I'm still kind of sold on the 16-team, 4-pod conference scheduling idea.
But this is a pretty interesting idea for 14 teams. There's still a little issue with parity but with three permanent opponents, you can balance the top teams out pretty well. I started out by preserving all the trophy games except that we'll only get to play for the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy every-other year. Then you play five teams one year and the remaining five teams the next year. You play every team every other year and play every team both home and away every four years. The two best teams play in the Conference Championship Game. Seems pretty slick.
Here's my thoughts on how to do it in the B1G:
Permanent Opponents:
Nebraska - Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern
Ohio State - Illinois, Michigan, Penn State
Michigan - Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State
Michigan State - Indiana, Penn State, Michigan
Penn State - Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State
Wisconsin - Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska
Iowa - Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Northwestern - Illinois, Nebraska, Maryland
Minnesota - Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin
Indiana - Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers
Maryland - Penn State, Rutgers, Northwestern
Rutgers - Maryland, Indiana, Purdue
Illinois - Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue
Purdue - Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers
You could do the alternating year opponents about however you wanted but it could look something like this (if I don't screw anything up too badly):
Even Year Opponents:
Nebraska - Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana
Ohio State - Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern, Rutgers, Purdue
Michigan - Iowa, Penn State, Maryland, Purdue, Indiana
Michigan State - Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern, Illinois, Maryland
Penn State - Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers
Wisconsin - Michigan State, Penn State, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana
Iowa -
Odd Year Opponents:
Nebraska - Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Penn State, Rutgers
Ohio State - Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana
Michigan - Nebraska, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois, Rutgers
Michigan State - Nebraska, Ohio State, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers
Penn State - Nebraska, Michigan, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana
Wisconsin - Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Rutgers, Purdue
Iowa -