Big-10: Michigan and Ohio State in separate divisions!

[Analog]

Angelique S. Chengelis / The Detroit News

It certainly appears Michigan and Ohio State will be in separate divisions in the Big Ten, and the annual rivalry game will move from its traditional spot as the last regular-season game.



Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon, appearing Friday morning on WTKA 1050 AM, was asked by host Sam Webb if he thinks the rivals will be in the same division, when the breakdown is revealed, more than likely within the next month.



Brandon answered after a long pause.


"No," Brandon said. "Because we're in a situation where one of the best things that could happen in my opinion in a given season would be the opportunity to play Ohio State twice, once during the regular season and once for the championship of the Big Ten."
Brandon's comments on "The Game" come a day after Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was quoted in the Columbus Dispatch saying similar things about the rivalry.
"I know one thing for sure -- that we're going to play (Michigan every year)," Smith told the Dispatch. "We may end up playing the last game of the year, or not. I just don't know yet."

http://detnews.com/article/20100820...-U-M--OSU-in-separate-divisions#ixzz0xAhP77vD
​

 

[Drako]

The people at MGoBlog and The Ozone are all in a tizzy about this.

To me, it won't be the same without "the game" as the last game of the season. The game has lost some of it's luster of the last 5 years, since Ohio State has completely dominated the series, but it's still one of the best, if not the best rivalry in College football.

 

[ElFenix]

the thing that really killed the big xii for UNL was that they didn't keep OU playing UNL every year across the divisions like the SEC and now big 10 have.

 

[Gibsons]

Assuming michigan gets up to speed again, they'll play twice like every other season, maybe more. Wonder which one gets stuck with PSU in the same division.

edit: forgot about Nebraska... OSU gonna be pissed if they have Neb and PSU every year.

 

[SirStev0]

Assuming michigan gets up to speed again, they'll play twice like every other season, maybe more. Wonder which one gets stuck with PSU in the same division.

edit: forgot about Nebraska... OSU gonna be pissed if they have Neb and PSU every year.

From what I had heard when Nebraska first joined, PSU-OSU in one Mich-Neb in the other.

 

[KentState]

Assuming michigan gets up to speed again, they'll play twice like every other season, maybe more. Wonder which one gets stuck with PSU in the same division.

edit: forgot about Nebraska... OSU gonna be pissed if they have Neb and PSU every year.

On the same note, I hope that Indiana and North Western don't end up in the same division.

 

[Drako]

edit: forgot about Nebraska... OSU gonna be pissed if they have Neb and PSU every year.

I don't think the Buckeyes worry too much about playing PSU every year. Since Penn State joined the BigTen in '93, the Buckeyes are 13-4 vs Penn State. Rather play them than Wiscy or Iowa, or even Purdue .

 

[SirStev0]

I don't think the Buckeyes worry too much about playing PSU every year. Since Penn State joined the BigTen in '93, the Buckeyes are 13-4 vs Penn State. Rather play them than Wiscy or Iowa, or even Purdue .

Firstly, fuck you. Purdue... seriously fuck you.

Second, no one wants to play PSU in Beaver Stadium. No one. We are routinely listed as one of the worst places to be an opposing team.

 

[destrekor]

Assuming michigan gets up to speed again, they'll play twice like every other season, maybe more. Wonder which one gets stuck with PSU in the same division.

edit: forgot about Nebraska... OSU gonna be pissed if they have Neb and PSU every year.

I want PSU in our division. Give Nebraska to Michigan.

OSU and PSU is shaping up to be an intense rivalry.

If I can't have UM as the traditional last regulation game guaranteed every year, I at least want PSU to be that game.

And in the years it works out, the OSU-UM rivalry could see an amazing game as the last Big Ten match-up of the year (Big Ten Championship game).

Even as an alum who always loved the big game to be the traditional last game for our schools, I really would love to have a chance to play them twice every year, and frankly - it's that or they are in the same division, and we absolutely cannot play the game that truly means Championship. If both OSU and UM in the same division, at best that means we could play the last Division game of the year (and last pre-championship game) and that could make for the situation where it means either OSU or UM goes to the Big Ten Championship game. On some years in our rivalry's past, our match-up meant one of the teams was walking away as the Big Ten Champion.

