I think i figured out what they are going to do. I am sure everyone else thinks they have it too, but this seems to make pretty good sense.
East
Mich, MSU, Iowa, Neb, NW, Ill
West
OSU, PSU, Minn, WI, Ind, Purdue
Protected rivals
Mich/OSU, MSU/PSU, Iowa/Minn, NU/WI, NW/Ind, Ill/Purd
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