College Football--Big Ten Expansion

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

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I really appreciate the comments--whether positive or negative. Thank you. Please keep sharing any thoughts or concerns.

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

Basketball home games make money. How much money do you think a field hockey team saved by flying to Lincoln as opposed to College Park?

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

Basketball home games make money. How much money do you think a field hockey team saved by flying to Lincoln as opposed to College Park?

Here is a map of the Big Ten Conference:

https://sbnation.com/college-football/2023/8/4/23820702/new-big-ten-map-pac-12-oregon-washington-travel-football

Playing multiple games at a central location would save substantial amount of time and money while reducing stress from time-consuming, expensive, repeated, long-distance travel.

There would still be home competitions on every campus.

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

Basketball home games make money. How much money do you think a field hockey team saved by flying to Lincoln as opposed to College Park?

Here is a map of the Big Ten Conference:

https://sbnation.com/college-football/2023/8/4/23820702/new-big-ten-map-pac-12-oregon-washington-travel-football

Playing multiple games at a central location would save substantial amount of time and money while reducing stress from time-consuming, expensive, repeated, long-distance travel.

There would still be home competitions on every campus.

If football gets half of their games at home and travel on chartered planes that cost a fortune and womens sports are expected to play at central locations to save money, the title IX attorneys will start salivating.

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

Basketball home games make money. How much money do you think a field hockey team saved by flying to Lincoln as opposed to College Park?

Here is a map of the Big Ten Conference:

https://sbnation.com/college-football/2023/8/4/23820702/new-big-ten-map-pac-12-oregon-washington-travel-football

Playing multiple games at a central location would save substantial amount of time and money while reducing stress from time-consuming, expensive, repeated, long-distance travel.

There would still be home competitions on every campus.

If football gets half of their games at home and travel on chartered planes that cost a fortune and womens sports are expected to play at central locations to save money, the title IX attorneys will start salivating.

All sports would still have home games.

Playing multiple matches against multiple opponents at a common location saves substantial amounts of time & money.

Title 9 attorneys should not have any basis for a case; it is the football players who must travel long distances, but thankfully games are just once per week.

Also, most men's teams would utilize the concept of a central location for multiple matches or games against multiple opponents.

Plus, more likely to get TV exposure if the broadcast partner/partners can handle multiple matches/games at much lower cost than traveling to multiple sights.

In my opinion, Title 9 attorneys would be hard pressed to find a merit based cause of action if female athletes receive better, more considerate treatment than if they had to travel long distances repeatedly, experience exhaustion & jet lag, and miss classes.

[Anonymous]

Why can’t at least some of the lesser sports teams (non-football & basketball) at UCLA & USC play in whatever conferences schools like Long Beach State, Fullerton, & Pepperdine play in?

They need to have that lined up as at least a backup plan…wasn’t it just a few years ago that climate change proponents were talking about cutting way back on air travel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t at least some of the lesser sports teams (non-football & basketball) at UCLA & USC play in whatever conferences schools like Long Beach State, Fullerton, & Pepperdine play in?

They need to have that lined up as at least a backup plan…wasn’t it just a few years ago that climate change proponents were talking about cutting way back on air travel?

Solid idea. Maybe they can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t at least some of the lesser sports teams (non-football & basketball) at UCLA & USC play in whatever conferences schools like Long Beach State, Fullerton, & Pepperdine play in?

They need to have that lined up as at least a backup plan…wasn’t it just a few years ago that climate change proponents were talking about cutting way back on air travel?

Because those schools have conferences that field teams at similar levels and they don't not want to send their soccer teams to UCLA to play punching bag

[Anonymous]

UCal-Berkeley athletics is broke. The university fund has subsidized UCal-Berkeley athletic debt for up to $25 million in 2022 and about $19 million in 2021.

The following article linked contains an eye-popping chart of major universities' athletic dept. debt. The debt figures are staggering:

https://outkick.com/cal-stanford-acc-tv-media-deal-revenue-share-california-berkeley-money-broke-debt/

Based on the vast difference in financial stability, I doubt that the Big Ten Conference would give serious consideration to inviting UCal-Berkeley to join the conference.

The Big Ten Conference should ask wealthy Stanford University to join at a reduced share that makes sense for both parties.

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Anonymous wrote:A suggestion regarding reduction of the travel burden for non-football Big Ten athletes beginning in 2024 and beyond:

The Big Ten Conference will be the first coast-to-coast national college conference and it should be the last. (SEC strength comes from its members being located in contiguous states in football country).

