B1G Coaches Call

[tweeterhawk]

Here's my question...has anyone picked up a phone and called Trump? Based on what I heard last week at the Republican convention...they rocked this pandemic and there were no issues. It was the greatest pandemic response in the history of the world...it was, wait for it...BEAUTIFUL. I don't understand why someone doesn't reach out and find out how they did it.

Take the political crap out of here.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

Here is my realistic scenario. Start the season the first weekend in November. Get your 6 division games in at home stadiums by mid December. Yes, the last couple games will be chilly.

Then take a break for Christmas and play three cross-division games in domes on three successive weekends the first three Saturdays in January. Don't set the schedules now, but wait and set them once you see how everyone does so that you match the best against the best. Essentially, the Top 3 teams from each division will play each other in the prime time slots. The rest will slot in. Those will have the feel of play-off bowl games. Crown the champ based upon a formula.

9 games and a championship. Doable.

 

[kicker22]

Here is my realistic scenario. Start the season the first weekend in November. Get your 6 division games in at home stadiums by mid December. Yes, the last couple games will be chilly.

Then take a break for Christmas and play three cross-division games in domes on three successive weekends the first three Saturdays in January. Don't set the schedules now, but wait and set them once you see how everyone does so that you match the best against the best. Essentially, the Top 3 teams from each division will play each other in the prime time slots. The rest will slot in. Those will have the feel of play-off bowl games. Crown the champ based upon a formula.

9 games and a championship. Doable.

I like this idea, however my only concern would be that if things are neck and neck in the head to head games within the division games you may find a non-deserving team sneaking into the Championship if you match up the best against the best if the cross over games aren't random or the deck gets stacked against some teams.

Think how things could play out if say theirs a cluster at the top of the west between 4 teams all within a game of each other and watching that 4th place team slide in because they didn't see PSU, OSU, or Michigan, while the other three found themselves dropping 1 or 2 OOC games. It also guarantees a Championship pitting two teams against each other that that had most likely already played each other in the last three weeks of the season. It could make for great ratings (if the first game was good) but could easily lose its luster if one of the teams got blown out.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

I like this idea, however my only concern would be that if things are neck and neck in the head to head games within the division games you may find a non-deserving team sneaking into the Championship if you match up the best against the best if the cross over games aren't random or the deck gets stacked against some teams.

Think how things could play out if say theirs a cluster at the top of the west between 4 teams all within a game of each other and watching that 4th place team slide in because they didn't see PSU, OSU, or Michigan, while the other three found themselves dropping 1 or 2 OOC games. It also guarantees a Championship pitting two teams against each other that that had most likely already played each other in the last three weeks of the season. It could make for great ratings (if the first game was good) but could easily lose its luster if one of the teams got blown out.

I get your point. But, if the top 3 teams from each division matched up in a sort of round robin format in domes, in staggered prime time games, on Saturday nights, it would be like a mini-playoff atmosphere for each weekend.

So, Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan would rotate games against Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Sounds like fun to me (although the East would clean our clocks I suspect).

 

[Fryowa]

I get your point. But, if the top 3 teams from each division matched up in a sort of round robin format in domes, in staggered prime time games, on Saturday nights, it would be like a mini-playoff atmosphere for each weekend.

So, Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan would rotate games against Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Sounds like fun to me (although the East would clean our clocks I suspect).

I hate Minnesota but they are a looooong ways better than Nebraska. PJ Fleck is a douche rocket but he's blown Scott Frost's doors off.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

I hate Minnesota but they are a looooong ways better than Nebraska. PJ Fleck is a douche rocket but he's blown Scott Frost's doors off.

I debated that in my own head. I think the five best teams in the conference are clear. Who gets in behind Wisconsin between Iowa, Minny and Nebbie is what is a close call. I further note that the lack of a normal home field advantage (assuming no or 20% crowds) would further erode Nebbie's chances in this horse race.

 

[Fryowa]

I debated that in my own head. I think the five best teams in the conference are clear. Who gets in behind Wisconsin between Iowa, Minny and Nebbie is what is a close call. I further note that the lack of a normal home field advantage (assuming no or 20% crowds) would further erode Nebbie's chances in this horse race.

Who would be number 5?

I see OSU, PSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin as the clear cut leaders, but are you suggesting Michigan State is #5? That’s a hard sell in my opinion. They’ve fallen off a cliff.

MSU is 27-24 in the last four seasons.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

Who would be number 5?

I see OSU, PSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin as the clear cut leaders, but are you suggesting Michigan State is #5? That’s a hard sell in my opinion. They’ve fallen off a cliff.

MSU is 27-24 in the last four seasons.

Sorry, I meant the Top 4. The two who slot in behind Wisky in the West is debatable. Under my format, MSU is not relevant as they are clearly 4th in the East to me.

 

[kicker22]

I get your point. But, if the top 3 teams from each division matched up in a sort of round robin format in domes, in staggered prime time games, on Saturday nights, it would be like a mini-playoff atmosphere for each weekend.

So, Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan would rotate games against Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Sounds like fun to me (although the East would clean our clocks I suspect).

I think the crossover games in your scenario would be entertaining, but my concern would be Nebby going into the last 3 games sitting a back of the other three winning out and then jumping over the three front runners in the event they went 1-2 in cross over games. It's an unlikely possibility but them going backdoor to steal a division title would make me throw up in my mouth.