My plan for the Big Ten

[mikemarc1]

Stop at 20. 4 pods of 5. Add ND, Oregon, Washington, and Stanford.

WEST: A
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Stanford
4. UCLA
5. USC

CENTRAL: B
1. Iowa
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Notre Dame
5. Purdue

NORTH: C
1. Wisconsin
2. Ohio State
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Northwestern

EAST: D
1. Penn State
2. Michigan
3. Michigan St
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland

Each pod plays the 4 other teams in there pod, plus one other pod. 9 games.

Each team also has a set rival in each pod, so the years they don't play that pod..they still play 2 more teams in other pods. That's 11 games.

The 12th game will be Thanksgiving weekend, with the top ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 2nd ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th..etc. Home teams would be set prior to the season..

The winner of these semifinal games plays in the Big Ten Championship. No need of OOC games, and the TV deal in this scenario would be massive, IMO.

Who's with me?

 

[RU677381]

Too many games for the top team. 11 in the regular season, then 2 in the playoffs, then at least one bowl game and possibly two.

 

[mikemarc1]

The playoff is part of the regular season. 12 regular season games, a Conf champ and a bowl game. That’s less then the top teams would be playing now

 

[ScarletKid2008]

I love the division’s aspect you proposed. Agreed on that

unsure of your scheduling proposal . Hard to say you would do away with out of conference games, especially with some rivalries/interesting historic matchups that have been abandoned . I do love the idea of a conference semi final and final game. That would be huge money . I think the post season model does need changing. The weak bowl games vs inferior conferences aren’t going to fly anymore in this new super conference era. I like the idea of whoever doesn’t make the 4 team conference playoff , gets matched up with a team finishing in similar position from another pod for an extra final game. (Similar to what the B1G did in the COVID season, RU got Neb)

 

[RUScrew85]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

 

[MADHAT1]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

The name "Big Number" Conference should have the B1G ready for next expansion in a few years.

 

[RUScrew85]

An enterprising person would buy all the domain names from Big13.com through Big50.com or so.

 

[Scarlet Engineer]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

Count in hexadecimal. There, it’s fixed.

 

[tico brown]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

Big North

 

[fsg2]

Definitely worth its own thread.

 

[slyker]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

Expand the conference to 40 teams. Ten pods of 4 Teams ....All Fixed !!! BIG TEN AGAIN !!!

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Wow…pods…that’s interesting! You should tell the b1g asap…you could be on to something 😉

 

[colbert17]

How about we call it the BIg Big Conference?

 

[RUScrew85]

The Really Big Conference.

www.thereallybigconference.com

 

[RW90]

Call it Shirley.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

I propose going from the B1G to the C2C. Coast to Coast!
Or as some might say, Sea to Sea.

 

[charliem24]

Billionaires Club has a nice ring to it

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

I propose going from the B1G to the C2C. Coast to Coast!
Or as some might say, Sea to Sea.

That’s actually pretty clever but I doubt they change a thing…it’s like a forever nod to the original 10

 

[knightfan7]

Call it Shirley.

And don't call me Shirley

 

[zappaa]

Stop at 20. 4 pods of 5. Add ND, Oregon, Washington, and Stanford.

WEST: A
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Stanford
4. UCLA
5. USC

CENTRAL: B
1. Iowa
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Notre Dame
5. Purdue

NORTH: C
1. Wisconsin
2. Ohio State
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Northwestern

EAST: D
1. Penn State
2. Michigan
3. Michigan St
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland

Each pod plays the 4 other teams in there pod, plus one other pod. 9 games.

Each team also has a set rival in each pod, so the years they don't play that pod..they still play 2 more teams in other pods. That's 11 games.

The 12th game will be Thanksgiving weekend, with the top ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 2nd ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th..etc. Home teams would be set prior to the season..

The winner of these semifinal games plays in the Big Ten Championship. No need of OOC games, and the TV deal in this scenario would be massive, IMO.

Who's with me?

Good plan

 

[knightfan7]

I don't like a plan where you only play a team 1 out of 3 years and 1 out of 6 at home. I think it loses something.

Yes, I know RU have only played Minn and NW twice since 2014.

 

[RRRRUUUU]

Conference USA

 

[Rufaninga]

just call it the B1G conference

 

[Knight Owl]

This is sorta like what happens when Paula Deen is around butter. I suppose her advice would be, “If you’re adding teams, then add some more.”

This certainly makes the geography better, so it definitely makes sense in that regard. USC and UCLA may be pushing for more teams as well but I have no inside information on that…

 

[RUaMoose]

Stop at 20. 4 pods of 5. Add ND, Oregon, Washington, and Stanford.

WEST: A
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Stanford
4. UCLA
5. USC

CENTRAL: B
1. Iowa
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Notre Dame
5. Purdue

NORTH: C
1. Wisconsin
2. Ohio State
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Northwestern

EAST: D
1. Penn State
2. Michigan
3. Michigan St
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland

Each pod plays the 4 other teams in there pod, plus one other pod. 9 games.

Each team also has a set rival in each pod, so the years they don't play that pod..they still play 2 more teams in other pods. That's 11 games.

The 12th game will be Thanksgiving weekend, with the top ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 2nd ranked teams in each pod playing each other, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th..etc. Home teams would be set prior to the season..

The winner of these semifinal games plays in the Big Ten Championship. No need of OOC games, and the TV deal in this scenario would be massive, IMO.

Who's with me?

Pretty much what I was thinking. Four pods & no OOC games. I also think you can host a pod semi final with the winners playing in the CG

 

[sct1111]

This is turning out to be basically Union States as the Big Ten and Confederate States as the SEC. Why don't we just call it what it is.

 

[RCBeta79]

My plan for the Big Ten is to fix the name of the conference.

2-BIG 10 Conference
lol

 

[Southern Gentleman]

This is turning out to be basically Union States as the Big Ten and Confederate States as the SEC. Why don't we just call it what it is.

Careful! Some in the South are itching for a rematch!

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Careful! Some in the South are itching for a rematch!

That’s hilarious and given which side is more armed and less worried about pronouns and defining other nonesense, the outcome would likely be QUITE different! 😎

if it comes to that, the asstin school should be kept from the festivities…as they ruin everything that they come in contact with! 😉

 

[Southern Gentleman]

On a side note, I wish our Founding Fathers would have signed the Declaration of Independence in Mid April or late October. It was 109 heat index yesterday in Little Rock. Grilling was a whole new challenge in that heat!

 

[RUScrew85]

On a side note, I wish our Founding Fathers would have signed the Declaration of Independence in Mid April or late October. It was 109 heat index yesterday in Little Rock. Grilling was a whole new challenge in that heat!

Sounds like you didn't need to turn the grill on.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Put THE Ohio State University, Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, and Oregon in the same pod. They deserve each other.

 

[mikemarc1]

Put THE Ohio State University, Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, and Oregon in the same pod. They deserve each other.

whelp there goes my plan as looks like ORE and WASH heading to big twelve

 

[Southern Gentleman]

Any chance Hawaii joins the ACC?