pianoknight Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I think that the BigTen will get enough flack that they may consider revising these names before the season even starts. I honestly just can't believe that the athletic directors and presidents of these 12 fine institutions would honestly be okay with these names.If they don't get changed before the season, then I say that they'll last for a year or two until the next round of expansions occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I hope before next season even begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Division name suggestions:Big and TenYing and YangCampbell and WalesHall and OatesPhineas and FerbTom and JerryBugs and DaffyBeavis and Butthead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmhtfld Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 If they wouldve just flip flopped Michigan State and Wisconsin it could be East and West.East: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan State, and Purdue.West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota , Northwestern , Michigan, and Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 If they wouldve just flip flopped Michigan State and Wisconsin it could be East and West.East: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan State, and Purdue.West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota , Northwestern , Michigan, and Wisconsin.And Illinois and Michigan..... What a clusterf-ck this realignment has become -- all because they gotta have that Ohio State-Michigan conference title game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 If they wouldve just flip flopped Michigan State and Wisconsin it could be East and West.East: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan State, and Purdue.West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota , Northwestern , Michigan, and Wisconsin.Michigan is further east than Michigan State, and considerably further east than Illinois and Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmhtfld Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 If they wouldve just flip flopped Michigan State and Wisconsin it could be East and West.East: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan State, and Purdue.West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota , Northwestern , Michigan, and Wisconsin.Michigan is further east than Michigan State.Well then use flip flop Michigan and Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Rivalries aside and all the whining about "but we won't play this team", blah blah blah, here's how I'd break it down.Division 1: Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, NorthwesternDivision 2: Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter13 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 If they wouldve just flip flopped Michigan State and Wisconsin it could be East and West.East: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan State, and Purdue.West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota , Northwestern , Michigan, and Wisconsin.And Illinois and Michigan..... What a clusterf-ck this realignment has become -- all because they gotta have that Ohio State-Michigan conference title game.. As a Big Ten fans that doesn't like either team, I'm still OK with that. I think the alignment is fair.Division name suggestions:Big and TenYing and YangCampbell and WalesHall and OatesPhineas and FerbTom and JerryBugs and DaffyBeavis and ButtheadAll of these, and I'm not being sarcastic, are better then Leaders and Legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Division name suggestions:Big and TenYing and YangCampbell and WalesHall and OatesPhineas and FerbTom and JerryBugs and DaffyBeavis and ButtheadYou forgot Abbott and Costello.Apropos...because the current division names certainly are laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Division name suggestions:Big and TenYing and YangCampbell and WalesHall and OatesPhineas and FerbTom and JerryBugs and DaffyBeavis and ButtheadYou forgot Abbott and Costello.Apropos...because the current division names certainly are laughable.In fact I do have more:Beauty and BeastMutt and JeffMontague and CapuletBoxers and BriefsAFC and NFCRebel and ImperialShrek and DonkeyMac and PCCoke and PepsiDemocrat and RepublicanEA and 2KNike and Adidas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Dumb and Dumber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Division name suggestions:Hall and OatesWIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivore Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 They'll probably stay and people will deal with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 It bears reiterating since thinking outside of the East/West box is like pulling teeth in the American alignment landscape, but the current division alignment is a Wisconsin/Northwestern flip away from being a perfect North/South split.As it is, with the current alignment I still think that North and South would be perfectly fine and accurate Division names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 They have opportunity for a perfect East/West split, but they didn't do it. Personally, I think it's more appealing to have Ohio State and Michigan battle for a spot in the championship game rather than repeat the game two weeks in a row.WESTNebraska (Crossover each year with Penn State)Iowa (Crossover each year with Purdue)Minnesota (Crossover each year with Michigan)Wisconsin (Crossover each year with Michigan State)Northwestern (Crossover each year with Indiana)Illinois (Crossover each year with Ohio State)EASTPurdue (Crossover each year with Iowa)Indiana (Crossover each year with Northwestern)Michigan State (Crossover each year with Wisconsin)Michigan (Crossover each year with Minnesota)Ohio State (Crossover each year with Illinois)Penn State (Crossover each year with Nebraska)1. Guarantees all but two rivalries each season (Illinois/Purdue & Minnesota/Penn State).2. Strength of each division seems pretty even.3a. Hold the championship game centrally, rotating between Lucas Oil Stadium (East) and Soldier Field (West)...3b. Or be unique and make it a home game for the higher-ranked team.4. It only took me ten minutes to think of the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Considering how much people think there's an Ohio State/Michigan hard-on in the Big Ten, i'm surprised no one has thought of doing Schembechler Division & Hays Division... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 They have opportunity for a perfect East/West split, but they didn't do it. Personally, I think it's more appealing to have Ohio State and Michigan battle for a spot in the championship game rather than repeat the game two weeks in a row.WESTNebraska (Crossover each year with Penn State)Iowa (Crossover each year with Purdue)Minnesota (Crossover each year with Michigan)Wisconsin (Crossover each year with Michigan State)Northwestern (Crossover each year with Indiana)Illinois (Crossover each year with Ohio State)EASTPurdue (Crossover each year with Iowa)Indiana (Crossover each year with Northwestern)Michigan State (Crossover each year with Wisconsin)Michigan (Crossover each year with Minnesota)Ohio State (Crossover each year with Illinois)Penn State (Crossover each year with Nebraska)1. Guarantees all but two rivalries each season (Illinois/Purdue & Minnesota/Penn State).2. Strength of each division seems pretty even.3a. Hold the championship game centrally, rotating between Lucas Oil Stadium (East) and Soldier Field (West)...3b. Or be unique and make it a home game for the higher-ranked team.4. It only took me ten minutes to think of the whole thing.You want to know why the Big Ten didn't go for that? The East Division is incredibly top heavy, with the West Division being a relative sisters of the poor. It's like the old Big XII Conference, only worse. (It also ramps up the chances of some mutually assured destruction fratricide dicking the Conference out of an at large BCS bid or a BCS championship shot.) Also, Indiana at least would like to at least pretend they can aspire to a better bowl than the Pizza Bowl, or possibly be able to aspire for a bowl without scheduling 4 baby seals to club annually out of Conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docrocket Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Division name suggestions:Hall and OatesWIN.I can't go for that (no can do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the admiral Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Considering how much people think there's an Ohio State/Michigan hard-on in the Big Ten, i'm surprised no one has thought of doing Schembechler Division & Hays Division...Because that just opens the door to dumbass Hoosiers screaming THEN WHY AREN'T WE IN THE BOBBY KNIGHT DIVISION WHY GOD HAVE YOU FORSAKEN US THIS WAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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