Should Michigan Move to the Big 10 West Division?
Since we cannot seem to beat our arch rival OSU on any consistent basis over the last 20 years of "modern day football" (4/20 including only 3/10 on our home field), is it time to finally break with "the unbreakable tradition" and shake up the divisions and schedules and have Michigan move to the West?
1) This would add more needed strength and balance to the West Division.
2) Gasp... we scratch playing OSU as the last regular season game of the year.
If Michigan wins the West division we still end up playing perennial East powerhouse OSU in the Big 10 Championship game (likely this happens 8-9 times out of 10). This would also keep us from playing them "back to back", in the last regular season game and Big 10 Championship game.
10 years ago I would have said no way to this idea, but after the last 10 maybe it is worth some consideration?
FWIW, I'm 50 and grew up with Bo's Michigan since I was nine in 1977. Forever Go Blue.
November 27th, 2018 at 5:45 AM ^
NO HELL NO!!!! Just get better, can't believe a thought like this would even be entertained.
November 27th, 2018 at 8:08 AM ^
this is incredibly stupid. thanks, on behalf of all of us, for giving OSU more to laugh about
November 27th, 2018 at 9:17 AM ^
Worst post ever.
November 27th, 2018 at 9:59 AM ^
shake up the divisions and schedules and have Michigan move to the West?
Awesome post. Nothing like advocating for backing into the B1G championship game! Well done!
User name DOES NOT check out!
November 27th, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
Yes. When the going gets tough, the tough find a way around it
November 27th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
Shouldn't move to avoid OSU. I do think the divisions need removed or adjusted because The fact Michigan seems to get to play MSU,PSU,Wisconsin and OSU every year something isn't right.
I also would be ok with playing OSU earlier in the conference season in the case we played in the Championship game. OSU/UM in the Championship game would be huge for the conference.
I have a hard time getting worked up about the whole OSU thing because OSU had a HOF coach get caught cheating and replaced them with another HOF coach. We had a great coach who had run stale and we took a shot at what people thought was the next big coach...UM hard headed fans dug in and refused to support that coach and it started and 6-7 year run of mediocre coaching. Harbaugh is working his way through trying to rebuild the house that was in ruins.
Imagine Urban leaves after this year, and the go with Day who has no ties to OSU. He is a young coach with a hot name. What happens if he doesn't succeed? OSU easily could go down the same rabbit hole we did. OSU has had more luck in coaching than any school I can recall. This is like Urban leaving Florida and Saban going to Florida.
November 27th, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
We have to admit that OSU is a better dream job.
November 27th, 2018 at 11:27 PM ^
I get what you are saying about coaching but it's not luck as you imply....actually the Buckeyes always replace their HoF coach with another HoF coach. The last FIVE Ohio State coaches dating back to 1947 have been inducted into the college football HoF and Meyer will make it 6. yeah, I'm not counting the Fickell he was under an interim deal to hold the fort down while they courted Meyer.
The formula they use is every successful Ohio State coach has strong ties to the state of Ohio and the school And then those coaches committ to lock down the best players in the state of OH plus just enough others nationwide. The exception being Cooper- not from Ohio and could not recruit OH... and we know how that legacy was a mixed bag.
The problem is Michigan went away from that script with with the Rich Rod hire to put in a fashionable offense. They tried to follow the keep it close to home formula that with Brady but you could tell he was in over his head. Harbaugh is round two but has only basically got them back to about where Carr left the program- can't recruit enough speed. Jim will most likely flame out before 2020 and leave in an embarrassing way due to his difficult personality.
November 27th, 2018 at 10:16 AM ^
Obviously the divisions need re-aligning. Toss MSU and PSU over to the West in exchange for Illinois and Purdue. Lock the game with MSU each year and rotate among the others year to year. But run from Ohio State? Are you fucking kidding me? Just fucking no.
November 27th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
Once I stop laughing I'll say NO!
November 27th, 2018 at 11:04 AM ^
Love this idea, and why stop there! We can move Auburn, TAMU, LSU, Miss State, Arky, and Ole Miss to the SEC East because let's face it, NO ONE is beating Bama anytime soon.
November 27th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
Yes, should have been done long ago.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:09 PM ^
I had to sign up here just to say. This is the dumbest thing I’ve read in years. The biggest thing this Conference has is “The Game”. Not only would it hurt both schools but the conference as a whole if the B1G messed with that last game.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Good afternoon,
It saddens me to read things like this. While I agree you would be the class of the Western division it would leave a hole in my heart that I'm not sure I could fill easily.
Please don't go. I have way too things I still need to show you.
*hugs*
November 27th, 2018 at 2:50 PM ^
Is the OP a brand new account? Or just a fucking moron?
November 27th, 2018 at 5:48 PM ^
LOL
Nebraska is getting good. You could see them beating Michigan 9 out of the next 10...then what???
Go to the MAC?
Holy Toledo!!!
November 27th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
This is a dangerous thread. I’m serious about that. OP is the straight man and half the posters are seemingly trying out for the comic half of the duo. And succeeding. I made the mistake of reading the thread on my treadmill and laughed so hard I almost fell off several times. As I said, this is a dangerous thread.
November 27th, 2018 at 6:48 PM ^
I think this is a no-brainer for the B1G. Moving Michigan to the West would immediately boost this league.
It's clear the powers that be in the media think the B1G West is basically the JV division. Ok then, that's fine. Put in a brand name like MICHIGAN and you immediately have a legitimate (hopefully) year to year Conference Title and Playoff contender.
Ohio State's reign of terror can't last forever. Even if we end up playing them twice, at some point regression back to the mean will occur, Ohio State will return to being the cow college it has been historically (other than football) and the string of luck they've had with Tressel and Meyer will revert and they'll have another Cooper.
Coach Harbaugh has the ship righted now. Saturday was a disappointment but we are truly coming back into our rightful place in the sun.
November 27th, 2018 at 10:28 PM ^
That is the most crazy thing I read. If we do that that would show we're trying to avoid them and Michigan is not that way. I would rather loose to them then to avoid them stay right where we're at. GO BLUE FOREVER!!
November 27th, 2018 at 10:54 PM ^
It really doesn't matter which division Michigan is in. The main problems Harbaugh has that will never get U of M to the pinnacle:
1. JH has not been able to recruit enough speed athletes to matchup with the Buckeyes at key positions. Meyer has stuck with simply leveraging his old SEC recruiting trails and high school contacts around the USA. The JH recruiting & team road show while possibly innovative, is actually a distraction and not as effective.
2. JH is stubborn to admit he should switch to zone when his crew can't match up man to man. Also he's overly committed to establish run first, a lot like Lloyd Carr. Buckeyes were ready for that. Further JH thinks his recruits are just as fast but most are just a tiny bit slower or less athletic.
Harbaugh antics will wear really thin in another year or two... I predict he will eventually leave Michigan in an some kind of embarrassing way (a la Woody, Bobby Knight etc...).
November 28th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
November 28th, 2018 at 1:44 PM ^
Speaking of things that should move, whatever direction you need to MOVE your head in order to extract it from your anus is quite likely a direction you ought consider, & with some alacrity. MOVE yo bowels!
PS: If your head pops out of your chute when you MOVE your bowels what might that mean? My copy of Gray's Anatomy says it makes you a shithead, what do you think?
November 28th, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^
I think it would be wise to at this point