Big Ten splits Ohio State, Michigan

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Hasn't been posted so might as well.

Big Ten Conference to split Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, sources say - ESPN

• Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern and Minnesota.

• Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois.

The Big Ten issued a press release saying it would announce its divisional alignment at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday. According to sources, the divisions were decided upon Monday.
 
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We'll find out in 10 minutes if it's official or not.

If so, Michigan and Ohio State will play every year like Tennessee and Alabama.

Miami and Florida State play each other every year also don't they?
 
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this is gonna p*** alot of fans up north, off. i think they are also gonna move it up to October. bad move.
 
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Yeah. Can't play at the end of the season anymore.

Would be stupid if they did. If and when they meet in the Big 10 championship, who would want to watch them play twice in a row?
 
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For basketball, those divisions are really uneven. Not that it matters a whole lot
 
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I don't think they are going to have divisions for basketball. I think they said they were at first but went back on that. The Big 12 doesn't have divisions.
 
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The cross division rivals that will play every season:

Michigan/Ohio State
Michigan State/Indiana
Iowa/Purdue
Nebraska/Penn State
Northwestern/Illinois
Minnesota/Wisconsin
 
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golfballs03 said:
For basketball, those divisions are really uneven. Not that it matters a whole lot
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It's unclear by anything that I've read if they're even going to use divisional play for basketball. Who knows? But if they do, you're absolutely right about how uneven those divisions will be.
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
I don't think they are going to have divisions for basketball. I think they said they were at first but went back on that. The Big 12 doesn't have divisions.
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Technically....the Big 12 does have a North & South division. They play each divisional team twice & non-division once.

But the Big 12 doesn't consider divisions when it comes to tournament seeding.
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
Yeah. Can't play at the end of the season anymore.

Would be stupid if they did. If and when they meet in the Big 10 championship, who would want to watch them play twice in a row?
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I don't feel for michgan fans. They had no problem wanting to face ohio state twice in the 06-07 season
 
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This is stupid. One of the best parts of the rivalry is that it was often what the conference and national title chase all came down to at the end of the year. Now, the only way that happens is if it's a rematch.
 
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Much ado about nothing. I remember when the SEC went to two divisions, a lot of people thought that Alabama and Tennessee would end up playing twice a year in quite a few seasons.

We've played 19 seasons since the split, and it hasn't happened once, even though one or the other has been in 12 of the 19 SEC championship games.

I bet you see more Nebraska-Penn State rematches in the years to come than you'll see Ohio State-Michigan.
 
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jsc1973 said:
Much ado about nothing. I remember when the SEC went to two divisions, a lot of people thought that Alabama and Tennessee would end up playing twice a year in quite a few seasons.

We've played 19 seasons since the split, and it hasn't happened once, even though one or the other has been in 12 of the 19 SEC championship games.

I bet you see more Nebraska-Penn State rematches in the years to come than you'll see Ohio State-Michigan.
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I very much doubt that. Both OSU and Michigan are head and shoulders above Penn State as far as programs go, and without steroids and playing in a conference that's outside Nebraska's normal recruiting base, it's not happening for them, either.

And the fact that they're moving the game is enough to diminish the rivalry, even if they never have a rematch, which they certainly will.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I very much doubt that. Both OSU and Michigan are head and shoulders above Penn State as far as programs go, and without steroids and playing in a conference that's outside Nebraska's normal recruiting base, it's not happening for them, either.

And the fact that they're moving the game is enough to diminish the rivalry, even if they never have a rematch, which they certainly will.
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They're not moving the game. It'll still be last on each team's regular season schedule, just as it has been. Also, at this point, I don't see any way you can say that Michigan's program is head and shoulders above Nebraska or Penn St.
 
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So are they going to play the title game thanksgiving weekend or first weekend in december?
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tvolsfan said:
I very much doubt that. Both OSU and Michigan are head and shoulders above Penn State as far as programs go, and without steroids and playing in a conference that's outside Nebraska's normal recruiting base, it's not happening for them, either.

And the fact that they're moving the game is enough to diminish the rivalry, even if they never have a rematch, which they certainly will.
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1. They're not moving the game.

2. Michigan's program isn't head and shoulders over anyone's right now. They're just a name. Right now, Tennessee is more relevant than Michigan, and that's not saying much.

3. Nebraska is Nebraska. They could join any conference and win, and if you think any college program in America didn't have, and doesn't have, many players who take steroids, then you need to get your head out from under the rock.
 
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jsc1973 said:
1. They're not moving the game.

2. Michigan's program isn't head and shoulders over anyone's right now. They're just a name. Right now, Tennessee is more relevant than Michigan, and that's not saying much.

3. Nebraska is Nebraska. They could join any conference and win, and if you think any college program in America didn't have, and doesn't have, many players who take steroids, then you need to get your head out from under the rock.
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1. Not moving the game doesn't make it okay. They should not be in different divisions. Who wants to play a team two weeks in a row? Can't wait until a few years from now we're going into the final week of the regular season and the game is basically meaningless exhibition for the following week. Yeah, that won't change anything.

2. This isn't the SEC. The SEC has had plenty of programs with competent coaches in talent rich areas that will put up a fight if they please. The Big Ten has Ohio State, Michigan, and a bunch of mediocre programs that are just capitalizing on Michigan's current ineptitude. Even Penn State faltered for a bit soon after joining the Big Ten, and they really only have good years when Michigan sucks. As soon as Michigan figures it out, it will be back to OSU and Michigan every year.

3.If you think Nebraska's roid program was the same as everyone else, you're kidding yourself. They're going to fail miserably in the Big 10. Maybe not the first year, but this move was idiotic.
 
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Having spent pretty much my entire life here, I have no second thoughts about saying this.

Michigan/Ohio State is a pathetic excuse for a rivalry. Outside of football, Michigan simply does not care about Ohio State in other sports. Most of Ohio State also does not care about Michigan in anything other than football. There are several real rivalries across the country where everything from lacrosse to women's softball is hotly contested, and Michigan/Ohio State is not one of them.
 
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