2011 Big Ten Football
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Jimbo said:
IMO the big east should tell ND to either have their football team join or get all their other sport teams out of the big east. Time for them to grow a pair and put their foot down.
The big east basketball conference doesn't need ND they are to good and to deep to need ND.
I agree...the Big East should demand all or nothin to ND, but I just don't see the Fighting Irish football program ever joining the Big East.
They wont and the Big East will never grow a pair and kick their other sports out of the Big East.
Oh, I just wanted to say how excited I am the Big Ten Hockey Conference will be formed and starting league play in 2013. Initially there will be six teams: Minnesota and Wisconsin from the WCHA and Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State from the CCHA; Penn State will be starting a Division I team in 2012 as the sixth team. Offhand, I would love to see all 12 teams field a hockey team. Offhand, I'm not sure why Northwestern, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska do not have a Division I hockey team.
Did you hear that Michigan and Ohio State will play an outdoor hockey game this winter at Progressive Field (formally Jacob's Field). That's going to be fun!
I haven't heard that, but it sounds like great fun! Personally, I am waiting to hear word from the NHL that the Red Wings will be hosting the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in front of 112,000+ fans.
I haven't heard that, but it sounds like great fun! Personally, I am waiting to hear word from the NHL that the Red Wings will be hosting the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in front of 112,000+ fans.
Wow! Now THAT would be something to see!
Notre Dame makes their non-BCS bowl package look better though. The Gator & others are willing to pay the Big East more when they know that Notre Dame will be an option to select.
Besides, Notre Dame isn't the only non-football team in the conference. Can't get rid of the Irish if you're not willing to lose Villanova. The Big East wasn't created for football, it was and is mainly a Basketball conference.
Only six more days until Michigan football returns with the fall kickoff. I can hardly wait! For Christmas I would like nothing more than the memory of Rich Rodriguez erased from grid-iron history. I don't know what this season has in store, but we're finally going to play some fooball (and defense too) at the Big House...and the Big Ten should be rocking!
Good luck to everyone this year. Here are the newly formed divisions:
LEGENDS DIVISION
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
LEADERS DIVISION
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin
LEGENDS DIVISION
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
LEADERS DIVISION
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin
Pretentiousness. Make them south "better" than those who use North/South or East/West.
As it is, it became fodder for people to make fun of. Even the Big Ten fans aren't happy with the names.
If they really didn't want geography names, they should have gone the ACC route, or named them after Big Ten coaches of the past.
Okay, why is it that ABC never announces their regional games in advance (reasonable time). Here it is monday and I'm still seeing "TBA" in the listings.
I always thought "great lakes" and "heartland" would have been decent picks if they wanted to go in a different direction.
I said it when this came out. Leaders and Legends brings to mind schoolyard playground team naming to me.
Typically they announce them on Wednesday. The reason is that the affiliates have until then to tell them what game they want.Okay, why is it that ABC never announces their regional games in advance (reasonable time). Here it is monday and I'm still seeing "TBA" in the listings.
