(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:49 PM)goofus Wrote:  I would push for Oklahoma to Big 10 if the Big 10 has already grabbed Missouri. But the conference went in a different direction and grabbed Rutgers instead.

I would had loved to see a Big 10 like this

WEST
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Neb, Wisc, Minn, Iowa.

EAST
PSU, OSU, MSU, Mich,
Indy, Pur, ILL, NW

I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:49 PM)goofus Wrote:  I would push for Oklahoma to Big 10 if the Big 10 has already grabbed Missouri. But the conference went in a different direction and grabbed Rutgers instead.

I would had loved to see a Big 10 like this

WEST
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Neb, Wisc, Minn, Iowa.

EAST
PSU, OSU, MSU, Mich,
Indy, Pur, ILL, NW

I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

It's called a vote....the West has as many of them as the East. The West isn't made up of idiots though. They saw the value of moving East. Hell, even Iowa has been hitting the recruiting trail in places like Maryland and New Jersey.

Those two additions doesn't prove that The East controlled expansion. It just proves that The West aren't idiots.

(01-20-2016 04:18 PM)bullet Wrote:  The other schools besides Houston are Nebraska, Ohio St., UCLA, LSU, Michigan and Army.

UCLA doesn't belong in that group, they only have one National Championship!

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:49 PM)goofus Wrote:  I would push for Oklahoma to Big 10 if the Big 10 has already grabbed Missouri. But the conference went in a different direction and grabbed Rutgers instead.

I would had loved to see a Big 10 like this

WEST
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Neb, Wisc, Minn, Iowa.

EAST
PSU, OSU, MSU, Mich,
Indy, Pur, ILL, NW

I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:49 PM)goofus Wrote:  I would push for Oklahoma to Big 10 if the Big 10 has already grabbed Missouri. But the conference went in a different direction and grabbed Rutgers instead.

I would had loved to see a Big 10 like this

WEST
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Neb, Wisc, Minn, Iowa.

EAST
PSU, OSU, MSU, Mich,
Indy, Pur, ILL, NW

I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

Right....oooookay then.

So if Colorado and Nebraska play each other in the Rose Bowl, would Big 8 officials call the game?

(01-20-2016 09:46 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:49 PM)goofus Wrote:  I would push for Oklahoma to Big 10 if the Big 10 has already grabbed Missouri. But the conference went in a different direction and grabbed Rutgers instead.

I would had loved to see a Big 10 like this

WEST
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Neb, Wisc, Minn, Iowa.

EAST
PSU, OSU, MSU, Mich,
Indy, Pur, ILL, NW

I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

Barry Alvarez disagrees.

(01-21-2016 12:20 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 09:46 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:51 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  I don't think that the west has any leverage. The east will drive the decisions, and I think that it has been driving the decisions.

Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

Barry Alvarez disagrees.

Sorry, I don't get the reference. What did he say or what do you think he said?

(01-21-2016 10:44 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 12:20 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 09:46 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:02 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  Any leverage to do what?

Every school gets a vote. Every school gets to be heard. That's what a conference is.

Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

Barry Alvarez disagrees.

Sorry, I don't get the reference. What did he say or what do you think he said?

"Jim [Delany] felt that someday, if we didn’t have anyone else in that corridor, someday it wouldn't make sense maybe for Penn State to be in our league. That they would go into a league somewhere on the east coast. By doing that, it keeps us in the northeast corridor."

Wait....Ohio State has a tough road game...alert the media

(01-21-2016 12:32 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 10:44 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 12:20 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 09:46 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 08:14 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  Leave - either by forming its own conference or joining another.

No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

Barry Alvarez disagrees.

Sorry, I don't get the reference. What did he say or what do you think he said?

"Jim [Delany] felt that someday, if we didn’t have anyone else in that corridor, someday it wouldn't make sense maybe for Penn State to be in our league. That they would go into a league somewhere on the east coast. By doing that, it keeps us in the northeast corridor."

Well that's nonsense, now at least. Where would they go? ACC with Pitt, Syracuse and BC?? That would never fly.

(01-20-2016 03:34 PM)Nebraskafan Wrote:  Might as well make it a conference game.

http://www.soonersports.com//ViewArticle...=210651094

Lot's of B1G games on those schedules for Oklahoma.

So is Oklahoma Big bound?

(01-22-2016 10:13 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 12:32 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 10:44 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(01-21-2016 12:20 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 09:46 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  No B1G team is any realistic threat to leave the conference. This is known.

Barry Alvarez disagrees.

Sorry, I don't get the reference. What did he say or what do you think he said?

"Jim [Delany] felt that someday, if we didn’t have anyone else in that corridor, someday it wouldn't make sense maybe for Penn State to be in our league. That they would go into a league somewhere on the east coast. By doing that, it keeps us in the northeast corridor."

Well that's nonsense, now at least. Where would they go? ACC with Pitt, Syracuse and BC?? That would never fly.

Now its nonsense because they're playing 2 of the other 6 large northeastern/mid-Atlantic state schools every year. (UMD, Rutgers, WVU, Pitt, UConn, Temple) And they play Temple pretty often in a 2 for 1 setup OOC too. They're going to play Pitt 4 times in a row with the potential for something more regular. I doubt they'll play every year, but wouldn't shock me if we saw something like 6 out of 10 years, which is way better than the zilch they were playing. They have a series with WVU and they've scheduled Syracuse some recently. Basically, the new setup Penn State has keeps them satisfied and then some indefinitely.

On to the original topic, I'm happy to see Nebraska and Oklahoma are going to 4 games from 2 games. Hopefully, we'll see them increase that further. I like to see the old, traditional and REAL rivalries played as often as possible. Conference realignment has really messed with that aspect of things and I think it has already started to hurt the product.

It's one of the rivalries that should be played yearly along with:

Kansas-Missouri
Texas-Texas A&M
BYU-Utah
UNC-Wake
Duke-NC State
Virginia-Maryland
Pitt-Penn State
Pitt-WVU
Georgia-Clemson
GT-Auburn

I was a fan of the Nebraska-Colorado game as well.

Nebraska also has a 4 game series scheduled with NIU in 17,19, 21 & 23. Nebraska will be seeing more of NIU & Oklahoma than it's Eastern Division conference mates