Comments on: Big Ten Exploring Nine, Possibly Even 10-Game Conference Schedule

By: LMB

LMB — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:20:41 +0000

Smart move for the B1G…less chances to get rolled in non-conf games.

By: HuskerDawg

HuskerDawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:50:27 +0000

Collateral benefit for sure.

I can except a 9-game conf. slate, but 10 is asinine. You’re still not playing all of the teams within the league, so that argument holds no water.

By: kazzythekid

kazzythekid — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:43:46 +0000

thanks kazzy, this is one of those that seems like logic from the stats says under, but it’s tasty wishing for one rush of 3 yards

You should do the total yards on FIRST rush attempt then as well (o/u 1.5)

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:42:55 +0000

Beats the hell out of watching a crap game against community colleges.

Collateral benefit for sure.

By: HuskerDawg

HuskerDawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:37:51 +0000

Also increases the opportunities that NEB has to get depantsed in prime time conference games.

AKA a Pelini special.

By: clearly erroneous

clearly erroneous — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:36:49 +0000

Beats the hell out of watching a crap game against community colleges. Also increases the opportunities that NEB has to get depantsed in prime time conference games.

By: HuskerDawg

HuskerDawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:35:40 +0000

Fixed. Part of my point.

Only way to get the system you want is for the big colleges to break off of the NCAA (never going to happen) and create NFL-lite (never going to happen).

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:26:53 +0000

Punishing what people's opinions consider the best leagues makes total sense.Fixed. Part of my point.

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:24:50 +0000

Sorry…misread that. Thought you said “sacks reduce rushing yards”.

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:24:12 +0000

sacks reduce passing yards right?

In college, not the pros.

By: otis sistrunk

otis sistrunk — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:19:32 +0000

thanks kazzy, this is one of those that seems like logic from the stats says under, but it’s tasty wishing for one rush of 3 yards

sacks reduce passing yards right?

By: HuskerDawg

HuskerDawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:19:01 +0000

First entry to the playoff is your conf champ. At-large is bs and based on opinions.

Punishing the best leagues makes total sense.

I personally respect any mindset that would have put Wisconsin in a playoff last year and not Florida or Georgia

All of this. There is no perfect system, and their never will be. There are too many teams that compete. People trying to mold CFB into the NFL fail to realize that the NFL has 32 teams who operate under the same rules. The NCAA is not, and never will be like that.

By: ButtersBC

ButtersBC — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:55:50 +0000

Problem with that is the way current conferences are set-up, simply winning your conference doesn’t deserve you a seat at the table
I personally respect any mindset that would have put Wisconsin in a playoff last year and not Florida or Georgia

By: kazzythekid

kazzythekid — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:54:34 +0000

the craziest prop bet is flacco rushing yards o/u of 2.5
over seems a lock

32 attempts for 22 yards in the regular season. Be careful.

/Does have 16 yards on 8 attempts in the playoffs so far

By: cleet

cleet — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:51:59 +0000

*then it works

By: cleet

cleet — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:47:02 +0000

Problem with that is the way current conferences are set-up, simply winning your conference doesn’t deserve you a seat at the table. If you create elite superconferences than that works. Unless you are a Wetzel, 16-team, one from each conference playoff person. In which case, nevermind.

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:43:14 +0000

11 – yes.

First entry to the playoff is your conf champ. At-large is bs and based on opinions.

By: cleet

cleet — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:39:59 +0000

Easy.
16 team conference.
Play all 7 opponents in your division and rotate 4 from the other division every other year.

11 in-conference games?

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:36:49 +0000

The conferences need to either go to superconference level or stick to 10-12 teams, the in-between won’t work.

Easy.
16 team conference.
Play all 7 opponents in your division and rotate 4 from the other division every other year.

By: Sir Spicious

Sir Spicious — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:34:21 +0000

You won’t see a push to 10 as that takes away the chance of a 7th home game that schools (especially the big ones) need to turn a profit.

What it really does is eliminate any chance at an 8 game home schedule. You still get 7 home games in a 10 game conference schedule, assuming you only ever schedule garbage OOC