East Vs West

[Fryowa]

...I'm having problems finding 2 family members that want to go with me because it's only going to be a high of 30 (I know...I know...sigh).

To be honest I haven't 100% decided if I'm going to go or not. Depends on what my buddy wants to do. If he's good with hanging back I might be also. I was at NW 2018 and I told myself then I was too old to be at a football game in 15 degree windchills.

 

[okeefe4prez]

To be honest I haven't 100% decided if I'm going to go or not. Depends on what my buddy wants to do. If he's good with hanging back I might be also. I was at NW 2018 and I told myself then I was too old to be at a football game in 15 degree windchills.

The degradation of the schedule with conference expansion and the reseating ruined it for me. We got reassigned seats and the schedule was total dogshit. Seasons are only worth it in the even numbered years, they are complete suckage in off numbered seasons.

 

[ssckelley]

I was under the impression that in your scenario there would be two crossover games with teams from the east, hence my use of "theoretically" because we could have a season where we only play 2 legacy Big Ten teams.

Sure, it would be nice to play USC on a cold day at Kinnick every once in awhile, but frankly I'd rather play Ohio or Michigan on a cold day at Kinnick. The last time we played USC it was a blood bath and I don't want the fans getting bored.

oops, I didn't look at it close enough. You were looking at what a potential schedule looks like.

Rutgers and Maryland on our schedule doesn't look good no matter how you slice it. No matter how they do divisions there is no way to keep them off our schedule.

 

[ssckelley]

Don't get a generator. Get one of those single burner gas stoves that uses the little tanks. Put your chili in a nice dutch oven and roll from there. A generator kicks off exhaust and is loud as shit. You don't need that at your tailgate.

Great idea, thank you!

 

[okeefe4prez]

Great idea, thank you!

Thank my old lady. When we moved to Iowa City from Japan the first thing she bought was one of those and we cooked on it our first night in IC because our power hadn't been hooked up yet. It's part of my camp kit and my tailgate kit and we use it routinely in winter for hot pot dishes. It could change your life. Imagine Thanksgiving, stove is overflowing, your brother in law brings his single, hot sister over. "OH NO, WE'RE OUT OF ROOM ON THE STOVE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO COOK THIS GRAVY." You hear the voice of an octogenarian woman "welp, these idiots ruined Thanksgiving yet again."

"NOT SO FAST GLADYS!!!" Boom, here comes ssckelley with his trustworthy butane burner. Saves Thanksgiving. Best gravy anyone has ever had. That brother in law's sister can't take her eyes off you.

"Dear Penthouse Forums:

Things like this never happen to guys like me,,,"

You're welcome, pal. You're welcome.

 

[guffus]

I hope this doesn't happen, the Big Ten doesn't need the championship game to be a Ohio State vs Michigan rematch every year. I get how 1 sided the BTC has been but that's mostly because of Ohio State and they are always going to be the top of the Big Ten, always has and always will be. At least now the BTC feels like it means something with the West champion facing the East champion, take that away and it's just an additional conference game.

Hopefully they will use this as divisions:

East
Ohio State
Michigan
PSU
Michigan State
Rutgers
Indiana
Maryland
Purdue

West
Iowa
UCLA
Southern Cal
Nebraska
Minnesota
Illinois
Northwestern
Wisconsin

Play 7 games in division and 2 cross overs per year. If 2 additional teams from the west join then add them to the West division then slide Illinois and Northwestern over. If they were to add Oregon to the west then the strength of both divisions starts to even out, although Ohio State still remains the team to beat.

Under this scenerio, OSU, Mich, MSU, PSU each would only visit Iowa City once every 8 years. That's an awful setup.

 

[okeefe4prez]

Under this scenerio, OSU, Mich, MSU, PSU each would only visit Iowa City once every 8 years. That's an awful setup.

