national champs baby
Georgia Tech, B1G approved?
November 30th, 2012 at 2:08 PM | 
Unfortunately, it might not
Unfortunately, it might not
November 30th, 2012 at 12:40 PM |
I propose
I propose
the Big Demographic conference
This might sound arrogant, and if it is, it is. We’re Michigan.
November 30th, 2012 at 1:09 PM |
Big Ten Name
Big Ten Name
I'm good at math, so I see the disconnect between the name Big "Ten" and 16 teams -- but why are people so upset about it? The name Big Ten has history and is a recognizable brand. A very short, quick, of odd and maybe not peferct examples from the top of my head:
Brands and companies change hands all the time as brand names. For example, Ashton Martin (founded by the Lionel Martin near Ashton Clinton in England) was owned by Ford from 94-07. They didn't call the cars Ashton Martin-Fords.
They don't play much Jazz in Utah
Boneless Chicken Wings aren't wings at all...they're just breaded balls of chicken. Chicken fingers aren't fingers.
Many fruit juices don't contain much fruit, they just taste like it.
I should probably stop with the examples now...Point is, as long as we have the history, and tradition of the Big Ten the number doesn't matter. I love the Big Ten and I'd love it to stay that way, even if we end up with 16 teams and stretch from Georgia to Wisconsin.
Twin Cities
November 30th, 2012 at 1:18 PM |
uhhhh its Aston Martin.
uhhhh its Aston Martin.
uhhhh its Aston Martin.
For the record, I'm not a eugenicist.
November 30th, 2012 at 1:30 PM |
The gist was right...
The gist was right...
but it got the "Aston" name for the nearby Aston Clinton Hillclimb.
Go Blue!
November 30th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
I guess the branding didn't
I guess the branding didn't
I guess the branding didn't work.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 30th, 2012 at 6:14 PM |
Oops
Oops
Oops. Can't even blame it on a typo because I made the mistake three times in as many sentences. Autcorrect? Yeah, let's go with that.
Twin Cities
November 30th, 2012 at 3:38 PM |
B16
B16
B16
November 30th, 2012 at 5:32 PM |
We wont have to change the
We wont have to change the
We wont have to change the logo!
"So put 2 on, put 10 on, WHAT DO YOU CARE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PAYIN' FOR 'EM!!!!?"
-Doug Heffernan, in regards to Arthur and his stamp needs
November 30th, 2012 at 11:50 AM |
Do not want!
Do not want!
Recurring Air Force defensive nightmare. Of course, we'll only play them once every 20 years, or something like that.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:52 AM |
Oh boy
Oh boy
I saw this coming but thought it would take much longer.
neoavatara.com/blog
November 30th, 2012 at 11:53 AM |
Well
Well
That option attack will give Mattison's defense fits once every 15 years we play them.
HAIL.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:53 AM |
Well, at least it's a better
Well, at least it's a better
Well, at least it's a better addition than the last two.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:55 AM |
must be a lie
must be a lie
Next thing you are going to tell me is that Maryland or Rutgers are joining ...
Q
November 30th, 2012 at 11:55 AM |
Kind of..
Kind of..
Kind of want a contiguous footprint, but I suppose I'm being nitpicky.
HAIL.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:55 AM |
Georgia Tech is a horrible
Georgia Tech is a horrible
Georgia Tech is a horrible football team. Just awful. Holy nutsack.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:00 PM |
Well, they are 664–447–43 (a
Well, they are 664–447–43 (a
Well, they are 664–447–43 (a .575 winning percentage). That'd put them somewhere at 6th in the conference behind 5th Minnesota and above (now) 7th MSU. Out of the current 14 members, not so bad.
HAIL.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:10 PM |
But they can still win the
But they can still win the
But they can still win the ACC this year!
November 30th, 2012 at 11:56 AM |
If we go up to 10 conf games
If we go up to 10 conf games
...then I won't mind this too much.
Of course, 10 conf games will probably only happen if the playoffs guarantees the conf winner access...make it happen Delany! So sick of MAC schools.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:57 AM |
Why isn't the Univ. of Dayton being considered?
