Who would you want in the Big Ten (one team only)

Submitted by crg on
Half-sincere apologies for this only moderately relevant thread (working late tonight and bored). Anyway:

If there was an opening for ONE team to join the Big Ten, who would get your vote? This is irrespective of division (maybe Rutgers gives up on football, or the entire University of Iowa decides to skip town to avoid paying Kirk Ferentz another dime - doesn't matter who left or why). Geography/academics can be a factor in your decision, but are not critical. If you care to explain why you chose whichever school, that will make things more interesting (e.g. want to have a road game in Ypsi to take in the scenery).

Go! EDIT: This is not "who should join the Big Ten for real" but more "wouldn't it be great to have this team in the Big Ten - even though there's no way in hell it ever happens"
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Michwolverinefreak

September 22nd, 2016 at 12:06 AM ^

Starting in 2014, I think it would actually be a good idea to bring in Maryland and Rutgers. You know, it expands the Big Ten footprint, brings in more revenue, and its not like they're both complete garbage programs or anything.

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^

Northeast

East

Southeast

South

North

Midwest

Plains-Rockies

West

Army

Clemson

Alabama

Arkansas

Cincinnati

Illinois

Air Force

California

Boston College

Duke

Auburn

Baylor

Indiana

Iowa

Arizona

Fresno St.

Maryland

Kentucky

Florida

Houston

Michigan

Iowa State

Arizona St.

Oregon

Navy

North Carolina

Florida St.

LSU

Michigan St.

Kansas

Boise St.

Oregon St.

Penn St.

North Carolina St.

Georgia

Mississippi

Minnesota

Louisville

BYU

SDSU

Pittsburgh

South Carolina

Georgia Tech

SMU

Ohio St.

Memphis

Colorado

Stanford

Rutgers

Tennessee

Miami

TCU

Northwestern

Missouri

Colorado St.

UCLA

Syracuse

Virginia

Mississippi St.

Texas

Notre Dame

Oklahoma

Kansas St.

USC

UConn

Virginia Tech

UCF

Texas A&M

Purdue

Oklahoma St.

Nebraska

Washington

West Virginia

Wake Forest

USF

Texas Tech

Wisconsin

Vanderbilt

Utah

Washington St.

 

 

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^

And yes, those eastern conferences are dumpsters fires (the east does have Clemson, UNC, Tenn, and VT), but note:

  1. NE has 2 service academies because I read somewhere that there would be nothing like this that wouldn't include them. Personally, it doesn't matter to me, but you can certainly find 3 more competitive teams they were left out.
  2. In my model, you'd only go to the 8-team college football playoff if you finished in the top 12 of the committee's rankings. If you aren't top 12, it becomes an at-large spot open to anyone (obviously the highest ranked team that isn't a conference winner). It doesn't look like the NE has a top 12 team this year.

#3 is a personal touch that I love, the quarterfinals would be played at the home site of the top 4 teams in the playoff. Semi's and Finals would be just as they do it now.

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^

I never looked at it in that way...MY GOD.

That would be awesome, UNC/Duke/Kentucky in the same conference?!! Then Maryland/Pitt/UConn/Syracuse/WVU?!!

That would be AWESOME!

...but then the SE and the S become the dumpster fires.

In basketball, I'd love to keep these conferences...but you'd obviously keep the tournament open to all the mid-majors/no D1 football schools as well.

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2016 at 12:14 AM ^

They actually are competitive in a lot of sports and offer something to the B1G.

Rutgers is a fucking JOKE. Absolutely should've tried to get Pitt or even Syracuse before them. Get UVA if you want if you want a contiguous conference. Or go west and get Mizzou before the SEC did. Hell, Cincinnati would've been a better option.

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robpollard

September 22nd, 2016 at 12:27 AM ^

Pitt is a better school (academically), better sports program, doesn't constantly have its administration do embarassing things, and "Rutgers give the B1G New York City" is BS anyway.

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Wolfman

September 22nd, 2016 at 12:34 AM ^

whichever one actually has the best combination of fb, bb and academics. I believe Miami might be ahead academically but Cinnci seems to have the edge in the sports dept. The reasoning behind this is that as soon as they become a member of the conference, not only will h.s. players in OH look  at them as a viable alternative to OSU but so too will the ballers throughout the nation. OSU needs, just like UM another competitor in-state to balance the few that will go to MSU. Hell right now OSU has two cogs from Detroit on their own roster. It is for the same reason MSU was able to pull so many. 

We're in good shape right now with Jim, but if we go into another down cycle, balance will remain important. Although this is hypotheticfal, imagine OSU losing to Cinnci in  a nationally televised contest with a  bunch of recruits in the stands. Ramification mfer, ramifuckingcations. 

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Lee Everett

September 22nd, 2016 at 1:00 AM ^

Adding just ONE would result in lopsided divisions, so I would prefer not to, but the big one is and will always be Notre Dame.

A swap?

I'd rather have Syracuse than Rutgers, even though I'm not crazy about Syracuse.
I'd rather have Pitt than Penn State.  PSU is absolutely shameless and will clearly never show enough contrition.
I think I'd rather have UConn than Maryland.

Add two?

I had my eye on UNC and UVA, but the academic scandal at UNC kind of nixes that.  

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DMack

September 22nd, 2016 at 1:01 AM ^

Norte Dame, Oklahoma, Missouri, Cincinatti, Pittburgh, Louisville, Connecticut, Syracuse and Virginia all make sense. I'd like to see Oklahoma most of all because outside of Notre Dame (who would never join), I think they bring the most.

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cincygoblue

September 22nd, 2016 at 1:01 AM ^

Flattered to see fellow MGoBlogger's suggest Cincy.

IMO Cincy and Pitt would have made more sense that Maryland and Rutgers.

Sold out Nippert stadium is an incredible atmosphere, nothing quite like it.



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BoFan

September 22nd, 2016 at 1:56 AM ^

Notre Dame. Hate all you want but they are the most prestigious program out there. No other realistic option compares. They are the 1st or second rival of Michigan. They should be in the West. Michigan and Notre Dame would meet in the Big 10 final, hopefully. What would be bigger than that?

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