Corn Nation Perspective: Big Ten Conference Divisions
by ProveIt on Aug 1, 2010 3:42 AM CDT
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From a link provided by Aaron Musfeldt (thanks) we know from the Illini AD that they will be looking 1st at competitive balance based on the RPI over the last 10 years, then preservation of major rivalries. The divisions may not apply to all sports. There is also the question of how often (if ever) the divisions are changed. (Yes, I am quoting the Illini AD about a football issue - do you need more proof the Huskers will enter on equal footing?)
So far I have seen everyone chime in on this except for the Husker faithful - thought it was past due for them to voice their opinions.
Trust me - I will relay your opinions the next time I join Tom, Barry (Alvarez), and JoPa in a game of horse shoes.
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Were these poll options listed in desirability?
Seems likely at least.
by formerlyanonymous on Aug 1, 2010 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
I have no horse in this race
It is the 1st poll I created – didn’t know if it would allow 11 choices, so I started with the lost likely in case I ran out.
don't
they have to make decisions on this stuff pretty soon? they don’t have a helluva lot of time to figure out logistics, scheduling, and they can’t make those decisions until divisional alignment is figured out.
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Right now they have a freeze on all future scheduling additions.
Could make it rough for things like bye weeks, etc. (most prefer a bye week about 1/2 to 2/3 way thru the season).
There will be a lot of smoke and wrangling as everyone wants to 4 big draws on their home schedule as often as possible.
It is 1 thing to say “We are going to base it on the RPI over the last 10 years and create balance, then preserve as many rivalries as possible.” It is another to chose from dozens of different divisional formats to achieve this and gives a little to everyone, everything to no one.
One way to solve the scheduling problems
Is to go with the BigTenCooler.com method. It seems like it keeps rivalries intact and creates a competitive balance.
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