Around the Big Ten

[iam416]

To be fair, they were but a few key defensive stops from the Rose Bowl last season.

[hack]

Well, Nebraska did play at the Rose Bowl last year. Any sort of fan would have...

Ah fuck. What a moron I am.

[iam416]

Moron.

[Wild Hoss]

i have not..

have you been to the alamo? I'm a big fan of the riverwalk

I thought you were out there for the Miami debacle in 2001?

I would echo Ent's thoughts on the Alamo Bowl. Been down there twice...those folks in San Antonio had their shit squared away when they drew it up, and its not easy for me to compliment Texans. You could spend three days in the Riverwalk area and not run out of things to do, and never once need a cab or take a train anywhere. Alamodome is like a four-block walk through a nice park from the east end of the Riverwalk.

Best setup I've seen anywhere, logistically speaking.

[Jeff Buchanan]

I'd agree with that. Been to one In San Antonia v. probably more than half dozen in Florida between the Citrus, Gator and Outback.

None of the later are good venues all things considered. OK but they pale in comparison to the Alamo.

I will not at all miss any of them if Delaney does the right thing and cans most of them. Its not even a conveniet drive from ATL to Orlando or Tampa, OK to JAX. So, I fly and might as well fly to San Antonio. Doubt the airfares are much different.

[Whitley]

Whitley's second list looks pretty accurate.

Can't see the B10 adding the Tangerine Bowl (Rusell Athletic), not if they keep the Citrus; same site but a week apart. B10 wants more variety in its bowl sites...

The B10/Pac 12 bowl they want won't happen till the next bowl cycle and it'll likely be in the proposed (official yet?) new stadium in San Francisco. That would give the B10 and Pac 12 three bowls together, which they'd both like; one in SD, one in LA, one in SF...

While the site is the same it is against the ACC (different conference) so the B1G would have a couple bowls against them.

[WM Wolverine]

Delaney has clearly stated he doesn't want too many visits to the same site (& state) so programs don't return to the same bowl site too often.

[hack]

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets.

[lineygoblue]

Well, for right now, even though the B1G isn't the "sexy" CFB league that the sports media drools over, its the league that puts the most butts in seats during the regular season, and in bowl games. The various bowl committees know that, and want as many B1G participants as possible. Delany is still in a position of strength where as conference spokesman, he can set the conditions to the bowl committees, and they'll listen.

[entropy]

Hoss... Did not go to the 2001 rose... Nor UCLA last year..

[THE_WIZARD_]

I was there in 2001. Last Husker bowl game i've been too. Never been more embarrassed as a Husker fan.

[Wild Hoss]

Hoss... Did not go to the 2001 rose... Nor UCLA last year..

Two wise decisions.

[Wild Hoss]

I was there in 2001. Last Husker bowl game i've been too. Never been more embarrassed as a Husker fan.

You chose...poorly.

Still, better than those poor bastages who went to the CCG this year though.

[THE_WIZARD_]

true dat

[Dr. Strangelove]

B1G distributes record $25.7 million to member schools

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/big-ten-payouts-to-hit-million/article_4eef1c1a-5a79-5b79-899b-3dbf2a99c871.html