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According to CBS Sports, the Big Ten is considering eliminating its divisions for football, and play more like the Big XII. They would play 8 conference games, rotating (I am assuming certain rivalries would be protected and played every year), and then whoever the top two teams are, would play in the Big Ten title game. The general idea is that by taking the top two teams, period, should the CFP expand, it would increase the chances of more than one B1G team being chosen, and by dropping the number of conference games from 9 down to 8, allow the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC to schedule more games against each other non-conference. If you recall, a while ago, they formed sort of a pact with each other. Personally? I think this is a terrible idea. First, even with only 3 non-conference games in a 12 game schedule, you can still schedule a team from the ACC or Pac-12. Michigan's opening game this season was against the Washington Huskies. Secondly, until the teams currently in the West simply get better, you know what is probably going to happen? The B1G title game will almost alway be a rematch between the Ohio State/Michigan/Penn State/Michigan State (pick 2) game earlier that year...You know why the West division has NEVER won the B1G title game? Because they just aren't as good. That's not Ohio State's fault, not Michigan's, not Penn State's, not Michigan State's. The solution to the total imbalance is simply for the teams in the West to just...play better football.
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