Big Ten pushing 7-win minimum for bowl eligibility
May 19, 2012 8:08 AM
Big Ten pushing seven-win minimum for bowl eligibility, aiming to keep mediocrity (its own teams included) out of the postseason
For a conference that's so recently benefited so much from loose bowl-eligibility requirements, the Big Ten is taking seemingly painful stand.
The idea: mediocrity shouldn't be celebrated.
Big Ten athletic directors and commissioner Jim Delany are pushing legislation requiring college football teams to win seven games to be bowl-eligible -- despite the fact that four six-win Big Ten teams played in bowl games just last season and 11 Big Ten clubs have participated in bowls since the 12-game schedule was introduced in 2002.
mlive.com
For a conference that's so recently benefited so much from loose bowl-eligibility requirements, the Big Ten is taking seemingly painful stand.
The idea: mediocrity shouldn't be celebrated.
Big Ten athletic directors and commissioner Jim Delany are pushing legislation requiring college football teams to win seven games to be bowl-eligible -- despite the fact that four six-win Big Ten teams played in bowl games just last season and 11 Big Ten clubs have participated in bowls since the 12-game schedule was introduced in 2002.
mlive.com
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