B1G scheduling past and the future

[scarletred]

The last time we played Ohio St was in Columbus, this year we play them again in Columbus.
The last time we played Penn St was in Happy Valley, next season we play them again in Happy Valley.
The last time we played Michigan was in Ann Arbor, in 2018 we play them again in Ann Arbor.

Now I know the first time we played Illinois( 2013) we played them in Lincoln, the next season we played them in Lincoln again. This scheduling doesn't make sense

In 2018 the B1G has Nebraska playing 5 away games Michigan, Ohio St, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa.It would have made more sense this year to have Ohio St playing in Lincoln and Nebraska playing Maryland in College Park that way we would play Ohio St on the road in 2017 and back at home in 2018 making the Michigan St game in 2018 a road game in East Lansing since they played us in Lincoln this past season.

We will also have played Rutgers 3 times before we even played original member Indiana home and away.
I know adding Maryland and Rutgers changed things about scheduling but I wonder who made these schedule's out.

 

[cidsports]

A computer in Evanston ... simply put

 

[MITCH492]

The dude in charge of B1G scheduling lives in Boulder, CO. Takes lots of weed to screw Nebraska right.

 

[ellobo]

I've heard a lot of schools complain about the "screw job" in scheduling. For Michigan our big wtf was not only did we have to play MSU in East Lansing two years straight but we now play both tOSU and Sparty either home or away in the same year (it used to be one home and one away). What made it worse was that before the ND series was cancelled it lined up as playing all three either at home or away each year meaning year to year we would have had an incredibly unbalanced schedule.

But it seems you guys got it pretty bad. I don't know if the story is true but there were rumors (at the time) that they had things pretty well planned out (including scheduling) if only Sparty agreed to be a part of the West. The rumor is they flat out refused. Now as I said it was a rumor (never confirmed) but if you want to blame them for this mess feel free to do so.

 

[saluno22]

But it seems you guys got it pretty bad. I don't know if the story is true but there were rumors (at the time) that they had things pretty well planned out (including scheduling) if only Sparty agreed to be a part of the West. The rumor is they flat out refused. Now as I said it was a rumor (never confirmed) but if you want to blame them for this mess feel free to do so.

I wouldn't blame MSU for wanting to stay in the East from a strategic point of view. It would be like splitting Alabama and Auburn when A&M and Mizzou were added (which is why Mizzou is in the SEC East). One division is superior from a perception standpoint, and that helps recruiting. Exacerbated in the Big Ten because the East is more fertile recruiting grounds than the West, while in the SEC, both areas have fertile areas and the Alabama schools didn't want to allow the other access to another recruiting area through exposure.

 

[k9_r]

I've heard a lot of schools complain about the "screw job" in scheduling. For Michigan our big wtf was not only did we have to play MSU in East Lansing two years straight but we now play both tOSU and Sparty either home or away in the same year (it used to be one home and one away). What made it worse was that before the ND series was cancelled it lined up as playing all three either at home or away each year meaning year to year we would have had an incredibly unbalanced schedule.

But it seems you guys got it pretty bad. I don't know if the story is true but there were rumors (at the time) that they had things pretty well planned out (including scheduling) if only Sparty agreed to be a part of the West. The rumor is they flat out refused. Now as I said it was a rumor (never confirmed) but if you want to blame them for this mess feel free to do so.

Michigan pimping Sparty hate.

 

[nebcountry]

Have we played any of these teams since Rutgers and Maryland joined the conference? I think we haven't, but I'm not sure. And It seems like we are even up (home/away) with everyone but OhSU. Going from 6 to 7 teams per division, messes up a lot of scheduling.

Just so long as home/aways are even up, I'd rather have us playing the better teams anyway.

 

[studed]

wisconsin 2016 plays at msu, michigan, iowa, norhwestern

 

[jlb321]

we just need to get to super conferences where each division has 9-10 teams and the only time you play a cross division game is in the championship. Currently schedule plays too big a role in determining divisional champions.