Why isn't the Univ. of Dayton being considered?
It also exists.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
November 30th, 2012 at 12:03 PM |
A powerhouse program like U-D?
A powerhouse program like U-D?
Wouldn't fit in the Delaney scheme. More likely Wright State.
"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
November 30th, 2012 at 12:33 PM |
Hey now...
Hey now...
Lets leave my Flyers out of these shenanigans.
Formerly akron_wolverine and columbus_wolverine. New home, new name. A year in Columbus was enough.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:59 AM |
Subscription bait
Subscription bait
Subscription bait for the stupid Clemson fanbase. Fuck Clemson.
This site had Clemson and FSU to the Big 12 like a year ago and again like 6 months ago.
I'm not saying it's won't happen, but these guys are just throwing it against the wall and seeing what sticks.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:58 AM |
going to need a new name for the conference
going to need a new name for the conference
May I suggest THE BIG AWESOME ?
No radio. Nothing of value.
November 30th, 2012 at 11:59 AM |
Maybe there's trying to setup
Maybe there's trying to setup
Maybe there's trying to setup an easier division breakdown. "Legends" would be the original teams and "Leaders" could be all the shitty programs we've picked up, plus PSU and NEB. Maybe we trade one of the shitty OGs to Leaders:
Legends:
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana (gotta keep State's rival in here)
Purdue
Minnesota
Leaders:
MSU (the aggies were the last expansion prior to MSU)
Northwestern (gotta have some football tradition!)
PSU
Nebraska
Rutgers
Maryland
GTech (if Central Florida isn't available)
Idaho St. (or whatever other shitty, unrelated program we reel in)
Done. Jim Delaney, you're welcome.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:04 PM |
Can we call our Division the
Can we call our Division the
Can we call our Division the Leaders (if we're not going to use directions). "Leaders and Best"
November 30th, 2012 at 12:06 PM |
Exactly what I was
Exactly what I was
Exactly what I was thinking... except we get MSU, they get Wisconsin. Wiscy will be a better team year in and year out - and that division is pretty weak, especially with a weakened PSU. They need help. AND, we NEED to play MSU every year. Don't separate borthers. One of the cardinal rules of divorce. Keep brothers together.
But really, I actually like this idea a lot.
Streaming UM games early Sunday morning from Korea, since 2007
November 30th, 2012 at 12:36 PM |
That probably makes more
That probably makes more
That probably makes more sense. I guess I was just trying to go back on date of entry into the conference to make the choice between Wisc and MSU. I just hope that the B1G adds a relentlessly shitty program to the mix to make a mockery of this whole mess.
If anyone can explain why Nebraska was a good fit and how those same standards allow for the trio of suckitude - Rutgers/Maryland/GTech - I'm all ears. It's like the standards used change based on the team selected. Nebraska...tradition and program quality. RutgersLandTech...tv sets (though not really, since the east coast doesn't care about football and no one cares about GTech except for Kenny Anderson).
November 30th, 2012 at 7:02 PM |
jesus christ lol
jesus christ lol
I think your emotions are getting the better of you.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:27 PM |
Or, Theater of the Absurd: 3 pods of five teams
Or, Theater of the Absurd: 3 pods of five teams
Pod 1 (North): Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
Pod 2 (South): Nebraska, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana
Pod 3 (East): Penn St, Rutgers, Maryland, Ohio State, Georgia Tech
Then we have a conference playoff! The highest-ranked pod champion gets a bye and plays the winner of the other two pod champs.
EDIT: or West (Nebraska, Minny, Iowa, Wiscy, Illinois), Center (Northwestern, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State), and East (Ohio, Penn St, Rutgers, MD, GA Tech).
November 30th, 2012 at 11:59 AM |
I hope it's true.
I hope it's true.
I hope it's true.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
November 30th, 2012 at 12:04 PM |
Oops
Oops
You forgot the "said no one ever" at the end.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:20 PM |
I hope it's true
I hope it's true
For purely selfish reasons
Athens, GA
November 30th, 2012 at 12:00 PM |
I seriously thing this should
I seriously thing this should
I seriously thing this should become the BIG Confernce, with 8/9/10 (1/2 of the number we end up with) of the original Big Ten in one division, and all the newbies (plus we'll give them Purdue, etc) in another. Winners play in the championship game.
