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Hey everybody. In light of the recent debate regarding the Big Ten conference alignment and chaos ensuing, I thought people might feel a little more positive if they saw the impotant and unique dialogue going on amongst the Athletic Directors on this monumental decision

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You have entered Big Ten Conference Alignment Talk Google Wave

JDandCoke: "I'd like to thank you all for being here. I know emotions are running high regarding what decisions we make here and I just ask that everyone remain calm and collected regardless of the decisions made."

LarryMo&Me: "Glad to be here Jim! Go Nittany Lions!"

OSuper: "I think David and I are in agreement that this needs to be kept a time honored part of our conference and NCAA football."

SwedishChef: "We need to put Purdue in the Conference Game of the Year..."

BarryAndTheHendersons: "Sounds great, as long as Iowa isn't in the conference"

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Your mom's a conference."

IceCreamWithMyPi: "I really do not understand what the big deal is if UM and OSU are in different divisions of the conference. Jeez... any Northwestern Humanities student could prove this"

Jo-ElofKrypton: "I truly don't understand how this complex system known as the internet works. I mean Goodness Gracious - This IM is sponsored by CocaCola. It's the real thing. Coke."

SpartyCuzIGotta: "UM Sux"

SpartyCuzIGotta: "I'm sorry. That was Gary from Bath who's helping me today."

HeartOfGlass: "Anyone have the phone number for Georgia State?"

ADBrandon: "Mark you need to stop having "AD for a Day" contests"

SpartyCuzIGotta: "How else are we going to sell FAU tickets?"

MadnessThisIsBarta: "I have a point of great importance. When are we getting rid of the commies?"

JDandCoke: "The commies?"

Jo-ElofKrypton: "Sweet Mother's Maple Syrup, the internet is amazing! I just sent an "electronic letter." Feel like feeling fit? Living a Healthy Lifestyle? Contact Stephanie Oakes: Fitness and Health Expert."

LarryMo&Me: "Hey why isn't Reagan still president? He's not too old"

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Wisconsin! All red? Shared border with socialist Canada? Need I continue?!"

SwedishChef: "Seriously. Nobody even knows who I am."

BarryAndTheHendersons: "Iowa's only contributions in life are corn and being identifiable to sixth graders because their state's the shape of poo."

OSuper: "I think David and I are in agreement that this needs to be kept a time honored part of our conference and NCAA football."

IceCreamWithMyPi: "You see the sheer odds of a UM/OSU rematch are mathematically clear and astoundingly obvious. Not to mention taking each other out of conference contention would be honorable. Homer once wrote “The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for."

SpartyCuzIGotta: "I love the Simpsons."

Jo-ElofKrypton: "We couldn't get wireless internet up here for years until we agreed to exclusive sponsorship. I'd been downloading our season schedules on dial-up until last week! - This IM is sponsored by Randy's Fishmarket Restaurant. Located in Naples, FL, Randy's Fishmarket Restaurant is a fresh laid back seafood restaurant with the focus on the freshest highest quality seafood from the Gulf. Stop by today."

OrangeYouGlad: "I really don't know what the big stink is. Juice Williams is going to destroy whoever they have to play next year in the championship."

JDandCoke: "I'd like to refocus this conversation to the topic at hand."

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Hey Delaney - if you don't like the convo, you and your french poodle Wisconsin can Geeeeet Out. Amurrica. Love it or leave it."

BarryAndTheHendersons: "Look at my dog LOL"

BarryAndTheHendersons: ""

HeartOfGlass: "BRB Hoosiers is on."

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OrangeYouGlad: "One of my aides just told me Williams isn't eligibile anymore?"

ADBrandon: "We need to retain the unique nature of this time-honored tradition in a way that respects not only the schools involved but the conference."

IceCreamWithMyPi: "Utilizing a very simple formulative theorem that takes into account the multiple variables and unique independent exponential y-identities"

MadnessThisIsBarta: "What do 2008 Wisconsin and the French have in common? They both snatched defeat from the grips of victory. LOLOLOLOLOL"

Jo-ElofKrypton: "No seriously guys have you checked out this Internet? You can watch videos and stuff. I don't know if I'm supposed to tell you about this but there's recruiting sites on here where you can find out about players all over the country! Donna's Family Daycare offers a fun and loving environment for your children. Our daycare currently has children between 18 months and 10 years old and is happy to meet you and your family for consultations on our services."

OSuper: "The complex nature of this conference and the unique way in which UM and OSU have helped each other into the annals of sports history must be retained."

SpartyCuzIGotta: "You said annal."

OrangeYouGlad: "BRB coaching search."

SwedishChef: "There are more pictures of Wilford Brimley and Dave Brandon on Google images than there are of me! DO SOMETHING DELANEY"

ADBrandon: "That's probably because I have amazing hair."

 TortoiseAndTheHair: "Now wait a damn minute here."

ADBrandon: "Greg please see your way out the e-door."

 TortoiseAndTheHair: " "

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Jo-ElofKrypton: "So what are we doing guys? The Roller Skating Place in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, is THE place to skate in Canada. Roller Skating since 1980! Call 705-326-1444 for more information on group rates and theme nights!"

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ReturnOfTheMack: "Anyone seen Gene Smith?"

JDandCoke: "Gentleman if we can get back to the matter at hand."

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IceCreamWithMyPi: "The lamen must merely utilize a bifractal exponent set that uses ñ(x^2) as the imaginary character factor that, when plotted with a t-base"

OrangeYouGlad: "Okay so Lane Kiffen said he'd happily take over our program. He seems to think this is the place he wants to retire as coach... Thoughts?"

