Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 7953219)

It was strictly a financial question about small schools in big conferences that aren't successful in athletics, but are protected by being a part of the conference. Would the Big 10 dump Northwestern if they could get Notre Dame? Would the SEC dump Miss. State if they could get Texas?

The point being made was if it's all about TV, why would these conferences bat an eye at dumping irrelevant programs?

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 7953226)

You don't think Nebraska/Iowa, Nebraska/OSU could be good?

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade (Post 7952758)

Nobody cares about long commutes in the non con, but when its a conference game: OH MY GOODNESS!

Big XVI

Northeast Quad:

Iowa St
Cincinnati
Missouri
West Virginia

Northwest Quad:

Air Force
Kansas
Kansas St
BYU

Southwest Quad:

Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU

Southeast Quad:

Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
South Florida
Louisville

Football would have a "rotating divisional" format:

Year 1 West/East Alignment:

Northwest/Southwest vs Northeast/Southeast

Year 2 North/South Alignment

Northwest/Northeast vs Southwest/Southeast

Year 3 Cross-compass Alignment

Northwest/Southeast vs Northeast/Southwest

Teams play all teams in their alignment = 7 conference games
Teams play one permanent rivalry or rotated inter-alignment game = 8 games
Optional rotated inter-alignment game depending on how many non conference games the conference wants = 9 games

Champions from each "division" play each other in championship game.

Basketball could follow the same format, home and away "in division" for 14 games; and half home half away against opposite division for a total of 22 conference games. Could hold the first two rounds at separate sites on Tue/Wed, a travel day Thr, and the Final Four in KC on Fri/Sat.

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy (Post 7953225)

The University of Chicago has a standing invite to the Big 10.

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 7953229)

Academics also come into play in B10. Nwestern is a jewel in that regard.

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 7953238)

There's no history in those games that matter.

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 7953244)

If I hear one more time about academics in all of this, I'm going to take a hostage!

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 7953238)

There's no history in those games that matter.

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 7953249)

That may not be the case in your conference but it is a factor for others. B10 is one of them. It isn't the only factor but it is a factor.

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 7953226)

You don't think Nebraska/Iowa, Nebraska/OSU could be good?

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 7953229)

I think academics also come into play in B10. Nwestern is a jewel in that regard.

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 7953251)

You admitted Nebraska! ****ing Nebraska!

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 7953274)

All B10 are AAU, NU was AAU at the time of admission. Pisses me off they lost it. Interesting how it happened....

After endorsing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's entrance into the Big Ten Conference -- in part because of its academic strength -- leaders at the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan apparently helped oust UNL from an elite academic group, according to documents reviewed by the Journal Star.

Nebraska failed to garner the 21 votes it needed last April to remain in the Association of American Universities, a confederation of more than 60 top research institutions that collectively nets more than half of all federal research funds and awards more than half of the doctoral degrees in the nation. It was confirmed that UNL fell three votes short.

Emails and letters obtained by the Journal Star after a series of open-records requests indicate that Wisconsin and Michigan did not support UNL during its turbulent and unsuccessful AAU membership review earlier this year....

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/ed...#ixzz1ZNbkAJ8I

Originally Posted by Pants (Post 7953273)

LMAO