6 of 9 teams failed to have a winning conference record - Northwestern losing a ton and then Iowa which everyone here laughs at (both those games at home)
the #6 and #7place teams in the east
no conf away games against a team with a winning record
mike riley wins at least 9 games ... easy with that schedule
While I kind of see where you’re coming from, it’s misleading to refer to Michigan and MSU as the bottom two teams in the East. It was factual for this season, but it’s not the norm and the schedule shouldn’t be evaluated that way. We all know it’d be easier to play Rutgers and Maryland.
Using the phrase “failed to have a winning record” is also misleading, and I have a feeling you’re saying it that way because you want to include Wisconsin (3-3) as a team that fits that criteria.
You also say “MAC team” when neglecting to mention that Buffalo was by far the best MAC team. Should we lose to them in Year 4? No. But again, you’re choosing your wording to make your case sound better than it is.
Instead of wording it in ways to mislead and make it sound like our schedule should be easy, why not just look at it game-by-game?
Illinois - no excuse to lose
Buffalo - should beat them, but not a cupcake like it was intended to be when scheduled
@OU - yikes
@MSU - would like to think we’ll win, but coming off OU and road game; MSU beat NW this year; toss-up
OSU - only hope is if they have a bad QB to replace Fields
NW - toss-up
@Purdue - probably 3rd easiest game up to this point; should win
Michigan - completely depends which team shows up
Iowa - toss-up
SELA - win
Wisconsin - probably loss till we prove otherwise against them
@ Minn - toss-up but leaning loss
Schedule sets up for 5-7 wins IMO. Your wording of the schedule to say 9 wins is misleading.