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With so much hatred for me, how do you have any room to hate the gays, BLM, and what not?

geography is important to rivalries

programs that share a state border or share a state should play each other

don't worry at all about all teams playing each other regularly

if Nebraska didn't ever play Rutgers or Maryland, what would it hurt?

see, this could be an improvement if done properly

I have my doubts

My God.  Cutting back to 8 conference games?  The Game not the final game of the season?  Lunacy.

How about the Big Ten goes to 10+ conference games and does away with the conference championship and instead gives everyone another game?

How about the Big Ten goes to 10+ conference games and does away with the conference championship and instead gives everyone another game?

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My God.  Cutting back to 8 conference games?  The Game not the final game of the season?  Lunacy.

How about the Big Ten goes to 10+ conference games and does away with the conference championship and instead gives everyone another game?

On the league games issue:
As I've said before, I am conditionally for it.  The condition is that it is part of the rumored schedule alliance.  If we are replacing Minnesota with USC or Clemson on tOSU's schedule then I'm for it (I'd feel the same way if I were a Michigan fan although maybe sub Iowa for MN due to the little brown jug history).  OTOH, if we are replacing Minnesota with Directional Michigan then I'm against it.  

On moving THE GAME:
As an Ohio State fan and a lover of the history of THE GAME I get it, I truly do.  That said, I think you (and most everyone else) are trying to hold on to something that is already gone.  The biggest upset in the history of the series was in 1969 when #12 Michigan beat #1 Ohio State.  Ohio State was not just any "#1" they had been #1 in 13 straight polls dating back to when the beat Michigan the previous year (50-14) and the Buckeyes were the defending National Champions.  

That game was HUMONGOUS but the reasons for that just don't exist anymore:

• There was no CG back then so this was the last game before bowls for both teams.  
• The BigTen had a "Rose Only" rule for bowls so this was definitely the last game for at least one of the two.  
• The BigTen had a "No repeat" rule back then so this was the last game for Ohio State no matter the outcome.  
• There was no CFP back then so there was only one more possible game.  

That game, for Ohio State was for all of the following:

• A win in THE GAME, of course.  
• An Outright League Title.  
• A National Championship (because the Buckeyes were #1 and would not play another game).  

Today that would be divided into at least four games:

• The Game
• The CG
• The CFP Semi-Final
• The CFP CG

Losing to Michigan in a similar situation would still suck but I wouldn't have to just stew over it for nine months until football started back up because there would be Ohio State games a week (if they made the CCG anyway) or a month (bowl) later.  In a similar situation today Ohio State could still potentially win the league and national championships.  Those would be REALLY good consolation prizes.  

see, this could be an improvement if done properly

I have my doubts

This is the problem with much of college football.....there are good ways to implement the inevitable change, but it seems that all too often, the decisions are made by some old guys in a room with no connection with the outside world (ie - those good ideas for implementation).