I read an article that says that is not true.They started playing again due to pressure from legislators. I could see them actually acting.
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I read an article that says that is not true.They started playing again due to pressure from legislators. I could see them actually acting.
Yes and we're talking about changing the rules to no divisions which I support.The rules are the rules. Given the conference rules for 2021, Iowa was the correct team to be in the CCG. You sound like a tOSU fan who's salty about not getting into the CCG or the playoff.
So tell us SickKidsNeed_A_Wave, how many times have you been banned this week?5:30am obsessed with Iowa clown fan is now on his 8th id in the last 3 days. Today’s first ID is SickKidsNeed_A_Wave.
Thanks for proving another of my points, clown fans are so obsessed with big bro Iowa there is nothing they won’t do.
Somewhere CyTwit is applauding your effort to carry the flag for clown fans everywhere.
We want more. We want more. We want more. Clown fan will show who the boss is.
They can pressure all they want, they won’t do anything.They started playing again due to pressure from legislators. I could see them actually acting.
Then why vote for no divisions? The divisions give Iowa a better shot at the CCG, and you have to BE in THE GAME to win the conference! At some point we'll win one, but without it we're stuck hoping we have a better regular season record then OSU, or we get 2002 all over again. Go 8-0 and everyone still acts like we didn't win shit because we didn't play OSU.Iowa is my team
Id rather play the big boys every other year than have an easy route to a loss in Indy every 6 years. Keep the CCG using the B12 method and you won't have a repeat of 2002Then why vote for no divisions? The divisions give Iowa a better shot at the CCG, and you have to BE in THE GAME to win the conference! At some point we'll win one, but without it we're stuck hoping we have a better regular season record then OSU, or we get 2002 all over again. Go 8-0 and everyone still acts like we didn't win shit because we didn't play OSU.
I will never root for Iowa to have an "easier path" to the conference championship over having a respectable B1G schedule.Then why vote for no divisions? The divisions give Iowa a better shot at the CCG, and you have to BE in THE GAME to win the conference! At some point we'll win one, but without it we're stuck hoping we have a better regular season record then OSU, or we get 2002 all over again. Go 8-0 and everyone still acts like we didn't win shit because we didn't play OSU.
Then Iowa > your version of Iowa.......Iowa is my team
You can hang your hat on that 10-2 big ten West record but no way was Iowa #2 in the big ten last yearThen Iowa > your version of Iowa.......
Iowa > the rest of the Big Ten teamsYou can hang your hat on that 10-2 big ten West record but no way was Iowa #2 in the big ten last year
Barta has little say in this at the Big 10 offices.if they stay at 9 conf. games, no way will I State stay on schedule so Barta is Bending over for Pollard to save the series.
Lol okIowa > the rest of the Big Ten teams
Deal with it.
The alliance will have games with ACC and PAC12 annuallyI think 10 conference games a year and only two non-conf games.
Big 10 games are way more exciting than games against MAC etc
We haven't played OSU for 4 years. Scheduling right now is all jacked up anywaysDo not want divisions eliminated or 8 game conference slate.
Reduces Iowa's chances to win league and 8 game slate makes schedule s even more unbalanced and unfair.
I like playing league schools more often,not less.
Trial balloon falls flat.
4th might be generous, thxNot more than two east teams though. Iowa was fourth best in the conference last year.
Considering we've lost 4 of the last 6 to nw...I'll agreePlaying OSU, Michigan, MSU every other year would beat playing Northwestern every year in division play
Yeah and Iowa "ducked" OSU in 2020 when they redid the schedule and Mich was just an add on game in the chaos of covid so not sure if I'd call it ducking. I bet Kirk is just fine getting OSU only 2x in a decade. No way he and Gary will approve of getting rid of their btwest sanctuary most yearsMichigan lost how many in a row to OSU?
Put OSU in the West and the West dominates.
Iowa and Purdue have beaten OSU as many times as anyone in the East.
The West has matched up vs the East the last 5 years.
Just cannot beat OSU, like everyone else in the league.
Michigan? They had a losing record and ducked Iowa in 2020.
One year wonder.
Thats still the problem though. If we go to an 8 game schedule, we'll play one LESS conference game every year. We have no better of a chance of playing "the big boys " with that schedule. And lets be honest here and sweep away all the BS okay. There's only ONE "big boy" in the east as well, and thats OSU, period. On a yearly basis Iowa is right there with Michigan, MSU and PSU. Just look at the records the last ten to 15 times we've played each. This whole "the east is so much better" is a mirage backed up by OSU winning every year. Yes Michigan won this year for the first time in 10 years. Watch OSU destroy them next season. Frankly we have a better shot of playing another really good important conference game IF we play in the CCG.......I want Iowa to play the big boys annually even if it lowers the chances of a championship. That makes the championships that much better when we do get one. Dump the divisions
The proposal is play three teams every year and rotate the other 10 with the final 5 spots. At the minimum we would play in columbus every four years instead of 10+ with the current schedule. I would much rather watch iowa play in columbus than west lafayetteThats still the problem though. If we go to an 8 game schedule, we'll play one LESS conference game every year. We have no better of a chance of playing "the big boys " with that schedule. And lets be honest here and sweep away all the BS okay. There's only ONE "big boy" in the east as well, and thats OSU, period. On a yearly basis Iowa is right there with Michigan, MSU and PSU. Just look at the records the last ten to 15 times we've played each. This whole "the east is so much better" is a mirage backed up by OSU winning every year. Yes Michigan won this year for the first time in 10 years. Watch OSU destroy them next season. Frankly we have a better shot of playing another really good important conference game IF we play in the CCG.......
