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Protecting Big Ten basketball rivalries gains support - Transic_nyc - 05-12-2017 10:55 PM http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2017/05/12/protecting-big-ten-basketball-rivalries-gains-support/101615916/ Quote:Purdue first-year athletic director Mike Bobinski is prepared to tackle the issue of protecting the in-state rivalry to allow the schools to play twice during the Big Ten season instead of relying on the league’s scheduling rotation. Matt Painter has been vocal about the idea and Bobinski is in lockstep with his veteran coach. RE: Protecting Big Ten basketball rivalries gains support - Stugray2 - 05-13-2017 01:29 AM I am surprised this is not the setup. For the four eastern schools, the logical split is Penn State with Rutgers, as they go back to the old Eastern Independents days. They also both stink at Basketball. Ohio State and Maryland are the two left over, but they are comparable programs and would make a good rivalry - heck I'm for it, and I grew up in Columbus (well Worthington). With 18 games, you host your "natural rival" every year and you host the other 12 schools twice every three years (16 games a year, 48 over three years, or 24 home games, 24 road games against 12 schools). The math works out nicely, and everyone get Indiana (and every other school) in their gym two times every three years. This should be done yesterday. RE: Protecting Big Ten basketball rivalries gains support - GE and MTS - 05-13-2017 07:28 AM I too am surprised this isn't happening yet. I'm 90% sure the ACC has done this from the start of their 14/15 member combo. And for the record, Penn State doesn't stink at basketball. They are an underachieving dangerous team that is good for a couple upsets during the year and then some head-scratching losses which totally deflates the morale and keeps them from being a NCAA threat. RE: Protecting Big Ten basketball rivalries gains support - ohio1317 - 05-14-2017 06:00 PM I don't like the thought of playing team even less (which is what locking teams would do), but I get wanting to play more and I would like to always play Michigan twice. If they lock teams I think it's about 50/50 whether they lock one or two and think two might actually be more likely as they are going to want to lock at least everyone's first choice natural rival. My guess if two is that Ohio State would end up with Michigan where the other team could be anyone else (my preference would be Wisconsin assuming Indiana already has two locked, but could see it being any of the eastern ones or Michigan State too, depending on what worked out easiest). If they only locked one, they would give preference in basketball to Michigan/Michigan State, so it would be someone more random. I think they would probably lock Penn State and Ohio State and Maryland and Rutgers (just for proximity and because Ohio State/Penn State is already somewhat a football rivalry that might spill over), but Maryland makes as much sense. Best guess if only one locked: Indiana/Purdue Michigan/Michigan State Illinois/Northwestern Iowa/Nebraska Wisconsin/Minnesota Ohio State/Penn State Maryland/Rutgers |