OT Big Ten East and West CBS Sports Fail or Future?
Looking at the Michigan Indiana preview
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/preview/NCAAF_20090…
To the right look at the standings
Michigan is listed 1st in the Big Ten East
Indiana is listed 1st in the Big Ten West
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 PM ^
Nice observation!
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 PM ^
Yeah, Notre Dame is now in the Big 10. They joined Monday but it got little press because of the Emmy's.
And how is Washington in the Pac-10 South?
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 PM ^
be picked last right? :)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:46 PM ^
Cal is listed as Pac 10 East
Oregon as Pac 10 South
Wash State as Pac 10 Atlantic
USC as Pac 10 West
The Pac 10 - The mother of all mega conferences
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 PM ^
further digging on other previews reveals:
Big Ten East -
Michigan
Big Ten West -
Indiana
Ohio State
Illinois
Iowa
Big Ten South (!) -
Penn State
the other Big Ten games do not have previews posted yet. All other conferences have similarly hilarious directional groups. Bowling Green is in the MAC East.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 PM ^
The MAC actually does have 2 divisions: East and West
East
Ohio
Akron
Buffalo
Bowling Green
Kent State
Temple
Miami (OH)
West
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
Central Michigan
Toledo
Eastern Michigan
Ball State
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 PM ^
What division does Michigan State belong to?
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:12 PM ^
MAC West. Can't you see? MAC East list is 7 teams, while West is only 6. State has a special contract with the MAC that leaves them off the formal list.
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:12 PM ^
I like our chances of winning the East division.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 PM ^
with only 18 of the games at Indiana?
M played at Indiana only once (1932) before 1959?
IU travelled to Ann Arbor nineteen times before 1959!
And, if that wasn't odd enough, Michigan has a better winning percentage since the series shifted to an even home/away ratio in 1958.
Before 1958 : 19-5
Since 1958 : 31-4 ( and 30-1 since 1968 )
Nice catch on the Big Ten Divisions; I guess I'n not paying enough attention to Big Ten Football.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 PM ^
So we might have to face Indiana again in the Big Ten playoff?
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 PM ^
looking at recaps of previous weeks shows the full Big Ten breakdown:
Big Ten East -
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Big Ten West -
Indiana
Ohio State
Illinois
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Big Ten South -
Purdue
Penn State
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 PM ^
The Mountain West matchups are really confusing.
Colorado State is apparently in the Mountain West North, while Brigham Young is in the Mountain West...East. West...East. Right.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 PM ^
is is own "special" division.