"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
The geographic disadvantages are obvious, until you observe that 30% of MLB teams also play ball within the conference footprint.
Is the season calendar inequitable? Absolutely. But the B1G hasn't done itself any favors by lumping on additional competitive restrictions -- max travel days, no oversigning, etc. -- on top of the disadvantage. The conference needs to get out of it's own way and increase its competitiveness before it will be taken seriously in any NCAA meeting.
"If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." Vince Lombardi
The geographic disadvantages are obvious, until you observe that 30% of MLB teams also play ball within the conference footprint.
Is the season calendar inequitable? Absolutely. But the B1G hasn't done itself any favors by lumping on additional competitive restrictions -- max travel days, no oversigning, etc. -- on top of the disadvantage. The conference needs to get out of it's own way and increase its competitiveness before it will be taken seriously in any NCAA meeting.
But realize also that every MLB team holds spring training in either FL or AZ.
Otherwise, yes, the Big Ten does itself no favors.
Do you think there is any chance the conference institutes some meaningful reforms?
If this was football, the reforms would've been done yesterday.
If Delaney cares about baseball, this should happen tomorrow.
"I told him to be patient, that these things have a way of working themselves out." -- Tom Osborne to Steve Taylor when Taylor voiced concerns about the direction of the football program under Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson.
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