 

[scarletred]

wisconsin 2016 plays at msu, michigan, iowa, norhwestern

Ya, so what does that matter with anything... Please explain.

 

[dockentwo]

we just need to get to super conferences where each division has 9-10 teams and the only time you play a cross division game is in the championship. Currently schedule plays too big a role in determining divisional champions.

YES, which invites............

 

[jlb321]

YES, which invites............

pluck 2 to 4 teams from the BIG 12 - maybe OU and KU - although it really doesn't matter (take Iowa State and KSU for all I care) - move Purdue to the East - and get on with things

 

[dockentwo]

pluck 2 to 4 teams from the BIG 12 - maybe OU and KU - although it really doesn't matter (take Iowa State and KSU for all I care) - move Purdue to the East - and get on with things

NICE !!! Great way to keep the back rooms out of the cookie jar. Levels things and removes temptations. I know its not the topic; but I am pro eight team playoff - I believe tOSU could have beat Ala again and they got screwed to help the no conference title Big 12 - Be interested in your thoughts and how this all might relate. Its a lot to ask; so just putting it out there. GBR

 

[jlb321]

NICE !!! Great way to keep the back rooms out of the cookie jar. Levels things and removes temptations. I know its not the topic; but I am pro eight team playoff - I believe tOSU could have beat Ala again and they got screwed to help the no conference title Big 12 - Be interested in your thoughts and how this all might relate. Its a lot to ask; so just putting it out there. GBR

yes would favor 8 over 4

I would actually like to see a 16 team playoff - set up as follows

- assuming there are eventually 4 super-conferences with 2 divisions each
- you play your divisional round robin with the last game being the 11th of the season
- the 12th game is a cross over and 1st round of the playoffs -- East #2 @ West #1 and West #2 @ East #1 ---> winners play in conf championship game (Round 2) and then you have your 4 teams

- there are no more games than we have now
- if there are 2 dominant teams in one division there is an opportunity for those teams to meet again for the conf championship (maybe tOSU and Michigan some years)
- avoids at large selections and the politics involved, also provides an opportunity for a cinderalla team to emerge ala March Madnss
- teams that don't finish in the top 2 in the division would play a cross over to complete their season -- would have to decide home vs away -- perhaps #3 team could host the last place team in the other division as this would reward the higher placed team with an extra home game and likely an extra win and thus better bowl placement


anyway .. probably won't happen and I'm sure there are a lot of holes that I haven't thought of ... not knowing where the final regular season game is going to be played is one obvious weakness

 

[saluno22]

yes would favor 8 over 4

I would actually like to see a 16 team playoff - set up as follows

- assuming there are eventually 4 super-conferences with 2 divisions each
- you play your divisional round robin with the last game being the 11th of the season
- the 12th game is a cross over and 1st round of the playoffs -- East #2 @ West #1 and West #2 @ East #1 ---> winners play in conf championship game (Round 2) and then you have your 4 teams

- there are no more games than we have now
- if there are 2 dominant teams in one division there is an opportunity for those teams to meet again for the conf championship (maybe tOSU and Michigan some years)
- avoids at large selections and the politics involved, also provides an opportunity for a cinderalla team to emerge ala March Madnss
- teams that don't finish in the top 2 in the division would play a cross over to complete their season -- would have to decide home vs away -- perhaps #3 team could host the last place team in the other division as this would reward the higher placed team with an extra home game and likely an extra win and thus better bowl placement


anyway .. probably won't happen and I'm sure there are a lot of holes that I haven't thought of ... not knowing where the final regular season game is going to be played is one obvious weakness

I like that, but I would think you would want the final game for the non-Top 2 teams to be more competitive. Idk about you, but I don't know how fun watching MSU host Purdue or Iowa host Rutgers the week after Thanksgiving would be (just throwing out as examples).