Going to 8 conference because iowa will play a pac12/acc team every year in non conference. I want to watch iowa play good exciting teams even if it means they go 7-5Thats still the problem though. If we go to an 8 game schedule, we'll play one LESS conference game every year. We have no better of a chance of playing "the big boys " with that schedule. And lets be honest here and sweep away all the BS okay. There's only ONE "big boy" in the east as well, and thats OSU, period. On a yearly basis Iowa is right there with Michigan, MSU and PSU. Just look at the records the last ten to 15 times we've played each. This whole "the east is so much better" is a mirage backed up by OSU winning every year. Yes Michigan won this year for the first time in 10 years. Watch OSU destroy them next season. Frankly we have a better shot of playing another really good important conference game IF we play in the CCG.......
Of course. We lose more to Purdue then anybody....The proposal is play three teams every year and rotate the other 10 with the final 5 spots. At the minimum we would play in columbus every four years instead of 10+ with the current schedule. I would much rather watch iowa play in columbus than west lafayette
Then eliminate the conference championship game.Nice piece from Dochterman.
Dropping divisions would be good. I'd prefer more conference games, but the one upside to 8 games would be another OOC spot for a P5 other than ISU.
Big Ten discussing potential elimination of divisions as part of future football scheduling plans
In conversations about its football schedules beyond 2022, the Big Ten has had "active conversations" about the potential elimination of its current divisions.theathletic.com
The future College Football Playoff format could have a major impact on whether the Big Ten eliminates divisions or changes the number of its annual conference games, Iowa athletics director Gary Barta told The Athletic.
The Big Ten currently has East and West divisions and plays a nine-game conference schedule that includes three cross-divisional games. Big Ten administrators have discussed dropping to eight games beginning in 2023 so it can create matchups with teams from the Pac-12 and ACC conferences, with which the trio has a working arrangement called The Alliance.
There also are serious discussions about the Big Ten ending divisional play with schools playing three opponents annually and cycling through the other 10 teams either every other year or two years on, two years off.
"We've had several conversations," Barta said. "One of the things that we're watching is whether it's related to The Alliance, which we're talking through and/or, what gives us the best opportunity to have the most success in the College Football Playoff format?
"We’re wondering if we're going to know what the format is before we have to make that decision. So, we're kind of waiting to see where that lands. But we have had active conversations about the schedule beyond 2022."
The Big Ten released a revised schedule for 2022 earlier in January, accommodating six location switches and balancing and dispersing its marquee matchups throughout the season.
No way, why would you want that?Then eliminate the conference championship game.
Meh we shouldn't schedule based on the secfpI'm not against cross-conference games with the ACC or PAC-12, but could that hurt us? Does that make it even easier for SEC teams to get to the National Championship game? Think about it, while teams in the SEC, like Alabama who played Mercer and New Mexico State or Georgia who played UAB and Charleston for the non-conference games, Iowa could back at Kinnick playing Clemson or Oregon..
Playing oregon or clemson in kinnick sounds awesome. I would take that every year.I'm not against cross-conference games with the ACC or PAC-12, but could that hurt us? Does that make it even easier for SEC teams to get to the National Championship game? Think about it, while teams in the SEC, like Alabama who played Mercer and New Mexico State or Georgia who played UAB and Charleston for the non-conference games, Iowa could back at Kinnick playing Clemson or Oregon..
It's every other yearPlaying oregon or clemson in kinnick sounds awesome. I would take that every year.
Hurt us for what?I'm not against cross-conference games with the ACC or PAC-12, but could that hurt us? Does that make it even easier for SEC teams to get to the National Championship game? Think about it, while teams in the SEC, like Alabama who played Mercer and New Mexico State or Georgia who played UAB and Charleston for the non-conference games, Iowa could back at Kinnick playing Clemson or Oregon..
West Virginia?The Alliance is a loose affiliation at best. Don't bet on Iowa playing one P12/one ACC any time soon.
Iowa is going to continue playing ISU every year. It is a financial home run. If the B10 drops to 8 conference games, I think Iowa's new schedule opening will focus on P12/ACC. Look for Pitt/BC/Ariz/AzSU/WVU on future schedules, not Oregon or Clemson.
This is a possibility that would assist in minimizing the mathematical inequities of the available matchups between the conferences. Iowa could possibly play only one of ACC/Pac-12 on a rotating basis.Iowa is going to continue playing ISU every year.