BillsFever
07-23-2003, 10:41 PM
CHICAGO (AP) -- There doesn't appear to be much interest among Big Ten coaches in holding a conference title game -- even if the NCAA changes a rule to allow one.
A proposal submitted by the Atlantic Coast Conference asks the NCAA to change its rules to allow leagues with 10 or more teams to hold lucrative league title games. Only conferences with 12 or more schools, such the Southeastern Conference and Big 12, are currently allowed to play title games.
There are 11 teams in the Big Ten.
"I don't think that I've heard any discussion that would lead me to believe that if it were possible, we would do it," commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday at the Big Ten kickoff. "While it might clear up some things competitively, it also might undermine some things competitively."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/07/23/bigten_titlegame_ap/
A proposal submitted by the Atlantic Coast Conference asks the NCAA to change its rules to allow leagues with 10 or more teams to hold lucrative league title games. Only conferences with 12 or more schools, such the Southeastern Conference and Big 12, are currently allowed to play title games.
There are 11 teams in the Big Ten.
"I don't think that I've heard any discussion that would lead me to believe that if it were possible, we would do it," commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday at the Big Ten kickoff. "While it might clear up some things competitively, it also might undermine some things competitively."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/07/23/bigten_titlegame_ap/