(12-18-2012 09:24 AM)brista21 Wrote:  ohio, this is why I like the Inner-Outer or Sandwich model. Keeps the geographic/historical rivalries intact most easily. No locked crossovers necessary either.

Me too. It's almost perfect in everyway except geography.

Realistically though, I think both Ohio State and Michigan presidents/ADs will actually want a lot of east coast games for the exposure increasing their brands even if it costs games over traditional games. Similarly I expect Maryland/Rutgers to want the big names there. The rest of the schools might want that too, but they are more likely to get the rivalries they want instead.

Not that we have any say yet, but expect Maryland to push really hard for an east/west split.

I really hope that happens, and I hope they put MSU in the West.

(12-19-2012 11:15 AM)AtlanticLeague Wrote:  Not that we have any say yet, but expect Maryland to push really hard for an east/west split.

I think as a conference, we Have to make sure Maryland and Rutgers play Penn State on a yearly basis. Just like how it is important we maintain the Michigan/Ohio State game, we need to place similar importance on having PSU/UMD/RU games be protected. If we really want the best chance at piercing the East Coast viewers, we have to have those games be yearly.

If bringing the East Coast into the fold is priority number one right now then I also think having you guys have Ohio State come to town every other year is also a big deal. That requires the East/West split.