It is Michigan they get what they want. It will make the BIG look weak, which football showed it is weak, if scUM is allowed to just decided who they want to play?
I do see one positive, Katz just out tOSU ahead of scUM, this is what needs to happen. scUM needs to be seeded down if they only play let’s say 16 games for the whole year.
I think at this point you do one of two things:
1) Cancel the BIG tournament and use that week for make up games. Not likely with a second year of lost TV revenue.
2) End the season 1 week early, seed the teams and take them all to Indy in a bubble allowing for every team quarantine time prior to both the BIG and NCAA tourney and the teams that make the Big Dance can just stay in Indy in the bubble.
Yes scUM would still get the benefit of being the #1 seed for the BIG tourney, but this year I am not sure seeding makes much difference? Illinois, Iowa, tOSU, scUM, Wisconsin, Rutgers for sure could win it, and for that matter Minny, Indy, MSU and even PSU would have a shot at least?
This would allow the PSU or Indy type of team to play their way into the NCAA tournament also.