I would rather play 10 conference games then to keep up trying to figure out a schedule that would mean having to convince a team to come IC for a whole series. I love the idea of playing more conference games but a 9 game schedule is going to mean scheduling more schools like UNI ,or Nevada, or someone like that take your pick. To me if you’re going to have 9 conference games then you may as well play 10 because your either going to have to schedule low level teams to fill your home schedule, or you can schedule another Big Ten team and then schedule 2 out of conference games with more meaningful opponents. And even if you couldn’t get more meaningful opponents then you’re only playing 2 meaningless games instead of 3. It would also mean you could play OSU, Michigan, and PSU almost every year. As far as playing 7 home games with 9 and 10 game conference schedules I think that is going to become very difficult to maintain unless you play schools that are willing to come play you just for the pay out. Has anyone else had this thought?
Why not play 10 conference games
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Raziel
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If you play 10 conference games, you'd only miss 1 Big Ten team every season...which would virtually assure that the CCG would be a rematch every season.
Even going to 9 games would likely mean that the CCG would be a rematch more often than not...but going to 10 would almost make it a lock.
Even going to 9 games would likely mean that the CCG would be a rematch more often than not...but going to 10 would almost make it a lock.
DwayneTwill
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So what?
Raziel
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Why have a CCG if you basically play a round robin?
All the CCG would turn into is a money maker without any competitive necessity. That bothers me.
Well then I hat to break it to you but thats the only reason they are doing it because if your undefeated and you play in a CCG that puts you at a disadvantage. EX. NU Tex last year.
DwayneTwill
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A round robin would be 100000000x better anyway, and the CCG *is* mostly about making money. Saying, "well, we can't schedule more regular-season games because there might be a rematch in the title game" is stupid.
tmurph2643
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You guys are failing to point out the most important reason for expansion... Revenue. If you play a 9 game schedule, and you have two guaranteed home games.. (Eastern Illinois and Ball St this year) and you have ISU every other year at home + 9 games (it eliminates the opportunity to play an Arizona)... what happens is that you make sure ISU is scheduled at home during the years that you play 4 conference home games, and that they are on the road when you get 5 conf home games.
Therefore a 10 game conference schedule is not possible. It doesn't have anything to do with the CCG being a rematch.. nobody cares about that (since a lot of people wanted an OSU vs Michigan rematch in the NC in 2006... But it does have to do with the B10 making as much money as possible. There is no way that the conference would take a home game away from each team so that they could play a 10 game schedule and the schools would not agree to it.
Therefore a 10 game conference schedule is not possible. It doesn't have anything to do with the CCG being a rematch.. nobody cares about that (since a lot of people wanted an OSU vs Michigan rematch in the NC in 2006... But it does have to do with the B10 making as much money as possible. There is no way that the conference would take a home game away from each team so that they could play a 10 game schedule and the schools would not agree to it.
Palpatine
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This is the correct answer.
