Big Ten getting Bigger

The Corn Holers from Nebraska have joined the Big Ten… 

Is this the only step The Big Ten  takes.. or will others join…

This expansions puts a whole new light on road the concept of a football game road trip.
Nebraska is rumored to have a highly rabid fan base.. almost a obnoxious as The Wolverines or Ohio State… Actually looking forward to visiting in one of the near seasons…

Good Bars. But it’s a long ways away form E.L.  ..about 730 miles..
That’s 13 – 14 hours with gas, food and bathroom breaks…

What does this new alignment mean to the existing contracts with other Non-Conf. schools ??   With a larger Big Ten (12 – 16 teams),  do we cancel a bye week and a couple  of the non-con games?     Then add games going into first week of December like the southern confs. ?

2011  Non Conference Games
Sept.  3   Youngstown State
Sept. 10  Florida Atlantic
Sept. 17  at Notre Dame
Oct. 8     Central Michigan 

Surely we will have to plan for a Conf. Division and Conference playoffs….

The mind whirls.. the horizon spins…  If anyone knows how this will play out.. let me know… But, I say dump Youngstown and Florida Atlantic in order to play teams from the other half of the New Big Ten Conference .

Only Time will tell…

Sparty On...!!