Big Ten will protect 3 rivalries

[SelectionSunday]

Home & home every year in basketball.

Illinois-Northwestern
Indiana-Purdue
Michigan-Michigan State

Indiana-Purdue and Michigan-Michigan-Michigan State I totally get, but Illinois-Northwestern? They're in the same state, but that's about it.

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[Bad Gopher]

This I don't like.

 

[CentralGopher]

Stupid


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[SelectionSunday]

This I don't like.

2 of the 3 I totally get, but Illinois-Northwestern? Give me a break. They're in the same state, and that's about it.

Why not just have 1 protected rival for everyone. ...

ILL-NW
IND-PUR
IOWA-NEB
MD-RUT (or PSU)
MICH-MSU
MINN-WIS
OSU-PSU (or MD)

 

[underground629]

2 of the 3 I totally get, but Illinois-Northwestern? Give me a break. They're in the same state, and that's about it.

Why not just have 1 protected rival for everyone. ...

ILL-NW
IND-PUR
IOWA-NEB
MD-RUT (or PSU)
MICH-MSU
MINN-WIS
OSU-PSU (or MD)

That makes a lot more sense. NW-Ill is a joke.

 

[Bad Gopher]

2 of the 3 I totally get, but Illinois-Northwestern? Give me a break. They're in the same state, and that's about it.

Why not just have 1 protected rival for everyone. ...

ILL-NW
IND-PUR
IOWA-NEB
MD-RUT (or PSU)
MICH-MSU
MINN-WIS
OSU-PSU (or MD)

I'd like that a little better. Having only three (6 teams) smacks of conference royalty.

 

[RatherBeGolfing]

So they protected the only 3 in state matchups in conference

 

[Holy Man]

I'd like that a little better. Having only three (6 teams) smacks of conference royalty.

Agreed. And how does Northwestern qualify as royalty. Why shouldn't every school get one protected. The poison of the overblown conferences.

 

[alltimetwinsfan]

To be fair, there are also regional rivalries that will be mostly protected (MIN-WIS and MIN-IA most likely to be included) that will play 10 of 12 times in a six-year cycle. I'm ok missing Iowa and Wisconsin once every six years at home and on the road.

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[GoodasGold]

To be fair, there are also regional rivalries that will be mostly protected (MIN-WIS and MIN-IA most likely to be included) that will play 10 of 12 times in a six-year cycle. I'm ok missing Iowa and Wisconsin once every six years at home and on the road.

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Not me!

 

[Mulligan]

To be fair, there are also regional rivalries that will be mostly protected (MIN-WIS and MIN-IA most likely to be included) that will play 10 of 12 times in a six-year cycle. I'm ok missing Iowa and Wisconsin once every six years at home and on the road.

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Screw it then. I want our rival to be the Scarlet Knights.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Illinois doesn't even consider NW rivals.

 

[howeda7]

2 of the 3 I totally get, but Illinois-Northwestern? Give me a break. They're in the same state, and that's about it.

Why not just have 1 protected rival for everyone. ...

ILL-NW
IND-PUR
IOWA-NEB
MD-RUT (or PSU)
MICH-MSU
MINN-WIS
OSU-PSU (or MD)

+1. Except for OSU/MD and PSU/Rutgers they're all good rivalries.

 

[howeda7]

Illinois doesn't even consider NW rivals.

Not sure I'd go that far. But they care far more about Indiana than they do NW. Heck I think even the Mizzou game is more important to the fan base.