As Conference Commissioner Jim Delany noted at Media Day, BIG changes are on the way in the Big Ten. There will be a conference championship game in 2011, a nine game conference schedule will be here soon, and we'll need to split into two divisions in order to make that happen. So how will be go about forming these two divisions? By Paul M. Banks … [Read more...] about An Unorthodox way to Form Big 10 Divisions
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Big 10 to usher in Megaconference Era
It's May and we're talking about college football! Yey! That never happens. And what's breaking up the usual May malaise? Big Ten expansion, and the dominoes that will fall all around the country once it goes through. It's the only Big Ten topic anyone cares about right now even though the Big Ten Network is not touching it with a ten foot pole. But hey, they're busy … [Read more...] about Big 10 to usher in Megaconference Era
Nebraska fans weigh in on Big 10 Realignment
TSB Submission from Nebraska fans So here's what some Nebraska fans sent me: their ideas on how a new Big Ten landscape would look. I've noted that they seemed to be somewhat influenced by Teddy Greenstein's Sunday Chicago Tribune piece on the topic. … [Read more...] about Nebraska fans weigh in on Big 10 Realignment