B1G and Pac-12 apparently reach scheduling agreement

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:08 PM
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B1G and Pac-12 apparently reach scheduling agreement

BREAKING: Pac-12 and Big Ten enter scheduling agreement. All 12 teams playing an inter-league football game starting 2017.

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More information sure to be forthcoming but this has been picked up by a lot of people and could very well be the big news expected today.

Opinions?

Personally I think this is a great move for both conferences to get some high-profile home/away games going in a B1G-ACC Challenge type format.

Edit: Link for more info. Big items:

  • Cross-Promoting each other's stuff on the conference tv networks
  • Football not the only sport to be involved
  • May keep B1G at 8-game conference schedule, per Delany

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:09 PM | I agree..I like it very (Score:1)
tommyz
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I agree..I like it very much..Wonder if this means the end of the ND series as well...

December 28th, 2011 at 2:53 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
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So is this the big news thats supposed to be announced at 4 or is this unrelated? Im assuming this is the big story that was coming out at 4. Could be wrong.

THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS

December 28th, 2011 at 3:02 PM | Suggestion by denial? (Score:2)
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Forget the ND series, this may be the first step to saying screw the NCAA and their stupid post season.  I like this paragraph.  It follows the same line of logic as saying that it is unlikely that Craig James killed 5 hookers...

Likewise, the two commissioners dismissed any suggestion that their close alignment could be the first step toward a pullout by them and other major football-playing conferences from the NCAA. Speculation about such a jump has bubbled as the revenue-generating and spending gaps between their schools and those in lower-tier conferences continue to widen.

Hail.

December 28th, 2011 at 4:10 PM | Screw the NCAA (Score:2 Normal)
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I love it.  SEC, and Ohio State leave the NCAA and create minor league football.  They wouldn't have to change any of thier recruiting practices and can actually do it in the open now. 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:10 PM | drop ND? (Score:4 Normal)
Sinsoftheschafer
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Does Michigan follow up by dropping ND to create space on their schedule for the PAC-12 team?

If we could get USC to do the same thing, this would get interesting...

December 28th, 2011 at 2:12 PM | Given Brandon's comments on scheduling (Score:5 Normal)
AAB
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I can't imagine we'll play a Pac 12 team and ND.  He's made it pretty clear he wants an easier non-conference slate with tons of home games.  

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:15 PM | We'll also be playing a ninth (Score:1)
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We'll also be playing a ninth conference game by then, so dropping ND would make a lot of sense.

Eating is murder.

December 28th, 2011 at 4:18 PM | ND plays no less.... (Score:0 Overrated)
December 28th, 2011 at 2:10 PM | saw this too (Score:1)
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all over twitter. personally i like it. i think its a good move and gives us a way to renew that old rose bowl rivalry. 

i will add that i would have LOVED to see the speculation about cutting out ND tho, as that wouldve been the ultimate FU

December 28th, 2011 at 2:11 PM | Dammit, you just beat me to (Score:5 Normal)
Wenham Wolverine
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Dammit, you just beat me to it.

I think it's exciting. We'll have to see what the details are; I'd love to see us play USC or Oregon.

 

(or maybe this is all the Arizona AD's doing to get RR his game against Michigan? /s)

December 28th, 2011 at 2:12 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:2 Normal)
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Bet we'll get Arizona.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | RR might not be there. (Score:5 Normal)
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RR might not be there.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:23 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:2 Normal)
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Or, he could be.

All in for some manball.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:29 PM | Or Tony Gibson will be DC. (Score:4 Normal)
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Or Tony Gibson will be DC.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:19 PM | If they do that because of (Score:2 Normal)
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If they do that because of RR, that'd be great - it means he lasted at least five years and did good things.

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:30 PM | I imagine we'll be matched up (Score:2 Normal)
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I imagine we'll be matched up against a good program (USC, Oregon, Stanford) rather than UA.  MSU might get paired with them though.

December 28th, 2011 at 6:13 PM | Tell.... (Score:1 Normal)
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Dionne Warwick I said hi.

All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.

December 30th, 2011 at 11:00 AM | I let her know and she (Score:1)
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I let her know and she expressed her deep disappointment that you didn't make the same comment for the countless predictions made on this blog every day.  She said she predicts you can avoid carpel tunnel if you just cut and paste.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:12 PM | I like it (Score:1)
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News conference must be about mascot

 "gonna twist the cap off a green lizard" - Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:13 PM | Wow (Score:2 Normal)
woomba
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Would this mean that ND loses...pretty much all of its top rivals at once?

USC, Stanford, UM, MSU...

December 28th, 2011 at 2:14 PM | I'd guess they'll still play USC (Score:2)
AAB
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USC has historically been fairly aggressive in non-conference scheduling (OSU home-and-home etc).  

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | USC needs to schedule (Score:2)
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USC needs to schedule aggressively or they can't maintain interest in LA. By 2017, USC will have a chance to be fully recovered from the roster hit they're about to take.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:38 PM | Roster hit? (Score:1)
Maize and Blue ...
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The real roster hit won't be all that bad because of last year's appeal which allowed them to sign 31.  At 15 a year for the next three that leaves them at 76 scholarship players pending transfers and/or early departures.  This is typical in the range of what Pete Carroll normally had during his tenure. LOI's by year from 2010 ten back 18, 18, 19, 18, 27, 19, 19, 28, 22.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:47 PM | If Lane Kiffin can keep every (Score:1)
Zone Left
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If Lane Kiffin can keep every player on that team for the next four years, he deserves to have the national title trophy named after him. There's no realistic way for a team to keep every single player on board and contributing over a four year period. The 31 player class helped them, but even given moderate attrition of 3 players / year leaves them with about 64 players on the roster. That's well below critical level for any team out there--even if they've got USC's talent.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:15 PM | would be awesome. (Score:1)
tommyz
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would be awesome.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:15 PM | lol! (Score:1)
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How long do they have contracts with all of those schools?

