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Should the B1G scrap divisions? Here’s what the championship games would look like without them

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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The conversation continues. Should the B1G keep divisions? Or should the league follow the Pac-12 and Mountain West and scrap the idea and put the two teams with the highest conference winning percentages into the championship game?

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said on Monday he expects to see changes coming to the B1G in this regard, per Matt Charboneau of The Detroit News. That could mean reshuffling of the divisions or scrapping them entirely.

After learning of Haller’s comments, FOX produced a graphic showing what the B1G Championship Game matchups would’ve looked like if there were no divisions.

Either way, Ohio State is featured quite a bit:

The one concern with this approach would be Ohio State and Michigan — or other rivals — playing in consecutive weekends to end the season. Would that take away part of the charm that makes college football so special?

No announcement has come from the B1G yet, but it sounds like change is coming. It’ll be interesting to see how the league decides to move forward.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB