My final alternate scenerio: what if the Big Ten had a champions week where every team gets to play a 13th game?
Rule #1 : top 2 teams play in the CCG regardless of whether its a rematch or not.
Rule#2: other teams must play the highest ranked team still available as long as its not a rematch
Edit: Rule#3 : teams with 5 conference games have to play the champions week game on the road. Teams with 4 conference road games get to host a home game during champions week, unless they are in the CCG.
CCG: Indiana (9-0) vs Ohio St (9-0)
Game #2: Illinois (5-4) at Oregon (8-1)
Game #3: Washington (5-4) at USC (7-2)
Game #4: Iowa (6-3) at Michigan (7-2)
Game #5: Minn (5-4) at PSU (3-6)
Game #6: NW (4-5) at Mich St (1-8)
Game #7: Neb (4-5) at Rutgers (2-7)
Game #8: Wisc (2-7) at UCLA (3-6)
Game #9: Purdue (0-9) at MD (1-8)
I admit this idea has some flaws in it, especially when it comes down to who gets to be the home team. Maybe a rule should be added that only the teams with 4 home conference games get to host during champions week. But if that can be sorted out, I kinda like this idea.
Edit: I tweaked the matchups so that everybody gets at least 5 home conference games except for Ohio St and Indiana. Essentially the old Big Ten east plus Oregon and UCLA played 5 road games this year, so they all should get a home game. Since Ohio St and Ind were both supposed to be home teams, i flipped the highest ranked road team (USC) to a home game instead