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LarryMo&Me: "It is such a beautiful day! "

Jo-ElofKrypton: "HOLY COW. THERE'S LADIES WITH NO CLOTHING ON MY SCREEN! ON THE INTERNET! Snake River Brewing offers the best in-house stout and food in all of Wyoming. Stop in today, just five blocks off W Broadway near S Jackson St. Snake River Brewery and Restaurant."

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BarryAndTheHendersons: "Corn Huskers? More like Corn BUSKERS..."

IceCreamWithMyPi: "As an aside, the term busker is a chiefly British slang term for a street musician who panders for money utilizing musical talents. Anyways, where was I?"

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GoldenDomeofHeaven: "LOL psyche LOL

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HeartOfGlass: "Hey, how good is Brother Rice? They're free for Week 2 in 2013."

LarryMo&Me: ""

SpartyCuzIGotta: "WHO YOU CALLING BROTHER?"

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Barry? More like Hairy... BALD SLAM!"

JDandCoke: "Alright you two ENOUGH! Go to your separate divisions!"

BarryAndTheHendersons: "Sorry."

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Sorry."

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OSuper: "Now as I was saying... OSU has a proud tradition of strong performances that will continue regardless of the alignment."

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TimeoutsAreForUrMom: "Anyone seen Smith?"

SwedishChef: "Campus security tased me as I walked into my own office because they didn't know I was the athletic director."

SpartyCuzIGotta: "At least it wasn't pepper gas."

TimeoutsAreForUrMom: "Seriously. Someone said he was in here."

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OrangeYouGlad: "Why do you keep changing your chat icon Mark?"

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SpartyCuzIGotta: "It's called brand identity and tradition. Duh."

ADBrandon: "Mark you've got to be kidding me. Maybe you should just take pictures of your athletes when they come out of the slammer instead of that fancy photography tricks. That'll sell."

LarryMo&Me: "Best Day Ever! "

SwedishChef: "haha"

HeartOfGlass: ""

MadnessThisIsBarta: "Hu-laree-yes"

OrangeYouGlad: "LOL BURN!"

IceCreamWithMyPi: "Tangibly humorous and topically anecdotal. I assuredly laughed aloud when I read that attempt at belittlement."

BarryAndTheHendersons: "ROUGH!"

SpartyCuzIGotta: "Yeah well App State."

Jo-ElofKrypton: "The internet is unseemly. I ripped that router right out of the wall and will be writing a letter to the manufacturer of this god forsake "Internet" and demand they refund all of our money and fix this tarnished product. At least with dial-up these things never happened. BTW, what was this meeting about? Did we decide on Nebraska?"

*OSuper has entered the chat*

OSuper: "Internet's acting up."

SpartyCuzIGotta: "Hey where's the Rose Bowl at this year?"

IceCreamWithMyPi: "Back to my equation: Using the aforementioned principles and accepted terms of analysis creates a Pythagorically proveable set of data that, when deployed with the groundbreaking Italian "Badduccí Formula," which many still debate utilizes a unique, albeit problematic, (.3ó-2) expectation"

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UrbanDevelopment: "Where is Gene Smith? I talked to Les and Gene and apparently he took all three of our trophies."

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LarryMo&Me: "Former UM AD Bill Muttin says Hi! "

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ADBrandon: "Listen it sounds like I'm screwed whatever we do. Some kid on a message board seemed really pissed off and spent an hour writing up an entry about how aful I am. Nowadays that's everything."

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SwedishChef: ""

HeartOfGlass: "Hey Hofstra football isn't picking up. They're good, right?"

BarryAndTheHendersons: "!"

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IceCreamWithMyPi: "Notes that such a rematch not only retains a limited and negligible probability but also, when paired with the ratio set paired along the x-axis of national interest/ratings, provides a polynomially diverse result."

JDandCoke: "In English Jim?"

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IceCreamWithMyPi: "An OSU/UM rematch is unlikely but will make for good tv."

OSuper: "Are they gone?"

ADBrandon: "What did I get myself into?"

SpartyCuzIGotta: "That's what she said."

LarryMo&Me: ""

The only way I'm getting through this is to hope that if we add 2-4 teams  in a few years, at that time the higher-ups in the Big Ten will have an opportunity to correct the impending neutering of The Game. If they would have to re-do all the schedules anyway, it would seem like a good time to return UM-OSU to the last game before the championship. Thoughts?

So, Zoltan is apparently doing what we all knew he would do in the NFL (dominate as only a punter can), and it looks like the national media has adopted Mr. Mesko's Michigan moniker:  Space Emperor of Space, obvs.

Link:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/john_lopez/08/25/rookie.hi...

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0500450CB37B8B1F

 

Not sure if it's legit or not.  Maybe there's a few singles left they're trying to get rid of? 

 

May be your last chance to see The Game at The Time. 

Honestly, this never even occurred to me, but it seems like a possibility. MVictors put the idea into my head, and now I can't get it out.

At least it splits up OSU and PSU. We already know that Iowa and Wisconsin are split, so the only question is whether Iowa should be in Nebraska's division, or not. I'll guess they will be:

• Michigan, PSU, MSU, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern
• OSU, Nebraska, Iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois

For what it's worth, I could live with this if M versus OSU must absolutely be broken up for some reason I can't see.

Anyone have any good "friendly" bets for this upcoming season?  I have a couple long-standing bets (co-worker is a Badger and we always have $20 on the game ---  going on 8 years; another co-worker is a Hoosier and the loser of IU/UM buys donuts for the office on Monday... too bad I've only been working with him 2 years and not 23).

One of my Sparties just offered to bet a 6-pack on UConn/UM.  I took him up on it (because not only do I think UM will win, but also, because I like beer).  Another Sparty-friend and I have a case on UM with an over/under of 7 while another case is on MSU with an over/under of 8 (bowls not included)

Yours?  Let's hear 'em....