Delany to Revisit Division Names

[ram29jackson]

who gives a damn what the conference/division names are? seriously?

this is is a problem? get a life. They're imaginative names . Leave them as is.

its a waste of time to bother with. Look at the Hockey division names..now thats weird

 

[NAHSTE]

who gives a damn what the conference/division names are? seriously?

this is is a problem? get a life. They're imaginative names . Leave them as is.

its a waste of time to bother with. Look at the Hockey division names..now thats weird

Eastern and Western?

 

[Sportsbuck]

Oh dear lord Wisconsin would dominate that division.

No offense Goblin, not trying to hate on Wisky here, but I sincerely doubt that.

 

[Sportsbuck]

They could go North and South as they stand right now if they really wanted to.

Most of the "Leaders" schools are more south than all the "Legends" schools.

At this point they might as well realign and if they really want Mich-OSU to have a potential Conf Champ match up go North-South from Iowa City.

North: Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern

South: Ohio State, Nebraska, Iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois

Problem solved.

Personally I prefer the East/West split at the Indiana/Illinois border...

West: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois

East: OSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Purdue

 

[NAHSTE]

Personally I prefer the East/West split at the Indiana/Illinois border...

East: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois

West: OSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Purdue

That makes way too much sense.

 

[Maize]

Personally I prefer the East/West split at the Indiana/Illinois border...

East: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois

West: OSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Purdue

I think you switched the east and west, but I agree, I think the divisions would just make too much sense. And with these divisions, you do not have to guarantee as many crossover games, because most rivalries would be held within the divisions. I like it, but I'm sure it won't happen.

 

[Woy]

No offense Goblin, not trying to hate on Wisky here, but I sincerely doubt that.

Let him have his delusional thoughts, SB.

If the Big Ten wanted to go outside the box with the division names, Heritage and Tradition is what I've been thinking they should use for a while. It's not lulzworthy like Legends and Leaders and it gets the job done from what they're trying to represent with the names.

 

[Tengo Juego]

I was going to say something... until I got distracted by those volleyball players.

 

[JeremyHight]

Just name it the Woody and Bo Divisions and stop lying to yourselves. We all know the Big Ten is still thought of as the Big 2 - Little 9 (soon to be 10).

 

[Tengo Juego]

Just name it the Woody and Bo Divisions and stop lying to yourselves.

I heard someone say that this morning on ESPN radio. I think it was Mel Kiper.

 

[Saluki]

His ass needs to rethink that logo

 

:smh:

 

[Hasselbeck]

Maybe he can reconsider his counting skills..

12 teams does not equal 10.

 

[JeremyHight]

Maybe he can reconsider his counting skills..

12 teams does not equal 10.

Its all about being a name brand. The Big Ten is the oldest major conference in the nation. There is no way they'd drop/change the name.

As for people throwing out East/West or North/South with new alignments, it isn't going to happen. The alignments are set, the names aren't. I expect something along the lines of the Midwest and Great Lakes Divisions.

 

[NAHSTE]

I like "Plains" and "Lakes" or "Heartland" and "Rust Belt."


:shifty:

Only one of those was a joke.

 

[FirstTimer]

Personally I prefer the East/West split at the Indiana/Illinois border...

West: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois

East: OSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Purdue

I prefer that too. However We all know they want the chance at an OS/Mich title game.