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Should the Big Ten eliminate its football divisions?
Husker Max Asked by Husker Max
12/12/2018

Should the Big Ten eliminate its football divisions?

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Yes

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No WINNER

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25%
Yes

4 Comments
Doug Miller
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Doug Miller

The divisions meant nothing. Let the best two teams compete for the Big 10 championship.

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Todd Titus
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Todd Titus

Why have it ! DOSNT matter to the committee! All a joke ! Just make make an eight team playoff and fire the friggin committee!!!!

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Richard Murray
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Richard Murray

Because I don't care.

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Jeff Barker
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Jeff Barker

Absolutely. 2 best teams in. Divisions are hurting this conference on a national view.

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75%
No

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Lance Gipson
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Lance Gipson

I agree with Todd, teams like Nebraska (which the rebuild is looking strong as ever), Northwestern, and Iowa are going to be powerhouses next year and the other will make a run too.

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Todd F Meedel
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Todd F Meedel

They only want to do this to eliminate the chances for a team from the west beating out a team from the east.

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ron trecker
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ron trecker

It makes it less difficult to win a championship and spins up interest.

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Daniel Tweedy
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Daniel Tweedy

Why did I vote on this side? I like eight 16-team power conferences and a playoff among the champions of each. Each of the eight powers are divided into divisions. That is the best way. No more crying

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Patrick Ryan
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Patrick Ryan

You can't know who the 2 best teams are when all the teams don't play each other. Divisions give us a head-to-head... and typically that decides close races. The 'best' team concept is a delusion.

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Daniel Revas
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Daniel Revas

This year you would have had a rematch between OSU and the Michigan Team they hung 60+ points on. How would that make sense?

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Mas Shara
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Mas Shara

The big 12 doesn't have divisions & did it to help itself. We don't need to copy them out of frustration based on 1-2 year events. If this becomes an issue for several years it worth exploring.

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Steve Heun
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Steve Heun

Changing the division helps some teams and hurts others. Leave them alone. Changing them all the time makes it look like it's being manipulated.

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Bob Berg
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Bob Berg

It Wil be the same5 or 6 teams in the fi AL game e every year. Mid teams will get lost in the shuffle and season becomes meaningless early on. At least with divisions the chance to get to the final g

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Mike Petersen
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Mike Petersen

Bad knee jerk reaction brought about by OU getting in playoffs over OSU. I would likely eliminate a B1G team just as often. Don't look now but the East domination is changing.

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Alan Lancaster
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Alan Lancaster

It would be better to rebalance the divisions keeping some things like the OH/MI games. Also need to reallign schedules so they are better balanced and quit killing ourselves.

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Cory Meyers
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Cory Meyers

It would not favor rivalry. Conf. Championship would be in question.

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Gene Baker
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Gene Baker

I don't think that getting rid of the BIG 10 divisions will help with it playoff drought. Divisions help keep play more competitive and a lot more fun for the fans.

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Daniel Kruger
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Daniel Kruger

More teams playing for a championship increase the competition for all the teams in the league!

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Tom Brown
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Tom Brown

to me this system is working out good. to many teams in the conf. to not have the division. Also welcome Oklahoma with open arms. they will bring more money to the conference. Beware of texas tho

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Will Stevenson
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Will Stevenson

We have a better chance to make it year after year with divisions

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Michael Peters
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Michael Peters

Without divisions you are not going to have a fair way of determining a championship game. There will be a time when the West is strong and the East is weak. Look at the Big 12 when they started.

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Gordon Graham
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Gordon Graham

Divisions are the best way to determine which teams should compete for the conference championship, and the winner should earn an automatic berth to the playoff which should be expanded to 8 teams.

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Frank Howlett
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Frank Howlett

Because I don't want to take another poll in a few years asking if they should switch back to divisions!

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Jim Maxwell
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Jim Maxwell

Otherwise you'll often have the top two team play each other twice per year and that's not fair to either program. For example: Do you want to watch Michigan and Ohio State play back to back weeks?

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Kevin Sanborn
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Kevin Sanborn

They just need to eliminate the 9th game like the SEC

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Chad Alexander
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Chad Alexander

KEEP THE CHEATERS OUT!! YOU KNOW WHO ARE! Texas...

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Whispers Magic
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Whispers Magic

We do not need Texas the TV hog in this conference. Oklahoma maybe but not Texas. The divisions are fine teams need to work harder.

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Larry Solfermoser
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Larry Solfermoser

Too many teams in Big 10 to rate without conferences

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Jack Long
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Jack Long

Divisions work well for football. If anythign expand to have 2 divisions of 8 or 9 teams teams each pull in texas and Oklahoma and ND play everyone on your side. Division winner goes to playoff

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Mike Schmidt
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Mike Schmidt

Don,t need anymore titles decided by an unfair pol

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Dirk Schlicht
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Dirk Schlicht

Absolutely not. Let's add two I LOVE the conference struggle within the divisions. It keeps the lower teams interested in the season. Good for the school, conference, and college football in genera

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Robert Lloyd
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Robert Lloyd

Or let's just eliminate conferences and everyone be independent. The divisions make for a smaller goal to achieve and strive for. The Big 10 continues to make huge errors, such as the first divisions.

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Are you OK with Nebraska's canceling of the Tennessee series?

Are you OK with Nebraska's canceling of the Tennessee series?

Yes, it's a financial necessity.

3

No, it appears cowardly.

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Yes, it's a financial necessity.

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Thomas Wright
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Thomas Wright

Exactly what Jeremy just said …. duh 😂

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Jeremy Lojack
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Jeremy Lojack

No matter how bad it looks, Dannen has to do what's necessary to keep the athletic department in the black financially. That's the bottom line. He can't allow millions in revenue to be lost just to save face.

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No, it appears cowardly.

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John Lund
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John Lund

Live in Nashville and have been waiting for this game for years. TN canceled the first one for the VTech game in Bristol. We need to be playing more elite teams outside the big10. That was what the expanded playoffs were for, more best on best games. Now we look like the typical SEC team, weak.

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Kelly Smith
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Kelly Smith

Stadium Reno is a horrible excuse. It is cowardice....

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Jeremy Lojack
Jeremy Lojack

It's not cowardice. Dannen only recently was given the numbers on when and how much the South Stadium renovation would cost. He made this move to add an 8th home game to keep the athletic dept from losing millions of $$.

VAHuskerFan
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VAHuskerFan

It definitely seems very cowardly, very disappointed.

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Suicide Slush Puppie
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Suicide Slush Puppie

Not all fans live in Big 10 country, and this was the one game on a future schedule that was within driving distance for me. Not to mention the Smoky Mountains would've been a great travel destination for our fans. The "stadium remodel" excuse seems like a cop-out.

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Leo Jelinek
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Leo Jelinek

Gets Rhule two wins and makes Dannebrog look good.

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Will the men's basketball Huskers make NCAA tourney?

Will the men's basketball Huskers make NCAA tourney?

Definitely in

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On the bubble

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Definitely in

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No one has commented yet

On the bubble

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Randy Weitzenkamp
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Randy Weitzenkamp

Unfortunately, that January slide might be a bit too much to overcome. I hope they prove me wrong.

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Jeremy Lojack
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Jeremy Lojack

With their record, they'll be lucky to sneak into the tourney. NIT seems more likely.

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George mcdaniel
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George mcdaniel

It is 50 50 if they will make it or not

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Roger Shriver
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Roger Shriver

No great BIG teams this year so they sneak in, get a 9 or 10 seed, and continue their perfect record in the Big Dance :).

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