Writerbuckeye;967860 wrote:I will be very surprised if the conference does not change this -- and disappointed.
When all those different trophy names were first announced, I thought it was a dumb idea. I still do. It's a childish attempt to "honor" individuals from schools who accomplished great things -- and do it in a way that all schools are equally represented.
Well, all schools are not equal on the field or off, and not every school has been in the league for the same amount of time. Not to mention: if the league expands again, are we going to have to create another trophy or trophies to make sure they also get represented?
Truly a stupid idea.
Almost as stupid as the division names.
First of all, it's not like naming the trophies after great players is some novel idea. Almost all individual awards in college football are named for great players, so what the B1G did is actually very logical.
Second, not all schools are represented equally. They are all represented, but not equally.
Ohio State - 5
Michigan - 4
Wisconsin - 4
MSU - 3
Illinois - 3
Penn State - 3
Purdue - 3
Minnesota - 3
Iowa - 2
Northwestern - 2
Indiana - 2
Nebraska - 1
Chicago - 1
I do agree that it seems odd they would name them all with the possibility of future expansion, but at this point, unless they are adding Notre Dame or Texas I really don't see them expanding again.
Third, I agree with you about the division names. Even though they have grown on me a bit they are still dumb. I still think they should be the Midwest and Heartland divisions.
