Around the Big Ten

[Dr. Strangelove]

We got Illinois and Minnesota...sucks

Easy to see what they did though...they wanted the west's top teams playing Rutgers and Maryland

[Hannibal]

Minnehaha and NW got cornholed, having to play UM+OSU and UM+PSU, respectively in those two years.

And no matchups between either Nebraska or Wisky vs UM, PSU, or OSU in that time. I'm surprised that they didn't match up Nebraska against at least one of the Big Three.

The good news is -- after a 24-year hiatus, we'll be resuming our rivalry with Maryland!

[geo weidl]

Maybe I missed it, but was there not some legal issues with maryland in regards to their escape clause with the acc before they could leave that conference?

[entropy]

Wonder if they are trying to keep as many teams in the top 25 prior to the new contract??

[WM Wolverine]

I read that the parity based schedule doesn't kick in till '16 when they go to 9 games, not sure why these match-ups were chosen but you're idea sounds like a possibility with the top likely teams having soft OOD games.

[WM Wolverine]

Someone else mentioned this but it looks like the B10 gave Rutgers all the 'brands' in the B10 in '14; Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland. Rutgers will be lucky to win 3 B10 games but the B10 is trying to get Jersey/NYC all the B10's 'brands' to land the NYC market.

[entropy]

Agree...

[Dr. Strangelove]

LACROSSE UPDATE!

Johns Hopkins made it official that they WILL join a conf by 2015. Unfortunately, it seems they may want to preserve their deal with ESPNU which may not be compatible with what Delaney wants on the BTN. Stay tuned...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse-blog/bal-johns-hopkins-to-seek-conference-affiliation-20130517,0,6873764.story

[Dr. Strangelove]

BTW, the Mighty Big Red with a 16-6 victory over OSU and it's on to the Final Four again!

[WM Wolverine]

Short-term John Hopkins won't give up espn deal but some BTN money might change that. They might prefer the ACC anyway.

[WM Wolverine]

Yes I know it's johns Hopkins but my phone auto corrected.

[Rob F]

Yes I know it's johns Hopkins but my phone auto corrected.

heh...but not very well. johns Hopkins, huh?

[WM Wolverine]

It auto corrected to John instead of Johns, auto correct is a work in progress.

[entropy]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130518/HUSKERS/705189855/

Brandon on scheduling

[entropy]

Im sure nobody will write about the SEC scheduling....Here are the SEC creampuffs in the next couple of years:

Alabama:

10/05 - Georgia State
11/23 - Chattanooga

11/22 - Western Carolina


Arkansas:

09/07 - Samford (at Little Rock, AR)


Auburn:

10/12 - Western Carolina

09/19 - Idaho


Florida:

11/22 - Eastern Kentucky

09/03 - UMass
11/23 - Georgia Southern


Georgia:

11/09 - Appalachian State

11/08 - South Alabama
11/22 - Charleston Southern

09/05 - Southern
11/19 - Georgia Southern


Kentucky:

11/02 - Alabama State

09/13 - UT Martin


LSU:

10/26 - Furman

09/05 - Jacksonville State

10/15 - South Alabama


Missouri:

08/31 - Murray State

08/30 - South Dakota State


Mississippi State:

09/07 - Alcorn State

09/20 - at South Alabama
11/08 - UT Martin


Ole Miss:

09/07 - Southeast Missouri
10/26 - Idaho

10/18 - Presbyterian

09/05 - UT Martin


South Carolina:

11/23 - Coastal Carolina

10/18 - Furman

11/21 - The Citadel


Tennessee:

08/31 - Austin Peay
09/28 - South Alabama

08/30 - Chattanooga


Texas A&M

09/07 - Sam Houston State

08/30 - Lamar


Vanderbilt:

09/07 - Austin Peay

TBA - Richmond