Conference Expansion: (Potential) Big Ten Expansion Odds and Ends
Divisional Alignment: Assuming Nebraska exits stage east and heads to the Big Ten , one of the most hotly discussed topic will be the alignment of the divisions. ย
Of course, I am partial to only one division with a round-robin scheduling for the elite programs (sorry, Iowa) but that is extremely unlikely (a major reason for expansion is a conference championship game).
Do you divide it up East v. West? ย Do you put Michigan and Ohio State in the same or opposite divisions?
Here is a rough and unthoughtful guess:
| Nebraska | Ohio State |
| Penn State | Michigan |
| Iowa | Wisconsin |
| Minnesota | Michigan State |
| Northwestern | Illinois |
| Indiana | Purdue |
Thoughts, folks?
Succession Plan: Bo Pelini has long been rumored to be a serious contender for the head coaching vacancy that Jim Tressel will leave.
Does his (potential) inclusion in the league make this succession idea more or less plausible? ย Does it have any effect at all?
For me it makes it less plausible, if only slightly. ย I say that because it is rare to see head coaches move within a conference.
(Except in the SEC, where they have a very sustainable attitude towards coaches: recycle!)
Still, he is a former OSU captain who grew up in Youngstown .
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