Big Ten Conference Divisions

[SidehatchHusker]

So glad to see tOSU playing in Lincoln right away. Those that make the trip will not be disappointed.

NU's 2011 schedule, however, is brutal. We have to play the top 5 teams of the Big Ten. I guess they wanted to give us an initiation....

 

[DallasHusker]

what I don't like is the rotating aspect. In one year OSU could potential get the draw of PSU, UW, tsun, Iowa, and Nebraska.

THAT.WOULD.SUCK.

You mean the draw that Nebraska DID get? We have PSU, UW, TSUN, Iowa and OSU the next two years. All I can say is, don't whine, bring it on!

Really excited about the OSU games. My wife and I hope to be at both - in Lincoln and in Columbus the first time.

 

[TJnTN]

You mean the draw that Nebraska DID get? We have PSU, UW, TSUN, Iowa and OSU the next two years. All I can say is, don't whine, bring it on!

Really excited about the OSU games. My wife and I hope to be at both - in Lincoln and in Columbus the first time.

yeah they definitely aren't easing Nebraska into the B10. could be a brutal schedule next year. good luck and welcome aboard!

 

[cincibuck]

Pulled from another forum; but, some pretty decent research (possibly someone cross-posting from research someone put in on BP?):

Edit: tOSU in the CCG 13 out of 17 years ain't bad

The issue isn't limited to The Game. The issue is if any two teams should have to play a game against a team they played earlier.

look at the list:1993 - Wisc v OSU
1994 - PSU v OSU (The game had been played earlier)
1995 - NW v OSU (I can just feel the love coming out of Evanston)
1996 - NW v OSU (Ditto)
1997 - UM v OSU (re-play)
1998 - Wisc v OSU
1999 - Wisc v UM
2000 - UM v NW
2001 - IL v UM
2002 - OSU v Iowa (perfect example of when it should have been played)
2003 - UM v OSU (repeat)
2004 - UM v Iowa
2005 - PSU v OSU (repeat)
2006 - OSU v Wisc
2007 - OSU v IL
2008 - PSU v OSU (repeat)
2009 - OSU v Iowa (repeat)

Those are just the ones where I know it's a repeat game. There may have been more.

 

[Bucklion]

You mean the draw that Nebraska DID get? We have PSU, UW, TSUN, Iowa and OSU the next two years. All I can say is, don't whine, bring it on!

Really excited about the OSU games. My wife and I hope to be at both - in Lincoln and in Columbus the first time.

Wait 'til you get a look at the Big Ten officials, n00b...

 

[Buckeye86]

so in the current format, Ohio State would have played in 12 of the last 16 championship games

 

[cincibuck]

Wait 'til you get a look at the Big Ten officials, n00b...

Not sure what you mean here. Are you knocking Big 10 officials? Compared to Big East, Pac 10 and ACC officials I'd say the Big 10 is outstanding. Not sure I've seen enough SEC/Big XII games to make a call.

 

[Bucklion]

Not sure what you mean here. Are you knocking Big 10 officials? Compared to Big East, Pac 10 and ACC officials I'd say the Big 10 is outstanding. Not sure I've seen enough SEC/Big XII games to make a call.

I guess we can respectfully disagree then, because the Big Ten refs have been the absolute worst (well, OK, except for that Sun Belt crew that did the Nebraska/Michigan bowl game) I've seen in 30 years. The Pac Ten guys have probably had a few more highly publicized bad calls (like the Oregon replay fiasco), but game to game, Big Ten refs basically have no clue what the rules are and seem to make them up as they go.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I guess we can respectfully disagree then, because the Big Ten refs have been the absolute worst (well, OK, except for that Sun Belt crew that did the Nebraska/Michigan bowl game) I've seen in 30 years. The Pac Ten guys have probably had a few more highly publicized bad calls (like the Oregon replay fiasco), but game to game, Big Ten refs basically have no clue what the rules are and seem to make them up as they go.

Making it worse is that replay officials have been known to overturn the call on the field on account of not knowing the rules. Like... oh... an easy rule... you have to establish possession in bounds before hitting the pylon means anything.

 

[Dryden]

After the clock operation debate to end last years Big XII title game, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that 100% of Nebraska's fanbase would consider anything other than a Big XII crew an improvement.

 

[BuckeyeSoldier]

Wisconsin fans are pissed. They feel that they lost their rivalry with Iowa, got put in a harder division (from their perspective), and that the geography sucks for them.

Everyone else seems more or less okay with things.

I think they are right, and have a right to be upset. They got put in the conference with what have been the two biggest dogs the last few years, and they got moved away from the western block of Wisc, Neb, Iowa, and Minny.

I still think the best way to have done all of this would have been to fuck PSU and go straight E-W but slide PSU on the west side. I think with that everyone but the nits would have been thrilled and who really cares what those bitches think anyway?

 

[Bucklion]

After the clock operation debate to end last years Big XII title game, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that 100% of Nebraska's fanbase would consider anything other than a Big XII crew an improvement.

I suppose I could take my tin foil hat off, but my guess would be that any crew would have done the same thing with Texas potentially headed to the NC game...

 

[DallasHusker]

After the clock operation debate to end last years Big XII title game, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that 100% of Nebraska's fanbase would consider anything other than a Big XII crew an improvement.

Hehe, I believe you're correct! :) For comparison, let me ask - if we play TSUN and there's a huge debate on a critical call like that, will the head official making the final decision be a TSUN alum? If not, then yeah, I think we'll take the officiating change.

 

[High Lonesome]

I still haven't really figured out why they did the divisions this way. I saw an article that said that the fans weighed heavily into the dicision but best I can tell yall think its dumb? Could make for some very interesting situations (or some very pointless ones)....what rational are they giving this?

After the clock operation debate to end last years Big XII title game, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that 100% of Nebraska's fanbase would consider anything other than a Big XII crew an improvement.

FWIW after that game they reviewed the call and said that the correct call was made. I'll just leave it at that though as I didn't come over here to bicker

 

[Dryden]

Hehe, I believe you're correct! :) For comparison, let me ask - if we play TSUN and there's a huge debate on a critical call like that, will the head official making the final decision be a TSUN alum? If not, then yeah, I think we'll take the officiating change.

With Lloyd Carr gone, you should be OK.