Okay, HawkeyeNation. A little contest if you're up for it.

[SouthSideHawk]

Here is what I think happens. 14 teams, 2 7 team divisions. 3 teams added. They could be:

Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Nebraska.

Lakes Division

Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan State

Fields Division

Illinois
Indiana
Notre Dame
Purdue
the Ohio State University
Penn State
Pittsburgh

I would have 2 cross-divisional games per year. They could be a permanent rival and one other or rotating.

Certainly, the incoming universities would need some upgrading of either facilities and/or academics to enter.

The only other requirement is that the coach of Notre Dame would need to drop to his knees and genuflect to each of the current big ten teams across the field just before kick-off of each foot ball game. This is just for year one. It shows the proper respect for the conference and the proper humility for the the domers. If they refuse to do it, then screw them. Bring in Rutgers instead.

 

[dameiowa]

SSH, I think I like your Lakes and Fields divisions the best so far. Yeah, If ND starts behaving like they are the ones calling the shots boot them through the up-rights right out of the picture.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

In light of all the speculation the last couple of weeks, any newcomers to the contest??

I'm sticking to my original theory...OU has been eerily silent throughout this thing...and I'm liking that!

 

[azhawkeyefan]

Big 10 adds 3 teams, 1 from big east and 2 from big 12....

A Division
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Penn State
Rutgers


B Division
Indiana
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Purdue
Wisconsin

As a bonus, here is how the Big 12 and Pac 10 work out

Big 12 N
Arkansas (Houston will replace Arkansas in SEC West)
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St

Big 12 S
Baylor
SMU
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
TCU

Pac 10 N
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon St
Washington
Washington St
Utah

Pac 10 S
Arizona
Arizona St
Cal
Stanford
USC
UCLA