Big Ten looking to diversify its bowl lineup
January 5, 2013 8:16 AM
The Big Ten's current rundown includes three matchups against SEC foes in Florida (Capital One, Outback, TaxSlayer.com Gator). It also includes at least two matchups against the Big 12 (Buffalo Wild Wings, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas) and often a third (Heart of Dallas, which sometimes features Conference USA teams). Although the Big Ten faces the Pac-12 most years in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, the two leagues that have the most in common aren't tied into any other bowl matchups.
The lineup is very SEC- and Big 12-heavy. It's also very New Year's Day-heavy, with five of the eight tie-ins on Jan. 1.
"We want to play the best," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told ESPN.com on Wednesday. "I don't think you'll see any radical changes in those areas, but you'll probably see us having more interactions with more conferences. I'm not exactly sure how that'll play out, but the sites will be national and the quality of opponents will be national."
Rittenberg
The lineup is very SEC- and Big 12-heavy. It's also very New Year's Day-heavy, with five of the eight tie-ins on Jan. 1.
"We want to play the best," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told ESPN.com on Wednesday. "I don't think you'll see any radical changes in those areas, but you'll probably see us having more interactions with more conferences. I'm not exactly sure how that'll play out, but the sites will be national and the quality of opponents will be national."
Rittenberg
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