Big 10 Realigns & Renames Football Divisions

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  1. Sid

    Sid Well-Known Member

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    East: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers

    West: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin

    As we've discussed previously, Indiana is geographically east of Purdue.
     
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  2. JO'Co

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    :idea:

    Anything is better than what they had...
     
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  3. Don Ballard

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    I am happy with the realignment, especially the names. I never did care for the Legends or the Leaders!
     
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    Oh sure, copy the SEC!!!! :wink:
     
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  5. Sid

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    kp, it's the SEC's fault. They should have copywrited "East" and "West" when they had the chance. :lol: :lol:
     
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  6. Don Ballard

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    kp, One of these days we are going to whup you boys! :lol:
     
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    kp Well-Known Member

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    Sid, you're right, man we could have made a lot of money off of that.

    Don, yes you are, but I am going to be grinning til that day comes.
     
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  8. IrishCorey

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    Till you guys sack up, I propose that you call your divisions that 'flats' and 'pumps'

    :p
     
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  9. Stu Ryckman

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    Sid, you have bad information...

    They are renaming them tEast and tWest.
     
    Stu Ryckman, Apr 21, 2013
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  10. Sid

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    LOL!
     
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  11. Motorcity Gator

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    Very top heavy on the East.....
    Me too..... :D :) :D
     
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  12. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I don't know enough about important rivalry games in the B1G, does this realignment knock out any?
     
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  13. Motorcity Gator

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    Potentially....

    Indiana-Purdue "Old Oaken Bucket"
    Wisky-Ohio State
    Michigan-Minn "Little Brown Jug"
     
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  14. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Does the SEC allow each team to have 1 permanent rivalry game with a team in the other division? That would be the only way to maintain those rivalries on an annual basis. In the old B12 we decided not to do that so that Neb/OU game went by the wayside as an annual contest.
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Apr 22, 2013
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  15. Motorcity Gator

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    The SEC does allow for that..... ( Florida chose to keep perennial patsy LSU.... but then we all know how the Gators duck the toughies :D :lol: )....

    I thought though that I read somewhere where the Big XIV may not keep those ties.
     
    Motorcity Gator, Apr 22, 2013
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  16. Sid

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    There's no way that they will drop the IU-Purdue game. Just won't happen.
     
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  17. Motorcity Gator

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    So...no Little Brown Jug..?

    "With the new division format, rivals Indiana and Purdue will be the only protected game between teams from the East and West divisions, ESPN.com reported last month."

    The above statement is from an ESPN article on the new line-up.
     
    Motorcity Gator, Apr 22, 2013
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