B1G in discussions for the future
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So your solution is to have teams play their top 3 rivals every year...and then play 6 or 7 random alternating games. And then crown a conference champion based in this. And then what? Your idea seems dumber than mine so far...
Were talking about 2 different subjects… You’re talking a playoff that would last 16 weeks with 32 teams and I’m discussing how the conference would schedule 9 or 10 games in conference play with out divisions and have a conference championship game between the 2 best teams…
Get this nonsense you conjured up of having 32 teams in a football playoff.. Football needs much more prep time between games compared to basketball playing a game..
Read again what the conference is discussing..
You can't consider the conference format without considering the postseason.
For instance...if only 1 Big Ten team is in the National Championship Playoff, you better make sure that the conference schedules are fair for everyone.
This thread has nothing to do with the National Championship playoffs that is another subject conference’s will decide at a later date..
Well hopefully things align properly in the end. Because it would be totally idiotic to have grossly unbalanced conference schedules if only the Big Ten Champion qualifies for the National Playoff.
that's exactly what happens now (east teams play an infinitely harder schedule than west teams) & I'd say the b1g is lucky because at least 2 b1g champs have gotten into the playoff that had no business being there
Again that’s not going to happen…There will be more than 4 teams, a year ago they were considering at least 12 team playoff.. But you’re Lunatic if you think there will be 32 teams..
I can't believe I have to keep explaining this. Yes, with 2 divisions, one division might be better than the other. But you don't have teams jumping over better teams due to grossly unfair schedules....like you would with 20 teams, 10 games, and no divisions.
Ok, that's all I asked. I said that the postseason needs to be considered. And yeah, a 12-team playoff is the absolute minimum. But I see problems with anything less than 16.
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Notre Dame doesn't have to think things over. They ARE the Legendary CF program of all time and absolutely doesn't need a conference to make money and survive. They are - by far - the biggest national brand out there. Rockne, the Gipper, the Four Horsemen.........Enough said
Ahhhh yes, the 4 Horsemen, the same 4 Horsemen that had a losing record to Nebraska (1922-1924). Not to mention the loyal Notre Dame fandom who sold so many of their tickets to Husker fans that Touchdown Jesus was blessing a Sea of Red.
I agree with you about the ND arrogance but we also need to throw Michigan in there with them. When both schools aren't winning-excelling in a sport, they love to throw the "excellent education" BS in your face. Michigan is self-proclaimed the "Harvard of the Midwest" ---- if you don't believe it, just ask themAnd don't forget probably also have some of the most arrogant fans!
No doubt about Michigan. I live close to Ann Arbor and yes, those Michigan fans are arrogant for sure. They're relatively harmless compared to the fans of old foes Colorado and Missouri but very arrogant about them being elite and above everyone else.
Michigan fans are country clubbers who live for member-member (ohiost) weekend
They don’t care about anything else & also will gladly say so
They are so annoying and wrong.
NW is the only school in the Big Ten that has an academic reputation that actually travels.
Then, for things like Computer Science and Engineering, Purdue and Illinois are huge names.
What are the average earnings for a Big Ten game?
It would have to be around 12 million a game net, (6 million for each team) to average out to 70+ million a year.
It would have to be around 12 million a game net, (6 million for each team) to average out to 70+ million a year.
I hear what you’re saying, and your point is valid… But man, would’ve killed you to use some names that played in our lifetimes? Come on… Talk about ancient history. People say Nebraska lives in the past…