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Lionhawk · 02-10-2010, 07:22 PM

As I have an extreme distaste for the Rag called the DM Register I have to add my Three Cents (Teams) Worth to the cause (rather than the normal two cents worth column).

Expansion ends up with 3 additional teams taking the Big Ten from 11 schools to 14 and I believe 10 states (thus the Big Ten name remains).

New schools: Missouri - Pitt - Syracuse

Split conference into two divisions.

8 game conference schedule in football with two crossover games that rotate each year. That leaves each school with the current 4 OOC games currently on the schedules. Allows teams to keep home games available to continue current income stream. Conference championship game held Thanksgiving weekend and rotates annually between the domed stadiums in Indy, Detroit, possibly New York with the new Jets/Giants stadium being a retractable roof and eventually Minneapolis (if a new retractable or domed Viking stadium is ever built).

One of the issues with expanding to 14 teams is the challenge in basketball scheduling. Here is a thought but certainly not a perfect solution. Move to 19 game Big Ten conference basketball schedule. Play each team in your division twice and each team from the other division once. Every other year a team ends up with one more away game than home game but it evens up the schedule as closely as possible with 14 teams.

Division "X"
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
Missouri
Penn State

Division "Y"
Purdue
Pitt
Syracuse
Michigan
Ohio State
Indiana
Michigan State

With Iowa, Penn State, Missouri, Wisconsin on one side and Michigan, Ohio State, Pitt, Michigan State on the other the conference for football could be construed to be very slightly one sided. On the other hand this setup makes the basketball split awfully one sided historically. Have looked at a number of angles but I think keeping traditional rivalries in place will win out in the end (to much money involved in those games).

Announced July 2011
As most schedules are set far enough in advance I think they wait to make it effective during the 2013/2014 school year

Being from NW Iowa and an original Cornbelt conference rival of West Bend, (Everly, yes we were the CATTLEFEEDER'S, best school mascot EVER), I'll take the lunch in Iowa City over another trip to the Grotto. Don't get me wrong, it is a very neat plac to visit but have been there multiple times while growing up. Our church youth group went there about every other year.

02-10-2010, 07:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lionhawk Freshman Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 435	My Three Cents (Teams) Worth As I have an extreme distaste for the Rag called the DM Register I have to add my Three Cents (Teams) Worth to the cause (rather than the normal two cents worth column). Expansion ends up with 3 additional teams taking the Big Ten from 11 schools to 14 and I believe 10 states (thus the Big Ten name remains). New schools: Missouri - Pitt - Syracuse Split conference into two divisions. 8 game conference schedule in football with two crossover games that rotate each year. That leaves each school with the current 4 OOC games currently on the schedules. Allows teams to keep home games available to continue current income stream. Conference championship game held Thanksgiving weekend and rotates annually between the domed stadiums in Indy, Detroit, possibly New York with the new Jets/Giants stadium being a retractable roof and eventually Minneapolis (if a new retractable or domed Viking stadium is ever built). One of the issues with expanding to 14 teams is the challenge in basketball scheduling. Here is a thought but certainly not a perfect solution. Move to 19 game Big Ten conference basketball schedule. Play each team in your division twice and each team from the other division once. Every other year a team ends up with one more away game than home game but it evens up the schedule as closely as possible with 14 teams. Division "X" Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Northwestern Illinois Missouri Penn State Division "Y" Purdue Pitt Syracuse Michigan Ohio State Indiana Michigan State With Iowa, Penn State, Missouri, Wisconsin on one side and Michigan, Ohio State, Pitt, Michigan State on the other the conference for football could be construed to be very slightly one sided. On the other hand this setup makes the basketball split awfully one sided historically. Have looked at a number of angles but I think keeping traditional rivalries in place will win out in the end (to much money involved in those games). Announced July 2011 As most schedules are set far enough in advance I think they wait to make it effective during the 2013/2014 school year Being from NW Iowa and an original Cornbelt conference rival of West Bend, (Everly, yes we were the CATTLEFEEDER'S, best school mascot EVER), I'll take the lunch in Iowa City over another trip to the Grotto. Don't get me wrong, it is a very neat plac to visit but have been there multiple times while growing up. Our church youth group went there about every other year.