[Husker] Big Ten Scheduling

[Dick Karre]

On 11/29/2012 9:19 PM, Mike Nolan wrote:
>> I can see it divided into 4 - 4 team divisions. You would play the 3 other teams in your division every season and the 2 from the other 3 divisions. That gives a 9 game conference schedule.  I can't see anyone wanting more than that and still do a meaningful out of confernce game.
>   
> I thought of the 3+2+2+2 9 game conference schedule, too.  That has the
> advantage that you would play all non-division teams twice every 4 years.
>
>> The down side is there is always that chance of 4 undefeated teams then and how to tie break those
> The best way to deal with it is to have semi-final games.  If Division 1 FCS and
> the lower divisions can handle multi-round playoffs, Division 1 FBS can too.
> (And think of the additional money it would bring in.)
>
> Anybody want to set up a pool on which conference approaches the NCAA
> with this idea first?
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>

My money's on whichever big-boy conference gets to sixteen teams first.

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Dick Karre
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