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What would Illinois Football's schedule look like if the Big Ten eliminated divisions?

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The Big Ten's current divisional format for football is completely unbalanced. While playing Purdue every single year may be a great thing for the Fighting Illini, having the conference's top four programs on one side is bad for scheduling. Not only that, but it severely reduces the significance of the title game when only one team has a shot at the College Football Playoff.

So what if the Big Ten decided to completely scrap the current system and start over? What would that look like? SB Nation imagined the scenario while outlining the potential benefits of a division-less league.