3. An all-Big Ten season looks AWESOME
Everything is bad, everything is scary, everything is blowing up both literally and figuratively, and everything is just so unnerving in these painful and anxious time.
Take a moment. Take a deep breath, and enjoy the possibility that something in this world might not suck.
It might be delusional, but whatever – we all need a break. Imagine just how fantastic this all-Big Ten season could be.
Yeah, we’re missing Ohio State vs. Oregon and Michigan vs. Washington and a whole slew of interesting non-conference games, but for this one year, it’s fine. All Big Ten games, all the time, spread out over three months.
Let’s do this.
Ohio State might beat up on Illinois, but these two on a Thursday night in the first week of September? Cool.
Indiana vs. Wisconsin on a Friday, and then every other Big Ten team going on Saturday while the other Power Five programs are waiting a few weeks to get their conference seasons going … oh yeah.
We might get Michigan vs. Ohio State at night. I prefer the noon EST kickoff tradition, but for this one year, I’m all for anything quirky.
Look at that October 24th. Along with the Wolverines and Buckeyes, we get the Wisconsin revenge game vs. Illinois, Iowa going to Penn State, and a likely shootout between Minnesota and Purdue.
On September 19th, Penn State goes to Michigan, Wisconsin travels to Nebraska, Ohio State goest to Purdue, and Iowa makes the trip to Minnesota.
And it goes on and on from there.
Think about it. In just a few weeks from now we might just get real Big Ten football, and then it could keep on going until December.
How much do we all need THAT?