Also; once we set up the B1G-Pac Challenge, will we get to play in an early season football tournament in Maui?

 

 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:19 PM | Hmmm (Score:5 Normal)
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If only there was some way to ensure that they could play a certain group of teams every year.

What's that you say? Oh. That's right. JOIN A GODDAMN CONFERENCE.

I am being Twitters

December 28th, 2011 at 2:26 PM | they deserve it (Score:1)
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they deserve it

ALL ABOARD THE A-TRAIN!!!!!

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:15 PM | This would be fantastic news. (Score:1 Overrated)
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This would be fantastic news. I don't mind the ND series, but I'm sick of having it every season. I'd much rather have the variety of a series with the PAC-12.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | I say we do both (Score:2)
AAB
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and rotate the 3rd game between Texas, LSU, Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma, Florida, and Virginia Tech.

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:25 PM | Personally, I'd prefer one (Score:2)
Zone Left
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Personally, I'd prefer one good non-conference game and two middle school teams. In your scenario, Michigan could easily lose all three non-conference games followed by a nine game Big 10 schedule. I like the balance provided by having some near guaranteed wins early in the season. 

Regardless, it won't happen. Michigan is only going to get 4-5 home games out of their nine conference games and can't afford to not have 2-3 of the non-conference games be at home every season.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

December 28th, 2011 at 2:28 PM | True (Score:2)
AAB
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but in my scenario, Michigan could also play Oregon, Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Nebraska in the same season. 

Which would be awesome.

There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:47 PM | Don't look now... (Score:2)
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That could be the case next season

EDIT: Add Penn State to that (in 2017)

LSA '11

App State to Miss State

December 28th, 2011 at 2:45 PM | Disagree (Score:2 Normal)
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I would prefer it not be a team that we may have to play again in the Rose Bowl.  Since the Rose is where our champion goes to play, unless they're in the MNC game, I would prefer this be set up with another conference.  Another reason I'm against this is our history of laying eggs on the west coast in OOC games.

December 28th, 2011 at 3:30 PM | I wonder (Score:1)
polometer
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if they could figure in the PAC12- BIG games into the BIG championship game?  (and the PAC championship as well)  Since both of the conference winners are going to most likely play each other--or the runners up in NC years--it would be great if this interconference play factored in.  I'm not sure if you would just want to count this game as a conference game, but maybe involve it in tie breaking procedures?

I'm not sure, but it smells like awesome to me.

Edit: even if the overall conference preformance just determines the "home" team in the Rose bowl, I like it.  I think this could be a great partnership.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:16 PM | yes (Score:2)
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yes

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:17 PM | Revenge oppourtunities (Score:-1 Normal)
December 28th, 2011 at 2:40 PM | Shut the hell up. (Score:4 Normal)
evenyoubrutus
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Shut the hell up.

Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:50 PM | Let it go already. He said (Score:1 Normal)
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Let it go already.

He said he wants a game with Michigan, then he'll get it and get pounded. If you don't like that, well then maybe you should go be an arizona fan.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | As a Denver Native... (Score:3 Normal)
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I really hope we draw Colorado.  But a USC/Oregon/Arizona matchup would be sweet as well.

Party...

December 28th, 2011 at 2:26 PM | I'm hoping we draw UW. (Score:2 Normal)
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I'm hoping we draw UW.

December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | (Score:0)
December 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:1)
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It would be cool if they based the match-ups on the conference rankings from the year before.



This wouldn't be as exciting if we ended up with a bunch of USC v Purdue/Michigan v Utah type games every year

313 yards and a cloud of dust

December 28th, 2011 at 2:20 PM | (Score:3 Normal)
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Michigan vs Utah....sigh

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:23 PM | posted from iPhone (Score:2 Normal)
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Too soon?

313 yards and a cloud of dust

December 28th, 2011 at 2:19 PM | Love the idea.  Potentially (Score:2)
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Love the idea.  Potentially great matchups, possible rematch in Rose Bowl (longshot, but still there) and a possible ND screwing.  I'm liking the looks of my wednesday!

Chicago Blue!

December 28th, 2011 at 2:20 PM | Is this the big (Score:1)
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Is this the big announcement? Or is there something else

But sir, but sir, BUT NOTHING

December 28th, 2011 at 2:20 PM | Pressure on ND (Score:2)
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If it does makes it tougher for ND to schedule with its primary rivals, it could apply more pressure on ND to join the B1G. If it ends up pushing ND into the B1G, it will be considered a stroke of genius. If it pushes ND to another league, maybe not so much.

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:23 PM | It does have quite the effect (Score:2)
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It does have quite the effect on ND, considering they like to schedule three B1G and two Pac teams every year.

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December 28th, 2011 at 2:20 PM | Love the idea.  Potentially (Score:2)
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Love the idea.  Potentially great matchups, possible rematch in Rose Bowl (longshot, but still there) and a possible ND screwing.  I'm liking the looks of my wednesday!

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