We missed Illinois for 6 years, which is fucking ridiculous because we share a border and that series is loaded with animosity. Ohio has only played in Iowa City once in the past 10 or so years. My guess is that given all the grief that late season games at Kinnick hold for Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania they probably would prefer if they only had to play at Kinnick or Camp Randall about once every 8 years.

 

[Fryowa]

Thank my old lady. When we moved to Iowa City from Japan the first thing she bought was one of those and we cooked on it our first night in IC because our power hadn't been hooked up yet. It's part of my camp kit and my tailgate kit and we use it routinely in winter for hot pot dishes. It could change your life. Imagine Thanksgiving, stove is overflowing, your brother in law brings his single, hot sister over. "OH NO, WE'RE OUT OF ROOM ON THE STOVE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO COOK THIS GRAVY." You hear the voice of an octogenarian woman "welp, these idiots ruined Thanksgiving yet again."

"NOT SO FAST GLADYS!!!" Boom, here comes ssckelley with his trustworthy butane burner. Saves Thanksgiving. Best gravy anyone has ever had. That brother in law's sister can't take her eyes off you.

"Dear Penthouse Forums:

Things like this never happen to guys like me,,,"

You're welcome, pal. You're welcome.

Those things are the only burners that'll truly get a wok up to the nuclear temperatures needed to cook a proper Asian stir fry.

99.9% of residential stoves in North America don't have the BTUs.

I keep one in the kitchen just for that. Upped my stir fry game immensely.

 

[HawkGold]

Under this scenerio, OSU, Mich, MSU, PSU each would only visit Iowa City once every 8 years. That's an awful setup.

It's not really a conference anymore. It's an association. Life ain't the same anymore. Bye Bye Big 10...

 

[thedukeofearl]

Thank my old lady. When we moved to Iowa City from Japan the first thing she bought was one of those and we cooked on it our first night in IC because our power hadn't been hooked up yet. It's part of my camp kit and my tailgate kit and we use it routinely in winter for hot pot dishes. It could change your life. Imagine Thanksgiving, stove is overflowing, your brother in law brings his single, hot sister over. "OH NO, WE'RE OUT OF ROOM ON THE STOVE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO COOK THIS GRAVY." You hear the voice of an octogenarian woman "welp, these idiots ruined Thanksgiving yet again."

"NOT SO FAST GLADYS!!!" Boom, here comes ssckelley with his trustworthy butane burner. Saves Thanksgiving. Best gravy anyone has ever had. That brother in law's sister can't take her eyes off you.

"Dear Penthouse Forums:

Things like this never happen to guys like me,,,"

You're welcome, pal. You're welcome.

Nice, Ken

 

[ssckelley]

Under this scenerio, OSU, Mich, MSU, PSU each would only visit Iowa City once every 8 years. That's an awful setup.

So if they don't do divisions we might see them every 6 years? Even if they don't do divisions they will likely do some form of protected rivalry bull crap. No way there will not me an annual Ohio State vs Michigan game.

 

[ssckelley]

Thank my old lady. When we moved to Iowa City from Japan the first thing she bought was one of those and we cooked on it our first night in IC because our power hadn't been hooked up yet. It's part of my camp kit and my tailgate kit and we use it routinely in winter for hot pot dishes. It could change your life. Imagine Thanksgiving, stove is overflowing, your brother in law brings his single, hot sister over. "OH NO, WE'RE OUT OF ROOM ON THE STOVE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO COOK THIS GRAVY." You hear the voice of an octogenarian woman "welp, these idiots ruined Thanksgiving yet again."

"NOT SO FAST GLADYS!!!" Boom, here comes ssckelley with his trustworthy butane burner. Saves Thanksgiving. Best gravy anyone has ever had. That brother in law's sister can't take her eyes off you.

"Dear Penthouse Forums:

Things like this never happen to guys like me,,,"

You're welcome, pal. You're welcome.

lol, stories like these is why we love you here!

I ordered one on Amazon, it will be here on by Friday.