Anyone see/hear any reaction to realignment at other Big10 schools?

I bet the Wisconson fans are pissed.

Judging by the blogs on SBN, the reactions are ANGAR outside of us, OSU and Nebraska.

I've been reading this thread at Black Shoe Diaries.  Most PSU fans are happy although a few would rather have MSU as their cross-division rival rather than Nebraska simply because MSU is closer to being a rival based on having 20 years of continuous games rather than mutual hatred and respect for Nebraska (especially in 1994).  But that's a very small subsection.

Nearly every PSU fan (and a lot of fans from other schools to based on the comments I'm reading) seem pissed at UM and OSU specifically.  They feel that by forcing the B10 to preserve "The Game" we ruined whatever their ideal divisions were.  This seemed especially true of PSU fans although they generally just complained about how much UM sucks (brought up 2005), how we're arrogant, how we force the conference to revolve around us, etc. but ended by saying that they're pretty happy with the divisions.

Edit: It pisses me off how PSU fans want to paint themselves as the red-headed stepchild of the B10 that everyone spits on and hates, but they don't recognize that they're one of the 3 (now 4) most important teams in the B10 around which the conference revolves and listens to.  They bring up Delaney saying that the B10 didn't do a great job bringing PSU into the fold and then make it sound like everyone still treats them as barely part of the conference.  And yet Wisconsin is the team that got shipped into the opposite geographically while PSU got to keep its game with OSU (which is increasingly important to them).

And here is a blog from our little brothers.

http://www.theonlycolors.com/2010/9/1/1664115/live-thread-big-ten-divisi...

Hawkeye fans are pretty happy with the division, but they are kind of mixed about having their protected rivalry be with Purdue instead of Wisconsin.  Some people think that Purdue is a guaranteed win, while the others are pissed because they'd rather play Wisconsin.

The BHGP readership seems to think the realignment was one giant HJ for OSU and ourselves, with most pointing to the fact that we have all our in-conference rivalries protected. They're also pissed about their guaranteed Purdue game, which is admirable since they value hate/tradition/etc over having an "empty" game they'll win 7 times out of 10. If I were Iowa's AD I would see what could be done about moving the Iowa State game to the last week of the regular season at some point in the future. They suck, but at least it's an actual rival.

Wisconsin fans aren't pleased:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=193&f=2560&t=6289480

the fans who are pissed about shitty rivalry opponents, like Iowa with Purdue. MSU fans on the Only Colors (which is by far the most rational MSU blog out there....cough *enlightenedspartan* cough) are actually happy their protected game is Indiana.

You know you have no respect or aspirations as a legitimate program when you're happy you get to play an autowin every year in favor of a game with the actual emotion of college football.

That's like getting the first 3 moves in chess (well, checkers for MSU kids), still only winning 55% of the time, then proclaiming how awesome you are at the game.

diplomatic about it.  Hollis read the company line about preserving history and traditional rivals.   Thought it was great 12 AD's and Presidents could agree on something. Sidestepped the PSU question though.

Dantonio was told of MSU's horrific 2011 schedule and reportedly said "great", like the douche he is.

A latter interview, he also walked the company line and was much less of a douche.

I sense from talking to MSU friends they feel ok about it, a little disappointed they didn't get UM as the last game.  And for some reason seem disappointed about their totally fake rivalry with Penn State not being annual.

you think some folks are upset about the "big ten revolving around OSU/UM,".  Just wait till they name the divisions Schembechler and Hayes.

I'm thinking they may go with Schembechler-Osborne and Hayes-Paterno just to be diplomatic.  We'll see.

and echoed by the guys at Corn Nation, more than anything relating directly to NU, I'm overjoyed that the UM/OSU game is still at the end of the year. I did not want Nebraska to be the bad guys coming in, the ones who destroyed The Game - wearing an extra scarlet letter, if you will. Plus, I've lived in Ann Arbor for going on twelve years now, so I get it - it's huger than huge, it's NU/OU back in the day. (In that time I've managed to absorb the OSU Hate, so thanks for that. It's actually going to come in handy now.)

As for NU's lot, I think the most common first reaction, was "Oh. My. God. That's our first schedule?" But that quickly changed to a giddy sort of excitement. Not a we're-going-to-show-you-all-who's-boss type of excitment, but a real true sort of anticipation of getting to meet and measure ourselves against every single power in the conference the first year. Right now, it seems awesome. Ask me how I feel about next year, though, when it's actually time to run the gauntlet. (Still awesome, I'm guessing.)