2011 Big 10 Conference Championship Game

[ScriptOhio]

Anyone surprised that cities are already drooling for the Big 10 Championship Game?

Detroit would like to host the Big Ten title game
With the Big Ten possibly adding its 12th school -- Nebraska -- this afternoon, a conference championship game in football seems inevitable.
And as usual, the Detroit Metro Sports Commission and Ford Field would be interested.
?It?s purely speculation right now,? DMSC executive director Dave Beachnau said. ?What the Big Ten might do is uncertain. We haven?t had any communication with them, so I really don?t have a lot to go on. Certainly, I think it would be a great opportunity.?

Entire article: Detroit would like to host the Big Ten title game | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Big Ten expansion could be economic boon for Indianapolis
Title game could be worth up to $10 million to city each time it is played here, experts estimate.
Big Ten expansion began Friday with the addition of Nebraska, a move that could have a significant financial impact for the league and lead to another marquee sporting event in Indianapolis.
City officials said Friday that Indianapolis would push to host the Big Ten championship football game, which could be played as soon as December 2011. A title game could be worth as much as $10 million to Indianapolis each time it is played here and $12 million a year to the conference, experts estimate.

Entire article: Big Ten expansion could be economic boon for Indianapolis | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

 

[kinch]

I hope there is no championship game. I would prefer a situation as described by somewhere where we:

1) petition the NCAA for one more game a year instead of a championship game.

2) Split the league in half on a two year basis. Everyone plays half the teams one year, and the other half the next, and then it reshuffles (beside required rivalry games).

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

If you're only playing half the league, the chance of someone getting a championship (or at least a share of one) simply because of a lucky draw from the scheduler is a bit too high IMHO.

 

[BigWoof31]

Soldier Field plans to bid for Big Ten title game - Chicago Breaking Sports

Info for those interested.

Also - seems to be alot of knuckleheads named Gilbert spouting off lately

David Gilbert, president of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, told The (Ohio) Morning Journal that he expects the game to be rotated among cities and that non-domed stadiums should not be ruled out. The game likely would be played on Dec. 3, 2011.

"This is not SEC football," he told the paper. "This is Big Ten football. The weather is part of the game."