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  • #661
    Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

    Originally posted by Almington View Post
    Given all the options of alignment that have been tossed around, I shouldn't be surprised that the B10 somehow managed to pick the among the worst of the options.
    This is like a comment on ESPN.com

    You say that it sucks, but don't explain why.
    If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

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    • #662
      Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
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      • #663
        Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

        Copying the ACC's hope of getting Miami-Florida State yearly with Ohio State-Michigan is idiotic. You're hoping that the two teams finish tops in their divisions, despite one blowing a crossover game yearly vs. the other. Good luck with that. For instance, FSU is a slight dog in their own division because they have Miami as a crossover while one of the other Atlantic favorites has Virginia *and* Duke. Ironic that the two "smartest" leagues can't get it right while the yokels in the Big 12 and SEC manage.

        It's worse because unlike the ACC, the Big Ten will do just fine with title games not involving their two biggest names. Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Penn State all alone will bring near sellouts yearly. The ACC maybe has Va Tech and Clemson.
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        • #664
          Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

          Originally posted by bigmrg74 View Post
          They would still be in the same division under that plan I believe. The protected rival would be just who you Always play from the other division.
          Which means each pair is broken between divisions. OK, that makes sense. What it really means is that there are 6 teams you will always play and then 5 teams which you will miss... how often? If the B10 conference schedule is 9 games, that means you miss 2 of the 5 each year, or you miss any given one twice every five years. Right?
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          • #665
            Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

            Originally posted by bronconick View Post
            Copying the ACC's hope of getting Miami-Florida State yearly with Ohio State-Michigan is idiotic. You're hoping that the two teams finish tops in their divisions, despite one blowing a crossover game yearly vs. the other. Good luck with that. For instance, FSU is a slight dog in their own division because they have Miami as a crossover while one of the other Atlantic favorites has Virginia *and* Duke. Ironic that the two "smartest" leagues can't get it right while the yokels in the Big 12 and SEC manage.

            It's worse because unlike the ACC, the Big Ten will do just fine with title games not involving their two biggest names. Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Penn State all alone will bring near sellouts yearly.
            This is different from them playing each other annually in the same division... how?
            If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

            BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!

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            • #666
              Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

              Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
              This is like a comment on ESPN.com

              You say that it sucks, but don't explain why.
              The one tweek I would make with it is have Iowa be the protected rival of Nebraska. Those two should be natural rivals.
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              • #667
                Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                Originally posted by bigmrg74 View Post
                The one tweek I would make with it is have Iowa be the protected rival of Nebraska. Those two should be natural rivals.
                Agreed
                If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

                BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!

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                Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.

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                • #668
                  Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                  Originally posted by bigmrg74 View Post
                  would have to think that this only helps Denver's case of getting out of the Sun Belt and into the WCC.
                  Assuming Seattle doesn't get there first, or the league can't find a twelfth good candidate.
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                  • #669
                    Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                    Originally posted by bigmrg74 View Post
                    The one tweek I would make with it is have Iowa be the protected rival of Nebraska. Those two should be natural rivals.
                    Iowa and Nebraska are in the same division, so they will play each other every year.

                    Teams will play:
                    * The other 5 teams in their own division.
                    * Their cross-division "protected" rival.
                    * Two of the other 5 teams (possibly 3 of the other 5 if they go to the 9-game schedule starting in 2015).

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                    • #670
                      Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                      Originally posted by bigmrg74 View Post
                      The one tweek I would make with it is have Iowa be the protected rival of Nebraska. Those two should be natural rivals.
                      I'll give you a hint.
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                      • #671
                        Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                        Hmmmm.... Not saying that the reports are wrong, but take a look at how the helmets are arranged on the Big Ten Network home page. At first glance, I like this split a lot more, even down to the point that the "opposite" helmet could be the protected crossover game in many instances.

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                        • #672
                          Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                          Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                          I'll give you a hint.
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                          • #673
                            Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                            Originally posted by Clifton View Post
                            Hmmmm.... Not saying that the reports are wrong, but take a look at how the helmets are arranged on the Big Ten Network home page. At first glance, I like this split a lot more, even down to the point that the "opposite" helmet could be the protected crossover game in many instances.

                            *****http://media.bigtennetwork.com//photo/2010/08/30/BigTen-Divisions-512-by-355_20100830164628_640_480.JPG******
                            That would indicate killing off PU/IU, MN/WI, and IL/NW... Interesting theory, but I just can't see the B10 being THAT dumb...
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                            • #674
                              Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                              Originally posted by French Rage View Post
                              **** you, rich Japanese cats!
                              They are the ones that kill whale and dolphin!
                              It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities

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                              • #675
                                Re: College Football 2010: Dude, Where's my Conference?

                                Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
                                That would indicate killing off PU/IU, MN/WI, and IL/NW... Interesting theory, but I just can't see the B10 being THAT dumb...
                                If you hover over the image on the Big Ten Network home page, the picture is identified as "Big Ten Helmet Divisions."

                                Also, Purdue/Indiana and Northwestern/Illinois could be protected rivalries in this arrangement.
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