. It hits all the right notes, and it makes those who live in the areas near the schools proud of where they’re from.

So major props to the Big Ten for actually giving the fans what they wanted for once. Hopefully, this new era of college football provides many more such examples.

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