Last night I was lucky enough to be at a small private reception that included Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany. Yes, I was at the same party as the most powerful man in the prestigious college basketball and college football league. Delaney's a University of North Carolina alum, and this was a Chicago Carolina Club gathering at Japonais, a downtown restaurant located a few … [Read more...] about Going Inside Big Ten Network Headquarters, Conference Expansion Rumors
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Big Ten Realizes Division Names are Terrible, Considering Changes
After angering the entire Midwest, Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany will reconsider the division names Legends and Leaders for the Big 10 Conference. The conference was divided after it expanded to 12 teams this past summer. The division names were revealed earlier this week. But for starters, the new logo looked as if Delany made it during his free trial of Photoshop, and … [Read more...] about Big Ten Realizes Division Names are Terrible, Considering Changes
Big Ten Unveils New Division Names and Logos
The Big Ten Conference announced the names of its two non-geographical divisions that will become part of Big Ten athletics starting next fall. The divisional split was required as part of the addition of University of Nebraska-Lincoln to be the league's 12th team. The conference also released the new conference logo that will replace the "11" logo that had been in use since … [Read more...] about Big Ten Unveils New Division Names and Logos
An Unorthodox way to Form Big 10 Divisions
As Conference Commissioner Jim Delany noted at Media Day, BIG changes are on the way in the Big Ten. There will be a conference championship game in 2011, a nine game conference schedule will be here soon, and we'll need to split into two divisions in order to make that happen. So how will be go about forming these two divisions? By Paul M. Banks … [Read more...] about An Unorthodox way to Form Big 10 Divisions