Crappy BCS analysis / prediction thread

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Would Michigan and Ohio State be in the same division of a 2-division, 12 team Big Ten? I would think they'd have to be to keep up the rivalry. But that would be difficult in what has been such a top heavy conference of late.

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Just based on geography they should be, but I don't think they have to be. They can still play a regular season game and not be in the same division.

I knew there was a question in here I forgot to respond to. As Ksyrup said, they could be put in opposite divisions and still play every year. If you assume Notre Dame would be the 12th team, and split them up by geography (they wouldn't have to), I think you'd have to go N-S instead of E-W to have a somewhat balanced conference, and maintain as many intra-division rivalries as possible. It could be:

North:
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan St

South:
Illinois
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Ohio St
Penn St

Each team would face the other five from their division, one "permanent" rival from the other division (to keep OSU-Mich, Ill-North, etc), and two other teams from the opposite conference on a rotating basis.