Big Ten hoops coaches may scrap two-year format of "one plays" in favor of rotating every year
November 2, 2012 4:41 PM
When devised, the format was viewed as fair because it gave each team one home game against the other in a two-season span. But some coaches believe that a few teams have gained an advantage by playing the conference's traditional powers only once each season, regardless of where the game is played.
One team having that perceived advantage over the past two seasons: Iowa, which played Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State once last season and will again in 2012-13.
The coaches will take up the issue at their annual meeting next spring and might scrap the format for a system in which each team's four "one-plays" randomly rotate each year, starting next season. Big Ten women's coaches, whose teams have six "one-plays" each season, will consider the same change.
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One team having that perceived advantage over the past two seasons: Iowa, which played Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State once last season and will again in 2012-13.
The coaches will take up the issue at their annual meeting next spring and might scrap the format for a system in which each team's four "one-plays" randomly rotate each year, starting next season. Big Ten women's coaches, whose teams have six "one-plays" each season, will consider the same change.
dispatch.com
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