Now Barry Alvarez AD from Wisconsin said that Iowa and Wisconsin will be in separate divisions and that the Big Ten Conference will move to a 9 game schedule in 2015.
Here is my take: It's impossible to make everyone happy in this division, it's not possible. The thing I am concerned about is level of competition in the divisions. Michigan can not be expected to play high profile games like Penn State, Nebraska, OSU and Michigan State every year. Throw in ND and then this gets ridiculous.
Level of competition in and outside of the divisions have to be the number 1 priority in my mind. Yes, you have to keep the rivalries but Michigan can't be expected to play all the best teams or even most of the best teams every year.
I guess we will see how this one shakes out.
- Michigan 2011 prospect Chris Bryant seems to have a good head on his shoulders:
Definitely academics -- that's one thing that stands out," replied Bryant when asked to describe his decision criteria. "My father always preached to me that you cannot play football forever, you need something to fall back on, so academics are going to stand real strong for me. Just kind of a powerhouse football, place known for football, a great college atmosphere for football, just very supportive and a good football team, great coaches. I want to go to a place that is known for football and academics at the same time."
Chris is planning to wait until signing day to make his decision known. If he wants to be Blue he might want to make an earlier deicision with less then 20 spots available this year.