Big Ten unveils logo, names football divisions 'Legends' and 'Leaders' Legends and Leaders may sound generic, but division alignments didn't lend themselves to using north, south, east or west. "Then I think to get more specific on divisional names, associating them with a coach or player, we have a treasure trove of legends," Delany said. "It seemed to be too exclusive and not inclusive enough." The Leaders division will feature Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. The Legends division will have Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. The league announced alignments in early September. They will exist in football only. http://content.usatoday.com/communi.../big-ten-divisions-legends-leaders-new-logo/1
Big Ten could revisit division names CHICAGO (AP) -- Jim Delany has spent more than two decades as commissioner of the Big Ten, overseeing two conference expansions and the formation of the Big Ten Network. None of it prepared him for the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the conference's new division names. Delany said during an interview with WGN AM-720 in Chicago on Thursday that the names Legends and Leaders were picked to highlight the conference's rich history, and that "to a great extent it's fallen on deaf ears." Many fans have instead mocked the names and asked officials to reconsider, which Delany said could happen after the first of the year. "I think we have enough experience with names, and expansion and development of divisions, to know that you never, rarely, get 90 percent approval rating," Delany said during the interview. "But to get a 90 percent non-approval rating was, you know, really surprising." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...big-ten-divisions.ap/index.html#ixzz18QwC6Lou
