[NU Sports] Big Ten Divisions appear to be firming up

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I too like playing Wisconsin every year and at least from our side, that
game has become more of a rivalry game than Illinois.  I would also like to
play Iowa every year, just because.....well, y'all know why - they're Iowa.
But I suspect Mike is right in thinking that they are likely to be paired
with Wisconsin and won't be in the same division.  I really don't care about
Illinois being in the other division but I guess that will be our designated
permanent crossover game, much to the lllini's chagrin as I'm sure they
would prefer Indiana, but the bucket game isn't going to be broken up.

Most OSU and UM people I've spoken with want desperately to be in the same
division so the game can still be played as the last game of the season.
For some reason, they just don't want to play in October.
Mark

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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM, mlinhardt at netzero.com <
mlinhardt at netzero.com> wrote:

> I like playing Wisconsin every year.
> As rivalry games go this scenario damages Paul Bunyan's axe.
> My personal ranking of rivalry games goes -- UofM-tOSU, Floyd, Axe, Bucket,
> UofM-MSU, and Sweet Sioux.  The encompasses each of the the original 10
> teams with Minnesota and Michigan repeated.
> I want to be in the other division as tOSU.  We still have not overcome the
> tOSU hump and I expect that to continue.  For the foreseeable future they
> will have nfl talent and a good coach.  That is almost impossible to
> overcome given our academics.  We need our most talented opponents to have
> coaches that make mistakes and tressel does not make mistakes.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big Ten Divisions appear to be firming up
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:32:24 -0700 (PDT)
>
> I'd be alright with this arrangement. I think Wisconsin and Penn State are
> the
> two I'd most like to keep on a permanent basis.
>
> Go Cats!
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 2:26:22 AM
> Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten Divisions appear to be firming up
>
> Based on various stories circulating and a report on ESPN, it looks like
> the
> Big Ten's divisional structure is pretty close to set.  If so, it may
> leak out soon.
>
> So far it looks like Michigan and Ohio State will be in opposite divisions.
> That suggests that Nebraska and Penn State will also be in opposite
> divisions,
> because those are the top 4 teams over the last 20-30 years.
>
> ESPN is reporting that Iowa and Wisconsin will be in different divisions,
> too.
> That news appears to have been confirmed by Barry Alvarez, along with a
> strong
> hint that Northwestern and Illinois will be in opposite divisions.  Alvarez
> also
> said that the Big Ten will go to a nine-game conference schedule in 2015.
>
> I think it is a virtual certainty that Nebraska and Iowa will be in the
> same division.
>
> Here's my latest guess of how the teams will split up
> based on these reports.
>
>  Division X              Division Y
>
>  Michigan                Ohio State
> *  Nebraska                Penn State
>  Iowa                    Wisconsin
>  Purdue                  Indiana
>  llinois                 Northwestern
> *  Minnesota               Michigan State
>
> The two lines marked with asterisks are ones that I think could go
> either way, but if one flips then I suspect the other one will too.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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