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[entropy]

http://btn.com/2015/01/14/ezekiel-elliott-highlights-btn-coms-all-big-ten-postseason-team/

ALL Big ten bowl team

[iam416]

Heh. Hackenberg. It must have been a real chore for the BTN to not pick Buckeyes for every single position. Ballsy move keeping the CFP Championship Defensive MVP off. Heh heh.

[entropy]

@FauxPelini: Add the restoration of his 111 wins to the list of things Joe Paterno never saw


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[entropy]

that might be the best FauxPelini post ever

[iam416]

It's pretty good.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I see MSU announced a series with BYU today. A decent time to look again at who the conference will be playing OOC over the next couple years

Illinois
2015: Kent State, Western Illinois, @ UNC, Middle Tennessee State
2016: Murray State, UNC, Western Michigan
2017: Ball State, @ South Florida, Western Kentucky

Iowa
2015: Illinois State, @ Iowa State, Pittsburgh, North Texas
2016: Miami-OH, Iowa State, North Dakota State
2017: Wyoming, @ Iowa State, North Texas

Minnesota
2015: TCU, @ Colorado State, Kent State, Ohio
2016: Oregon State, Indiana State, Colorado State
2017: Buffalo, @ Oregon State, Middle Tennessee State

Nebraska
2015: BYU, South Alabama, @ Miami, Southern Miss
2016: Fresno State, Wyoming, Oregon
2017: TBD, @ Oregon, Northern Illinois

Northwestern
2015: Stanford, Eastern Illinois, @ Duke, Ball State
2016: Western Michigan, Illinois State, Duke
2017: Western Illinois, @ Duke, Rice

Purdue
2015: @ Marshall, Indiana State, Virginia Tech, Bowling Green
2016: Eastern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Nevada
2017: TBD, TBD, @ Missouri

Wisconsin
2015: Alabama (Arlington), Miami-OH, Troy, Hawaii
2016: LSU (Green Bay), Akron, Georgia State
2017: Utah State, Florida Atlantic, @ South Florida

[Dr. Strangelove]

Indiana
2015: Southern Illinois, Florida International, Western Kentucky, @ Wake Forest
2016: @ Florida International, Ball State, Wake Forest
2017: Bowling Green, TBD, UMass

Maryland
2015: Richmond, Bowling Green, South Florida, @ West Virginia
2016: Howard, @ Florida International, @ Central Florida
2017: @ Texas, Towson, Central Florida

Michigan
2015: @ Utah, Oregon State, UNLV, BYU
2016: Hawaii, Central Florida, Colorado
2017: Florida (Arlington), Cincinnati, Air Force

Michigan State
2015: @ Western Michigan, Oregon, Air Force, Central Michigan
2016: Furman, BYU, @ Notre Dame
2017: Miami-OH, Western Michigan, Notre Dame

Ohio State
2015: @ Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
2016: Bowling Green, Tulsa, @ Oklahoma
2017: TBD, Oklahoma, UNLV

Penn State
2015: @ Temple, Buffalo, San Diego State, Army
2016: Kent State, @ Pittsburgh, Temple
2017: Akron, Pittsburgh, Georgia State

Rutgers
2015: Norfolk State, Washington State, Kansas, Army
2016: @ Washington, Howard, New Mexico
2017: Washington, Morgan State, Eastern Michigan

[hack]

So far both us and you aren't playing any small schools from our respective states save for you playing Bowling Green. Room to announce one or two more tho.

[whodean]

Of the Upper tier, Penn State is weak.

[Dr. Strangelove]

So far both us and you aren't playing any small schools from our respective states save for you playing Bowling Green. Room to announce one or two more tho.

Well, remember beginning 2016 there will only be 3 non-conf a year.

[lineygoblue]

That's still about one too many.

Every B1G team could play 2 non conference games, then move into the conference schedule. More conference games would be a good thing. If we're going to have a 14 team conference (or maybe more) then we need to have a schedule that allows as many conference matchups as possible.

[hack]

Right, yeah. Agreed, Liney.

[froot loops]

9 should be the most unless the other conferences up it as long as the national playoff is a beauty contest.

[iam416]

Yeah, I'm fine with 9. TBH, I don't much care if Ohio State plays most teams in the West. I'd like to see Wisky and Nebraska more often than not, but otherwise, whatever. Iowa is meh, and the Goofers, nFw and Illinois do nothing for me. And I don't care a lick if Ohio State ever plays at West Lafayette again.

I'm looking forward to the MSU, PSU and M hatefests building in the East. If they add in one of Wisky or UNL, then I'm more than happy with the B10 schedule.

[entropy]

I'd love to go to 9... but with these changes:

1) MSU moves to the West. The East can have back Purdue.
2) Each year their is a crossover Rivalry game played in September. MSU/Mich, Wisky/OSU, Neb/PSU for example..
3) Championship game rotates east/west each year