Drroogh Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said: So I had that initially set up (except swap Iowa and Nebraska) and then I thought that grouping for Indiana and Purdue was a death sentence. Like you have to set up the divisions to give teams a chance. Maybe swap MSU and Northwestern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, IUCrazy2 said: So to play around a bit, if the BIG added those 4 teams do we see 4 divisions that play games like the NFL for football? It would be an interesting split. USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon, and Nebraska? Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan St. Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State (too easy for Ohio St?) FSU, Clemson, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers The 2 Illinois teams and the 2 Michigan teams were the hardest to place. Tried to kind of regionalize and those 2 make it the hardest to balance. Maybe 5 4 team divisions Clemson, FSU, Rutgers, Maryland PSU, OSU, PU, IU UM, MSU, NW, UI UW, Minn., Iowa,Neb. USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington I had trouble because geographical it would make sense to have MSU and UM with OSU and PSU but that is the 3 top teams in the same division Also that would have put a division of IU, PU, UI and NW together which is probably the bottom 4 teams if the conference in the same division. Edited August 2, 2023 by IU Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledies22 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: Maybe swap MSU and Northwestern? Nebraska and Iowa would be my swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledies22 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Maybe 5 4 team divisions Clemson, FSU, Rutgers, Maryland PSU, OSU, PU, IU UM, MSU, NW, UI UW, Minn., Iowa,Neb. USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington I had trouble because geographical it would make sense to have MSU and UM with OSU and PSU but that is the 3 top teams in the same division Also that would have put a division of IU, PU, UI and NW together which is probably the bottom 4 teams if the conference in the same division. not bad. play the 3 teams in your division and then the 4 other divisions based on place finished. All the 1s play. 2s. 3s. 4s. You need at least 1 more game somehow. Rivalry week? but that only allows UM and OSU. Everyone else is in the same division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, ledies22 said: not bad. play the 3 teams in your division and then the 4 other divisions based on place finished. All the 1s play. 2s. 3s. 4s. You need at least 1 more game somehow. Rivalry week? but that only allows UM and OSU. Everyone else is in the same division. So I was thinking with 4 groups of 5 if you kept a 9 game schedule you would play the 4 teams in your divisions and then the 5 in one of the others and then you would just switch the division you play each year. So You Have Group A, B, C, and D. Group A would play each other every year and one year every team in Group A would play every team in Group B and then switch. C would play D. Then the next year A plays C and B plays D. Then finally A plays D and B plays C. Then you start over again but flip the location of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledies22 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said: So I was thinking with 4 groups of 5 if you kept a 9 game schedule you would play the 4 teams in your divisions and then the 5 in one of the others and then you would just switch the division you play each year. So You Have Group A, B, C, and D. Group A would play each other every year and one year every team in Group A would play every team in Group B and then switch. C would play D. Then the next year A plays C and B plays D. Then finally A plays D and B plays C. Then you start over again but flip the location of the game. That way works for sure. But in IU's (assuming perpetual bottom feeder) case they would play 1 other "poor" team a year. I like all the 1s play and so on. line up "like" opponents for several games. in this Case IU would play the worst of each league setting up better for more wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IUFLA Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 35 minutes ago, rico said: "The Big Ten doesn't want to be predatory" 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just heard on the radio that rumors going around that Cal and Standford are the other two teams the big 20 is looking at. That would have 6 west coast teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Report: Big Ten discussing adding 4 from Pac-12, including Oregon https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/news/2685715 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rico Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 59 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Report: Big Ten discussing adding 4 from Pac-12, including Oregon https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/news/2685715 So much for Clemson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 5 hours ago, IU Scott said: Just heard on the radio that rumors going around that Cal and Standford are the other two teams the big 20 is looking at. That would have 6 west coast teams The Big 10 X 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 I’ll throw this here since it seems where the discussion is at. Third party conference ownership like golf’s LIV??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common Sense Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 53 minutes ago, Drroogh said: I’ll throw this here since it seems where the discussion is at. Third party conference ownership like golf’s LIV??? Interesting. I could see a mega conference down the road with just the top 20 football schools with 4 or 5 divisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: I’ll throw this here since it seems where the discussion is at. Third party conference ownership like golf’s LIV??? I have wondered with Florida State's recent declaration, why they don't just have a rich alum buy them out of the ACC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 2 hours ago, rico said: I have wondered with Florida State's recent declaration, why they don't just have a rich alum buy them out of the ACC? Isn't the buy out like $300M? That is an awful big ask...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said: Isn't the buy out like $300M? That is an awful big ask...lol. https://footballscoop.com/news/clemson-and-florida-state-want-us-all-to-know-how-unhappy-they-are-in-the-acc#:~:text=Florida State leadership explained to,a grant of rights contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 2 hours ago, IUCrazy2 said: Isn't the buy out like $300M? That is an awful big ask...lol. I figured about a billion +... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I think we need to get to 22 teams and have essentially two separate conferences as divisions. Possibly something like: B1G: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin PAC: Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame, Colorado (maybe?) Could play the football championship every year in Pasadena as the winner of each division. Not sure if anyone has thought of something like this before, but I think it could work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: I think we need to get to 22 teams and have essentially two separate conferences as divisions. Possibly something like: B1G: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin PAC: Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame, Colorado (maybe?) Could play the football championship every year in Pasadena as the winner of each division. Not sure if anyone has thought of something like this before, but I think it could work. Colorado is going to the Big 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Be done with it already, have 2 super conferences of 120 teams and 60 divisions and subdivisions of 30 teams 15 other divisions. I'm so tired of money perverting everything in this world. Jesus Christ can anyone leave anything alone anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Colorado is going to the Big 12 Scott, I understand you to be a godly man. This stuff over money is so old. I've watched pretty much all of my families be destroyed over inheritances. You know, money none of them kids had to work for. This love of money needs to stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, IUCrazy2 said: Isn't the buy out like $300M? That is an awful big ask...lol. Yep that’s a ton of money. Why buy them out if they had that type of money to give away…just donate it straight to the football program…why give it to all the other schools and media partners. Edited August 4, 2023 by dgambill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 56 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: I think we need to get to 22 teams and have essentially two separate conferences as divisions. Possibly something like: B1G: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin PAC: Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame, Colorado (maybe?) Could play the football championship every year in Pasadena as the winner of each division. Not sure if anyone has thought of something like this before, but I think it could work. Why not just go back to the original ten vs the new ten. OSU, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, MSU, Illinois, NW, Iowa, Min, and Wisc. Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers, Nebraska, USC, UCLA + (Was, Oregon, +2 ACC) Like you said you can have the championship game rotate between Pasadena and Indy or at least have each divisions championship games there before the final championship say in Chicago once they build that new stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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