 

[Drako]

Firstly, fuck you. Purdue... seriously fuck you.

Second, no one wants to play PSU in Beaver Stadium. No one. We are routinely listed as one of the worst places to be an opposing team.

Wow, you Nittany Lions are a sensitive bunch

 

[edro]

Firstly, fuck you. Purdue... seriously fuck you.

Second, no one wants to play PSU in Beaver Stadium. No one. We are routinely listed as one of the worst places to be an opposing team.

LOL, Beaver Stadium... White out... crypt keeper coach... pedobear mascot.

 

[Train]

I don't see a point in moving it away from the last regular season game. So what if they end up playing again for the conf championship? There's really no way to avoid that anyways, you could have a Neb-PSU/OSU-PSU/Neb-Mich/ last game where both teams end up division champs. Hasn't this situation happened several times already in conferences that have championship games?

I havent read the details, are the divisions going to be weighted so that they are always balanced? Or are they going to keep it a fixed north/south east/west or whatever?

 

[Train]

Second, no one wants to play PSU in Beaver Stadium. No one. We are routinely listed as one of the worst places to be an opposing team.

Meh, Ohio State doesn't seem very phased by Beaver Stadium. 5-5 there all time. On the other hand, PSU has won once in Columbus since joining the Big Ten in '93

I don't have the PSU-Mich stats handy, but up until Mich's recent fall from grace, didn't they put up something like 10 straight wins on PSU?

 

[rcpratt]

The fact that the Michigan AD is talking about the Big Ten Championship game right now is simply hilarious. Maybe you should be focusing on your cheating (not to mention terrible) coach right now, champ.

And that entire article is nothing but speculation, stupid.

 

[Gibsons]

I don't think the Buckeyes worry too much about playing PSU every year. Since Penn State joined the BigTen in '93, the Buckeyes are 13-4 vs Penn State. Rather play them than Wiscy or Iowa, or even Purdue .

Tell me again about what a tough competitive conference it is?

 

[boomhower]

Leave the damn thing as the last game of the season. I look forward to that game more than the superbowl.

 

[Drako]

Hitler Reacts to OSU and Michigan in different divisions

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/8153883/21627589

 

[Gigantopithecus]

The fact that the Michigan AD is talking about the Big Ten Championship game right now is simply hilarious.

Agreed. I'm torn between wanting a decent season for the sake of having a decent season and wanting another debacle so that we fire hewhomustnotbenamed.

Meh, Ohio State doesn't seem very phased by Beaver Stadium. 5-5 there all time. On the other hand, PSU has won once in Columbus since joining the Big Ten in '93

I don't have the PSU-Mich stats handy, but up until Mich's recent fall from grace, didn't they put up something like 10 straight wins on PSU?

We were 5-1 @ Beaver Stadium prior to hewhomustnotbenamed.

 

[MikeMike]

Hitler Reacts to OSU and Michigan in different divisions

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/8153883/21627589

great

 

[rcpratt]

Agreed. I'm torn between wanting a decent season for the sake of having a decent season and wanting another debacle so that we fire hewhomustnotbenamed.

We were 5-1 @ Beaver Stadium prior to hewhomustnotbenamed.

The content of your post and your avatar confuse me.

 

[ballmode]

instead of a playoff system, it seems like divisions are getting worked around... sheesh

 

[Gigantopithecus]

The content of your post and your avatar confuse me.

Michigan BS Wisconsin PhD
I always liked Bucky's scowl.

 

[Train]

instead of a playoff system, it seems like divisions are getting worked around... sheesh

kinda unrelated to eachother.

 

[Squisher]

Why even break it into two divisions? You can have a Big 10 championship game without divisions.

 

[Rezag3000]

I simply do NOT understand why the Big Ten is making such a big error in judgement. The correct thing to do is this:

Place OSU and Michigan in the same division. Have those two play the last game of the regular season. If those two teams are good, that game will have huge ramifications.

If the two teams are in separate divisions, then they may play twice. I think this situation would cheapen THE GAME. Which one is THE GAME? the first one or the second one?