I have long hated the divisions. Not just because IU plays in the top heavy east, but because I want to play other league members like Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa more than every 4-5 years.
When IU last played the Gophers in ‘18, that was IU’s first trip there in 10 years and first game period in 5!!
The Illini haven’t been to IU since ‘13 and IU has played them once over there since. Ridiculous!!
I think 8 games, consisting of 3 protected rivals yearly, then 2 years of home/home vs 5 teams years 1 and 2; then you play the 5 others home/home In the 3rd/4th years. The math works. Just a matter of hashing out who each schools 3 protected rivals are.