Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[gmen6981]

Red Sox/Yankees

It just means less when they can rematch in the playoffs/CCG etc.

Price of progress I guess but for us, and guys like me especially, it's going to be hard to adjust to not using The Game as the only game that matters. I got a little taste of it last year and had to seriously ask myself if the (almost) NC would have salved the wounds from that horse abortion I witnessed in Columbus.

Yep. I work with a scUM fan ( a reasonable one, if such a critter exists) and we were discussing this very thing. He's an older fella like me who has lived thru the history. Woody, Bo, the 10 year war etc. He has a similar knowledge and understanding of what the Rivalry and The Game have always meant to both fanbases, and how in many years it determined the B1G Champion, and usually had National Championship implications and was a "winner take all" affair. We both lamented how all of that is basically going to be diluted and other than pride, it's basically going to be just another Conference game. I'll be quite surprised if it isn't moved from the last game of the regular season in several years.

 

[ScriptOhio]

The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets

A look at what this new Big Ten does for the conference and Ohio State.

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The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets​

A LEAGUE OF FAMILIAR FOES

I’m a bit surprised they went this way, to be frank. The method I think most people expected was three locked annual opponents and then a rotation of two sets of six teams to make sure you still saw each other at least two out of four seasons. I had figured that Ohio State would play Michigan, Penn State and someone like Illinois annually and then they’d have a rotation. It certainly seemed like the most ‘Big Ten’ thing to do.

What I think happened is that the Big Ten finally got smart. Who are the four teams that are most likely to be in the playoff mix every single year?

• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Penn State
• USC

Those are the four biggest brands, hands-down. They’re also the most successful teams of recent years and long-term in the league. Of the four, there is only one guaranteed defeat every year, which is the loser of The Game.

So not scheduling Penn State every year, to me, has more to do with strategically trying to maximize the number of Big Ten teams that make the 12-team playoff every single year than anything else. You know that the league wants at least three every year, with the odd year working out where a fourth team might sneak into the mix.

Just sayin': It does make some sense.

 

[Captain Buckeye]

The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets

A look at what this new Big Ten does for the conference and Ohio State.

247sports.com

The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets​

A LEAGUE OF FAMILIAR FOES

I’m a bit surprised they went this way, to be frank. The method I think most people expected was three locked annual opponents and then a rotation of two sets of six teams to make sure you still saw each other at least two out of four seasons. I had figured that Ohio State would play Michigan, Penn State and someone like Illinois annually and then they’d have a rotation. It certainly seemed like the most ‘Big Ten’ thing to do.

What I think happened is that the Big Ten finally got smart. Who are the four teams that are most likely to be in the playoff mix every single year?

• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Penn State
• USC

Those are the four biggest brands, hands-down. They’re also the most successful teams of recent years and long-term in the league. Of the four, there is only one guaranteed defeat every year, which is the loser of The Game.

So not scheduling Penn State every year, to me, has more to do with strategically trying to maximize the number of Big Ten teams that make the 12-team playoff every single year than anything else. You know that the league wants at least three every year, with the odd year working out where a fourth team might sneak into the mix.

Just sayin': It does make some sense.

Totally does and I agree with that.

I would not be cool with having Alabama as a non conference and then having Penn State, Michigan, and USC. Nevermind the potential is there for the typical good years for Wisconsin/Iowa/Nebraska.

 

[buckeyemania11]

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets

A look at what this new Big Ten does for the conference and Ohio State.

247sports.com

The new Big Ten's Bucket of Bullets​

A LEAGUE OF FAMILIAR FOES

I’m a bit surprised they went this way, to be frank. The method I think most people expected was three locked annual opponents and then a rotation of two sets of six teams to make sure you still saw each other at least two out of four seasons. I had figured that Ohio State would play Michigan, Penn State and someone like Illinois annually and then they’d have a rotation. It certainly seemed like the most ‘Big Ten’ thing to do.

What I think happened is that the Big Ten finally got smart. Who are the four teams that are most likely to be in the playoff mix every single year?

• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Penn State
• USC

Those are the four biggest brands, hands-down. They’re also the most successful teams of recent years and long-term in the league. Of the four, there is only one guaranteed defeat every year, which is the loser of The Game.

So not scheduling Penn State every year, to me, has more to do with strategically trying to maximize the number of Big Ten teams that make the 12-team playoff every single year than anything else. You know that the league wants at least three every year, with the odd year working out where a fourth team might sneak into the mix.

Just sayin': It does make some sense.

I'd argue that since the pedsters joined the conference, Wisconsin has easily been more successful and consistent on the field and probably draw about the same number of fans and viewers. The pedsters might have drawn slightly more tv viewers, but that would be a function of having Ohio State and tsun on the schedule every year.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I'd argue that since the pedsters joined the conference, Wisconsin has easily been more successful and consistent on the field and probably draw about the same number of fans and viewers. The pedsters might have drawn slightly more tv viewers, but that would be a function of having Ohio State and tsun on the schedule every year.

Penn State is the Members Only jacket in the B1G’s closet.

It was a big enough thing once to still be interesting to people but no one really likes it.

 

[CincyInterloper]

I'd argue that since the pedsters joined the conference, Wisconsin has easily been more successful and consistent on the field and probably draw about the same number of fans and viewers. The pedsters might have drawn slightly more tv viewers, but that would be a function of having Ohio State and tsun on the schedule every year.

Wisconsin plays better football, is a more worthy adversary, is more likely to make the playoffs, and less likely to commit atrocities against children. But Penn State is the bigger brand. It’s the brand everyone hates, but bigger nonetheless. Also, not elite.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

San Diego State has "chosen" not to leave the MWC. In other breaking news, @Jaxbuck has chosen not to fuck Jessica Alba.

 

[Jaxbuck]

In other breaking news, @Jaxbuck has chosen not to fuck Jessica Alba.

...no matter how much she begs.

 

[Steve19]

Jaxbuck..man of principle! Good on ya!

 

[Bestbuck36]

Jaxbuck..man of principle! Good on ya!

https://media.tenor.com/XgpVGw4hdHUAAAAd/jessica-alba-finger.gif

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

San Diego State went full Costanza.

 

[kujirakira]

San Diego State went full Costanza.

Lawyers are the big winners here.

 

[CincyInterloper]

Lawyers are the big winners here.

If no one ever did anything stupid, most lawyers would have nothing to do.

 

[CincyInterloper]

Looks like no lifeboat for SDSU in Big-12.

San Diego State not part of Big 12 expansion plans as Aztecs face uncertain future with Mountain West, Pac-12

SDSU once believed it had two Power Five conferences knocking down its door

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