Bucky32;2278403; said:I still don't understand why Ohio State and Michigan can't be in the same division. The SEC doesn't have any problems putting Auburn/Alabama or Florida/Georgia in the same division. And the Pac-12 doesn't fret over having USC/UCLA or any other long-time rivals in the same division.
Except for the fact that none of the Auburn/UGA/Florida/UCLA types are in Ohio State's and Michigan's stratosphere, although UGA and Florida are closer than the other two.
As we've seen with the Big XII, you don't want to put all of your eggs in one basket (OU and Texas) which basically hamstrung that league once Nebraska fell apart. The Big Ten leadership perceives the only real long term strength in the conference to be between Ohio State and Michigan, so they are splitting them up with that idea in mind.
Not that I agree with it of course. Nebraska is a good coach away from being Nebraska again and Ped State and Wisconsin have shown they can win the conference as well.
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