December 17, 2010 · 10:51 AM

“We’re still listening and trying to figure things out.”

Who says Jim Delany doesn’t listen to the fans?

It’s his New Coke.

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30 Responses to “We’re still listening and trying to figure things out.”

  1. X-Dawg
    December 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    Delaney is neither a “Leader” or a “Legend”. My suggestion for the division names are “Slow & Plodding”.

  2. Russ
    December 17, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    The thing I learned from that article is that Paterno pooped his pants in 2006 against tOSU. Don’t worry, Joe. I’ve been there too.

  3. Go Dawgs!
    December 17, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    I guess a willingness to listen and adapt to criticism is a virtue. Better still is the wisdom to not end up in the middle of such a failure in the first place.

    • fuelk2
      December 17, 2010 at 1:36 PM

      Seriously. If you read the linked article, you saw him say how surprised he was. How big of a tool do you have to be to fail to realize the reaction to those names might be negative?

  4. Hogbody Spradlin
    December 17, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    How about the Polacks and the Dagos?

  5. Normaltown Mike
    December 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    Here some to consider:

    -Cold and Colder

    -Cornfed and Rustbelt

    -Kraut and Lout

  6. Eric
    December 17, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    Slow and White

  7. Puffdawg
    December 17, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    How about “Oh” and “Nine” in honor of perennial conference winner, tOSU

  8. Spike
    December 17, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Slow and overrated.

  9. RomanDawg
    December 17, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    In honor of Delaney, start both divisions with a “D”….Dumb & Dumber. Or Douchbags & Dipsh*ts.

  10. Spike
    December 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    I yield the floor to RomanDawg..

  11. Biggus Rickus
    December 17, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    So, nothing about the stupidity of not splitting the divisions geographically? Call them whatever you want. Nobody will remember who’s in which division anyway. Ask the ACC.

  12. Biggus Rickus
    December 17, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Call them Hayes and Schmebechler. At least we’d know which has OSU and which has Michigan.

  13. Smitty
    December 17, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    How about the Cankle and Lard Arm Divisions?

  14. shane#1
    December 17, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    Carpet Bagger and Damn Yankee?

  15. Dawgy45
    December 17, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Six of One & Half a Dozen of the Other

    That would at least acknowledge that there are TWELVE teams in the Big TEN.

  16. Senator Blutarsky
    December 17, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    He’s waiting for somebody to suggest naming the divisions “Jim” and “Delany”.

    Hey, that’s what Michael Adams would do. ;)

  18. ScoutDawg
    December 17, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Dick and Head.

  19. DawgBiscuit
    December 17, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    “The Big Ten is open to change…”

    Really?

  20. Hobnail_Boot
    December 18, 2010 at 4:00 AM

    Y’all are being way too harsh on the Big Ten (sic) and its great traditions and contributions to college football.

    In fact I happen to know the originally proposed names of the 2 divisions. I shall divulge them to you shortly, but know that they were abandoned when conference officials realized that both division names referred to teams that were in the same division. What were they, you ask? 1) Sweatervests, and 2) Poopypants.

  21. The one and only Billy Shears
    December 18, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Grass Growing & Paint Drying

  22. Toom
    December 20, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    I’m surprised he is swayed by public opinion. Very few like the stranglehold he and his old crumudgeons have had on college football’s postseason and that doesn’t bother him! (sorry, couldn’t resist)