I hope that I'm wrong on this, but I think that the B12 is going to drag out the expansion process. There are at least three reasons why:

1) They can distract the media from the Baylor debacle.
2) Expansion is big time news--it keeps the B12 at the top of the headlines for weeks and weeks.
3) There's no reason to hurry--they can take their time and wait for information. The candidates aren't going anywhere.

I'm not expecting an announcement until right before the football season. I hope that Murphy's law kicks in and proves me wrong.