Because the Big Ten Conference occupies much of the mid-section of the country, it could adopt tournament style competitions located between the East Coast & the West Coast for non-revenue sports such as field hockey and lacrosse to ease the travel burden on the coastal university student-athletes.

Currently, the University of Nebraska is the western most member of the Big Ten Conference. Teams from Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, USC, U Oregon, & U Washington, and Penn State among others could meet for multi-team competitions in Lincoln, Nebraska. This could reduce travel times by an average of 50% or more since one trip could include a match against more than one opponent.

Currently, wrestling & basketball utilize one location for meets against more than one opponent. This is not intended to be an elimination style tournament; it is intended to facilitate dual match competitions against more than one team in a single trip to a mid-point location. This will save time and money while greatly reducing stress on students.

Lincoln, Nebraska, for example, has lots of open space land available to add fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, etc.

Indoor sports such as basketball and wrestling and indoor track could also be accommodated by the construction of just one additional state-of-the-art-facility.

This design can be implemented at any Big Ten university location which has land available for expansion. The cost savings for broadcasters such as the Big Ten Network would be substantial.

You have some conferences selling the ability to play basketball in the Garden, others with great venues and passionate crowds like Rupp or the Dean Dome and then you have the Big10 pitching a neutral site in Lincoln? I'm sure that will go over really well with recruits

It could be anywhere in the middle of the country including Chicago or Indianapolis. However, my vision is that these multi-team meets should be on a Big Ten member college campus. And this would not be the only meet on the schedule. Teams could still travel to campus locations for one-on-one matches. It is just a suggestion to lessen the travel burdens of time,money, & stress.

Zero home games with home fans and family is what every kid dreams of when they have the chance to play for a college. Sure the kids from USC or UCLA may toy with the idea of games in LA with packed houses and their parents watching, but that pales in comparison to a disinterested crowd at a neutral venue in Indianapolis

Incorrect.

There would still be home matches for all schools, but the number of home matches would be reduced.

Also, how many fans show up for field hockey competitions ?

You said basketball. When I was in school, tickets were by lottery and every game sold out. We did go to field hockey games to support friends. There were usually at least a few hundred at games

There would still be home basketball games; there would still be home matches for all sports. This is just a suggestion to reduce costs and lighten travel burdens especially for non-revenue sports such as tennis, track & field, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo, wrestling, etc.

Typically, the only revenue sports are football & basketball. Basketball already engages in tournament play. This would just facilitate multiple teams who want to compete in several games or matches while minimizing travel time & expenses. This is not suggested as a wholesale substitution for home matches/games.

Basketball home games make money. How much money do you think a field hockey team saved by flying to Lincoln as opposed to College Park?

Here is a map of the Big Ten Conference:

https://sbnation.com/college-football/2023/8/4/23820702/new-big-ten-map-pac-12-oregon-washington-travel-football

Playing multiple games at a central location would save substantial amount of time and money while reducing stress from time-consuming, expensive, repeated, long-distance travel.

There would still be home competitions on every campus.

If football gets half of their games at home and travel on chartered planes that cost a fortune and womens sports are expected to play at central locations to save money, the title IX attorneys will start salivating.

All sports would still have home games.

Playing multiple matches against multiple opponents at a common location saves substantial amounts of time & money.

Title 9 attorneys should not have any basis for a case; it is the football players who must travel long distances, but thankfully games are just once per week.

Also, most men's teams would utilize the concept of a central location for multiple matches or games against multiple opponents.

Plus, more likely to get TV exposure if the broadcast partner/partners can handle multiple matches/games at much lower cost than traveling to multiple sights.

In my opinion, Title 9 attorneys would be hard pressed to find a merit based cause of action if female athletes receive better, more considerate treatment than if they had to travel long distances repeatedly, experience exhaustion & jet lag, and miss classes.

What most mens teams do is irrelevant because football carries 85 players which is going to be the bulk of mens scholarship athletes at any school.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard whether joining the B1G will cause UCLA, UW, OU +/- Stanford to leave the quarter system? As it stands, Classes don't start until after the first 4 football games. That doesn't seem great for filling stadiums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard whether joining the B1G will cause UCLA, UW, OU +/- Stanford to leave the quarter system? As it stands, Classes don't start until after the first 4 football games. That doesn't seem great for filling stadiums.

Never was a problem with Northwestern