Conference Realignment
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Once upon a time, the idea of California NOT having an east coast was unthinkable. Kinda like the PAC 12 ceasing to exist.
Extrapolation is often unwise.
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"We are happy and excited to join the Big 12. We look forward to several years of competition in this exciting and dynamic league."
Ray Anderson, who has ruined just about everything he's been a part of, didn't choose this strategy in reacting to his school's new conference home.
Ray Anderson, who has ruined just about everything he's been a part of, didn't choose this strategy in reacting to his school's new conference home.
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and rightly so
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
That’s Action Heights to all you non-residents!
Captain 14
- The Last Best Place
Several years? And what then?
yea . I saw that too
does he think he’s going to watch his Sun Devils tear up the B12 and get an invite to the SEC
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Yep. With his buddy Herm Edwards at the helm again, since that worked out so well the first time.
Who knows, Ray may actually be tethered loosely to reality and be aiming merely for the B1G.
At this point, something that would actually make me happy is to add Notre Dame and Florida State and split the conference in to 2 divisions:
Classic Division - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Northwestern
Neo Division - Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Nebraska, Florida State, Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington
Classic Division - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Northwestern
Neo Division - Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Nebraska, Florida State, Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Lol. Went to high school there, I’m very familiar. Or at least was 40 years ago!
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
That newer version of the duck logo has seen some things, man. Terrible things.I got back to finishing a presentation for work and after a while a somewhat comparable (though weaker) example occurred to me: Oregon's '80s logo v now.
They still use the mascot logo separately after disintegrating the old logo. That clean "O" logo and typeface has stayed fresh since they introduced it around 2000 (?). I'm not a big fan of the current duck mascot logo. He looks lobotomized compared with ragin' Donald. (The royalties to Disney got too steep?!)
Back in the '70s-'90s their helmets had a linked green UO on yellow. Kinda dug those old-school unis. Reminded me of the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos.
And, no, I'm not (that) off-topic. They're part of the family now.I completely forgot that Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad) played there. I always thought he was from Oregon State.
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I really like this split.
I wonder if any division split will come with some travel allowances from the conference.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Sources: ACC to begin discussing Cal, Stanford as additions
ACC leaders are set to begin exploratory discussions on the potential additions of California and Stanford to the conference, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday, but the scheduled calls are in the embryonic stages at the point.
For god's sake just combine the Powerless Three. It doesn't have to be like this.
Miami to Berkley, a mere 3036 milesSources: ACC to begin discussing Cal, Stanford as additions
ACC leaders are set to begin exploratory discussions on the potential additions of California and Stanford to the conference, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday, but the scheduled calls are in the embryonic stages at the point.www.espn.com
For god's sake just combine the Powerless Three. It doesn't have to be like this.
Sources: ACC to begin discussing Cal, Stanford as additions
ACC leaders are set to begin exploratory discussions on the potential additions of California and Stanford to the conference, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday, but the scheduled calls are in the embryonic stages at the point.
For god's sake just combine the Powerless Three. It doesn't have to be like this.
A lot of jetlag.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
They are leaving for the MAC
IlliniSaluki
- IL metro east burbs of St. Louis
LOL And let the war begin (continue) between USC & Oregon. Welcome to the B1G guys. lol
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
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Go home John Rich you're drunk
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
| East | Midwest | West | |
| Penn State | Michigan | USC | |
| Ohio St | Michigan St. | UCLA | |
| Maryland | Illinois | Oregon | |
| Rutgers | Wisconsin | Washington | |
| Purdue | Northwestern | Nebraska | |
| Indiana | Minnesota | Iowa | |
| Football: (9 Conference Games) | |||
| * 5 games intra-division | |||
| * 2 games vs each of other div = 4 total | |||
| Basketball: (17 Conference Games) | |||
| * 17 game conference schedule -- 1 vs. each team |
He cut the cheese.
I feel like Minnesota and Iowa flip there but not bad. If you flip Michigan and Purdue the OSU/Mich game is naturally protected and I don’t know if you need to do “lock in” any other cross divisional rivalries. As a bonus, we stay in the weaker division as we continue to strengthen our foundation under BB.
I think you take the 3 division champions and a wild card, play the big ten semifinal the last week of the season. Then the winners play the championship game in the normal slot.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
So NOW we know who cut the cheese! (One of the few things I loved about my time in Indiana in the late '80's. The Bob & Tom Show . . .)
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