What a domino this would have been.
Sure because of the pandemic and BIG TEN almost cancelling the season. I think it was fairly well known then that OSU was thinking about disobeying.
What a domino this would have been.
Please elaborate on when you say "fairly well known." Not message board chatter but something that would be comparable to Smith talking about it.Sure because of the pandemic and BIG TEN almost cancelling the season. I think it was fairly well known then that OSU was thinking about disobeying.
fifyThis realignment drama is awesome for college football. Makes the off-season much more agonizing!
Then tOSU ended up benefiting - play only 6 regular season games, get CFP invite anyway.Sure because of the pandemic and BIG TEN almost cancelling the season. I think it was fairly well known then that OSU was thinking about disobeying.
Ohio State and the like will leave behind the tiny Northwesterns/Vanderbilts and the medium Iowas/Arkansas and won’t think twice about doing it. That day is coming
Honestly if you combine football and basketball prowess right now Nebraska might be the worst B1G school.Nebraska will go from demanding unequal revenue sharing, to leaving conference because they got the unequal revenue sharing they demanded, to joining a league with equal revenue sharing, to forced back into unequal revenue sharing knowing this time they are 8th or 9th fiddle at best, to possibly left behind for break away super league.
I am an idiot. I read that as okie st not Ohio st. Carry on, brother.
Honestly if you combine football and basketball prowess right now Nebraska might be the worst B1G school.
Yep, it is good to be one of the kings, whether deserved or not.Then tOSU ended up benefiting - play only 6 regular season games, get CFP invite anyway.
Give it time, that is what will happen. Probably closer to 20 schools than 10 though.Top 10 most ego-driven schools should just all form their own NFL lite (ND,OSU,Tex,Bama,etc).
The remaining power 5 schools should all band together, negotiate tv deals together, form a college football playoff together, and then play geographic rivals!
There were all kinds of rumors out there back then that Ohio State was going to disobey and try to go it alone with the Big Ten cancelled the season. You can google, but it was well known and I have no doubt was part of the reason Warren then caved.Please elaborate on when you say "fairly well known." Not message board chatter but something that would be comparable to Smith talking about it.
Well known that tOSU was going to leave the B1G, become an independent, and get their own TV deal?There were all kinds of rumors out there back then that Ohio State was going to disobey and try to go it alone with the Big Ten cancelled the season. You can google, but it was well known and I have no doubt was part of the reason Warren then caved.
When a major university states they won't obey the conference you can read heavily between the lines there. I am sure that was a major reason Warren eventually caved and allowed a season.Well known that tOSU was going to leave the B1G, become an independent, and get their own TV deal?
So how does Oregon have so many GD fans pop up? It is branding and it still works.You might still be right.
There are only like 11 million people in Ohio and I don't think random people around the entire country wake up one day and say "I'm a Buckeye now!".
Nebraska and OSU still wanted to play football. That's a hell of a lot different than saying they are going to leave the conference, become an independent, and get their own TV deal.When a major university states they won't obey the conference you can read heavily between the lines there. I am sure that was a major reason Warren eventually caved and allowed a season.
I know what you're saying but Rutgers is the worst BIG school. In fact, Rutgers would be the worst SEC, BIG 12, and PAC 12 school. It would be bottom four in the ACC.Honestly if you combine football and basketball prowess right now Nebraska might be the worst B1G school.