B1G to Target Texas, Oklahoma when Big XII GOR Expires

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Would be the best move for the big ten in my opinion. Who knows what sort of football playoff system will be in place at that point but will give the big ten more reputation and the bias in the rankings that the $EC seems to undeservedly get every year.

 
OU would be a great pick up. As far as Texass, I wouldn't mind them from a competitive standpoint and I think the games would be fun but I don't want them anywhere near conference making decisions. They are a virus. F Texass. Would rather see Kansas and OU. Unfortunately, the B1G is all about going for the larger TV markets and that money so we'll see what happens.

 
Can't take OU with out Okie State right? Wasn't that a problem when some other conference tried to pouch OU? To many okie state alums in positions of power for OU to move on with out them.

 
Honestly wouldn't mind this. Adds a couple closer road games each year.

MORE IMPORTANTLY IT RE-OPENS THE ALL IMPORTANT TEXAS RECRUITING GROUNDS, YOU KNOW SINCE WE CAN'T RECRUIT IN TEXAS ANYMORE GIVEN THAT WE'RE NOT IN A CONFERENCE THAT PLAYS IN THE STATE. /s

 
If it goes to 16 teams, it should be a Pod system

  • Four 4-team Pods
  • Play your Pod every year (those three teams home-and-home every two years)
  • Play one other Pod every year (every other team every three years, home-and-home every six years)
  • "Protected" games each year to preserve rivalries while balancing pods
  • The team with the best record within each year's paired Pods goes to the CCG

At first I wanted to play half of a third Pod each year instead of the protected games (so you would play every team at least every-other year) but I think it would be too hard to keep all the rivalries so there would be too much push-back.  I'd have to dig a little deeper to see if you could get that to work within the Pods.

East Pod: Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Maryland

North Pod: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern

West Pod: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois

South Pod: Texas, Oklahoma, Purdue, Indiana

Protected - Scheduled in years where the Pods weren't already playing each other (red=always, black=if possible, trophy game not preserved)

Illinois - Northwestern, Purdue, Ohio State

Indiana - Michigan State, 

Iowa - Minnesota, 

Maryland - 

Michigan - Ohio State, 

Michigan State - Indiana, Penn State, Rutgers

Minnesota - Iowa, Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska

Nebraska -  Oklahoma, Minnesota

Northwestern - Illinois, 

Ohio State - Michigan, Illinois

Oklahoma - Nebraska, 

Penn State - Michigan State, Minnesota

Purdue - Illinois, 

Rutgers - Michigan State

Texas - 

Wisconsin - Minnesota, 

Trophy Games not guaranteed - Illinois/Ohio State, Minnesota/Penn State, Nebraska/Minnesota, Michigan State/Rutgers

 
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