At least we still get the Big Ten that way and build more standard rivals outside the Big Ten.
The problem right now is that other division would suck. Maybe we give them Wisconsin, Purdue, Neb, PSU, Rutgers, Maryland GT, ...
I'm as serious as a heart attack (haven't said that in decades - haven't felt the need until now)
Streaming UM games early Sunday morning from Korea, since 2007
November 30th, 2012 at 12:00 PM |
So, I actually like this
So, I actually like this
So, I actually like this move. Can we steal Vanderbilt? I would like them in the Big 16.
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:16 PM |
This!
This!
I million times this! Vanderbilt makes a lot of sense across the board, and a weekend roadtrip to Nashville would be amazing!
November 30th, 2012 at 1:09 PM |
Vanderbilt is going NOWHERE
Vanderbilt is going NOWHERE
Delaney would love to have the Nashville/Memphis market, but Vanderbilt is going NOWHERE. It’s all about money and Vandy couldn’t make enough new money to justify it. B1G and SEC are both stable conferences and will make comparable amounts so why would they move.
November 30th, 2012 at 2:25 PM |
Well, this wouldn't be the
Well, this wouldn't be the
Well, this wouldn't be the reason, but I'm sure people at Vanderbilt would rather pool academic resources with us and Northwestern than with Mississippi State and Arkansas.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:23 PM |
Vandy
Vandy
Awesome campus but their football stadium reminds me of Northwestern's.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:03 PM |
Fuck it, Well do it
Fuck it, Well do it
Fuck it, Well do it live...Fuck it!
the supreme head butt
November 30th, 2012 at 12:05 PM |
I love it
I love it
Anything that helps us push into the south and get some of those SEC kids and get some speed up here will def help us and our conference. I would take Miami,Virginia or Virginia Tech next.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:32 PM |
miami? please tell me you're
miami? please tell me you're
miami? please tell me you're kidding. i don't want that smoking crater of a program anywhere near our conference.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
November 30th, 2012 at 12:35 PM |
Miami is a tire fire
Miami is a tire fire
with pending sanctions and an apathetic fan base.
Do not want.
Go Blue!
November 30th, 2012 at 2:55 PM |
Can someone explain to me how
Can someone explain to me how
Can someone explain to me how having a team from a different geographical area in your conference automatically gives you an advantage in recruiting that area? Especially when you're only going to play said team inside that geographical area once a decade or so?
As a bonus, you can explain why it is that you think Hoke needs some extra advantage in recruiting.
November 30th, 2012 at 3:34 PM |
On TV so more exposure (how
On TV so more exposure (how
On TV so more exposure (how many kids in the south see Michigan play on a regular basis). Ability to promise (assuming you play in the area with any frequency) a game close to home so parents/family/friends can come. Easy to get down there and recruit when you have to go anyway. More relations with local teams/coaches because you know the area better.
That said, this is all worthless when you play there once a decade.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:12 PM |
The Big America Conference
The Big America Conference
The Big America Conference has a nice ring to it. But knowing Delany as soon as they change it they will add Simon Fraser University in Canada.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:26 PM |
I hear
I hear
They have a great program and an expanding tv market
So hot. Milk was a bad choice.
November 30th, 2012 at 5:19 PM |
University of British
University of British
University of British Columbia would be the better option - they have some sports programs that already play in the NCAA (though lower divisions). Though the travel to Vancouver would be killer.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:12 PM |
Make it stop. Please, just
Make it stop. Please, just
Make it stop. Please, just make it stop.
November 30th, 2012 at 12:13 PM |
One more team
One more team
They are getting to the number most people thought they would when they adopted the "B1G" logo. I wonder who the last team is going to be? I vote for one more JTTS with great educational qualifications.
Unfortunately, it might not be that far fetched of an idea. It would resemble something similar to what Delaney had in mind with the Pac10 relationship that fell through.