Well I don't know if it's going to take that long what I do know it's saying is if your one of the stronger teams in the division go prove it but in reality the blue bloods are already at a advantage bc most 5 star kids are going to their programs. Now once Nebraska starts winning and I think they do plus adding the updated facilities we will be up there. But I don't feel the Indiana's, Northwestern, Minnesota's have a chance at all. They can't out recruit the blue bloods so removing division's is definitely unfair.Yea, this only benefits two, maybe three teams in the conference. Nebraska may not sniff a CCG for another decade.
In my opinion screw rivalries. I hate everyone. I want the Big to keep divisions so we don't get constant rematches...I heard on another board that the Big10 took down future schedules from their website. I haven't checked yet. I am in favor of pods to keep geographic rivalries together, but do we need two more teams?
If they schedule pods correctly, teams will play everyone else more often than they do now. Is all this going to lead to expansion and a break from the NCAA?
The difference between the east/west crossover W/L is only a handful of games. Outside of OSU dunking on everyone, it's pretty even, so whatever "division" they are in is going to be seen as the better no matter what.Yes, because the conference is very well balanced currently
I heard on another board that the Big10 took down future schedules from their website. I haven't checked yet.
I am in favor of pods to keep geographic rivalries together, but do we need two more teams?
This allows a all teams to play every two years which is great in my opinion. I guess the CCG would have to be the two best teams. I am not wild about having to beat a team twice which might happen a 1/3 of the time. with pods the Big10 would have the option of “seasonal divisions” that would change with pod rotation. That would mean teams in a pod would never play in the CCG. I believe pods will need a 9 game schedule to play everyone every two years.But the 3-5-5 model seems to be the current en vogue idea - 3 permanent opponents then split the other 10 team every-other year. That works well with 14 teams in the conference. Although that is obviously only eight conference games per year.
id prefer we go to 16 teams and go the pods route personally.
Whatever makes you say that?I think that's definitely the future. I have a bad feeling the B1G brass will be slow to act and they'll be left holding their dicks and we'll get stuck with 2 scrub schools
I totally agree with you.In my opinion screw rivalries. I hate everyone. I want the Big to keep divisions so we don't get constant rematches...
There are a handful of B1G teams that do not have a traditional season-ending rivalry game (Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa).
Wasn't last year's BF game the most watched BTN program ever?No offense, but Neb vs Iowa is kind of boring for that weekend.
I believe you are correct. It may be boring to a few but most of the fans I know from both sides look forward to it.Wasn't last year's BF game the most watched BTN program ever?