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Ooh, I love the F-18 Super Hornet avatar!

I'm not so sure about 12-1 though.

I see at least 3-4 losses with ND, Wisconsin, @UM, @Northwestern, @Iowa, Minn, and @PSU all looming.

Just like pretty much every year for the last 20- somewhere btwn 6-6 and 9-3 with a minor to mid-level bowl. At least for the 3rd year in a row you will be the best B10 in Michigan (and maybe the best in the state depending on how tough you think CMU has been).

As an aside, for MSU fans how would you like the B10 carved up in divisions? Would a north-south or an east-west be better for the MSU's, Purdues, and NWU's of the B10?

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Originally posted 08:27 AM ET  08.05 by Armpit

how would you like the B10 carved up in divisions? Would a north-south or an east-west be better for the MSU's, Purdues, and NWU's of the B10?

How bout east-west?

Neb
Minn
Iowa
Wisc
NU
Illinois

UM
MSU
PSU
tOSU
Purdue
Indiana

That would put at least 3 of the more succussful schools in each div.
It would limit the Neb/PSU games (which is quite a drive for the visitors).
And it would keep the UM/tOSU rivalry.

I'll give ya an upset somewhere in there, maybe @ Iowa and I'll give ya PSU. So possibly the cap one if things fall in your favor

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 02:08 AM ET  08.11 by Crazy Rabbit

How bout east-west?NebMinnIowaWiscNUIllinoisUMMSUPSUtOSUPurdueIndianaThat would put at least 3 of the more succussful schools in each div.It would limit the Neb/PSU games (which is quite a drive for the visitors).And it would keep the UM/tOSU rivalry.

That would make sense, the question is what kind of split do the mid level B10 teams prefer.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 02:16 PM ET  08.11 by Armpit

That would make sense, the question is what kind of split do the mid level B10 teams prefer.

Here's the issue they may have:
School - Stadium capacity
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Michigan - 109,901
Penn State - 107,282
Ohio State - 102,329
Michigan State - 75,005
Purdue - 62,500
Indiana - 52,692


Nebraska - 81,067
Wisconsin - 80,321
Iowa - 70,585
Illinois - 70,000
Minnesota - 50,805
Northwestern - 49,256


For those that are not Rain Man, that's 527,017 to 384,726.

Each road game has revenue based upon ticket sales. East has 37% more capacity which gives a big advantage to Illinois and Purdue over Indiana, Minnesota, and Northwestern.

Nice take Grue. It may make more sense for the B10 to go with an ACC-like jumble vice a North-South or East-West division setup by those figures.