New Big Ten Divisions- Looks like Northwestern-Ohio State will be the Championship

[Fappin Raptor]

but i believe they said they will still play eackother every year.

It's still taking away the meaning of The Game.

 

[Bear Pand]

I'd rather see it like this:

West
Northwestern
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota

East
Ohio State
Penn State
Michigan
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan State

Makes more geographic sense and I don't think Ohio State and Michigan should ever play twice a season.

 

[ram29jackson]

How would you like to be Michigan?

Notre Dame-Nebraska-Ohio State- every year


does this mean any chance of Nebraska Vs Oklahoma is gone forever

 

[Cody]

I hate Mich and OSU split up. to much great tradition there.

 

[ram29jackson]

I hate Mich and OSU split up. to much great tradition there.

they Still play each other every year. There is really no split up.

 

[Fappin Raptor]

they Still play each other every year. There is really no split up.

It's still taking away the meaning of The Game.

 

[Fox1994]

Nebraska ain't nothing but bitches and hos.


I'm glad Northwestern will finally get a chance to build a dynasty. This year 12-0, Rose Bowl. Next year, a national championship

:jonesy: :gtfo:

Lol at the Big Ten. Don't fuck with arguably the best rivalry in all of sports, especially when it's not broke.

This is exactly why ND didn't join these dumb fucks.

Fixed. Better than Notre Dame-USC? I can't believe you. :crying: I thought we had something special.

 

[Fappin Raptor]

Fixed. Better than Notre Dame-USC? I can't believe you. :crying: I thought we had something special.

:slap:

 

[ram29jackson]

fap, dont complain, its a rivalry and thats still intact. its better than being banished all together.
heck, i'm still kind of missing Penn State playing Pitt and Notre Dame every year.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Here are the conference schedules for the next 2 years for OSU.

2011 tOSU Conference Schedule:
Oct 01 MSU
Oct 08 at Nebraska
Oct 15 at Illinois
Oct 22 Bye
Oct 29 Wisconsin
Nov 05 Indiana
Nov 12 at Purdue
Nov 19 Penn St
Nov 26 at TSUN

not on schedule: Iowa, NW'ern, Minny


2012 tOSU Conference Schedule:
Sep 29 at MSU
Oct 06 Nebraska
Oct 13 at Indiana
Oct 20 Purdue
Oct 27 at Penn St
Nov 03 Illinois
Nov 10 Bye
Nov 17 at Wisconsin
Nov 24 TSUN

not on schedule: Iowa, NW'ern, Minny

 

[Fappin Raptor]

And if Michigan happens to win their division they play OSU the following week. The final regular game all of a sudden doesn't mean as much.

 

[FirstTimer]

I'd rather see it like this:

West
Northwestern
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota

East
Ohio State
Penn State
Michigan
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan State

Makes more geographic sense and I don't think Ohio State and Michigan should ever play twice a season.

http://www.thegamerslab.com/community/nfl-ncaa-football-forum/106655-big-ten-realignment.html


:smug:

 

[Bear Pand]

Yeah I don't know how they messed it up. Look at the ACC the master plan of setting divisions so FSU and Miami would play in the CG worked real well.

 

[nflman2033]

I have no complaints as long as OSU and TSUN play the last week of regular season every year, then who gives a fuck what division they are in, plus we could see the game happen twice.

 

[NAHSTE]

Some have you have already read this, but I'll post it again. Here's my take on why this is the opposite of correct by the Big Ten.

http://controlatldelete.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/the-big-ten-is-doing-it-wrong/

Here's a map I made to show how the divisions should've been divided geographically. Sure, the line is crooked, but so is the line that divides the SEC in half by East-West. Nashville is further west than Auburn, but since the SEC isn't retarded, they didn't split up their marquee rivalry.

Crooked lines on a map > diminishing your most famous rivalry

 

[FirstTimer]

Big 10 Fail.

 

[1ke]

I agree...I thought it was too easy to fuck up. :facepalm:

 

[Maize]

Still not sure how I feel about this, it is definitely not the alignment I wanted to see. It makes Michigan-Ohio State a Conference Semi-Final game, but they could easily play back-to-back weeks. As for competitive balance, it looks like they looked at basketball just as much as football. Also, they have to rename the divisions.

 

[Virix]

I think its fine. Trying to make the divisions balanced matters much more than making them geographically correct. Fox Sports Detroit also said the divisions may not actually end up being named East and West.

That said there was noooooo way in hell Michigan and OSU ended up in the same division. Having no possibility of a michigan/osu championship game was NOT going to happen. I do dislike them playing twice, especially if the scheduled yearly game is still in November.

As for competitive balance, it looks like they looked at basketball just as much as football. Also, they have to rename the divisions.

The division alignment doesnt effect anything but football.

 

[Sportsbuck]

The division alignment doesnt effect anything but football.

But the scheduling could. The league is said to be favoring a switch to a 16 game schedule where they would play their division opponents 2x and crossover 1x each.

Michigan State has an easy ass schedule then, playing the likes of NW, Nebraska, Minnesota, Michigan, and Iowa.

In the other division you have OSU, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, and Penn State. Horrifically unbalanced in basketball if this holds true.