The first leak of the 2024 Big Ten schedule
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Either we don’t have USC - Michigan - Penn State or OSU on the 2024 schedule or it is not considered noteworthy that we are matched up against any of those programs
Well they didn't list Michigan vs. Ohio State either and that's always the biggest TV draw in the country so you know it's scheduled. What was leaked, if it actually is a leak, was just a small sample.
Everyone who isn’t an actual idiot knows Michigan and OSU will be on the schedule - just like USC v UCLA.
But for those idiots - to prove how much of an insider I am - I am hearing from my sources that Mich will be playing OSU and USC will be playing UCLA. Take it to the bank - I am that dialed in
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We get Iowa, Minnesota and UCLA in 24-25. We get all the other teams once.
Year 3 for Rhule tends to be pretty good, so bring it on!
Add in the non-cons, and here are our opponents for 2024 and 2025:
2024
Home Games
UTEP
Colorado
Northern Iowa
Indiana
MSU
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Road Games
Northwestern
PSU
Purdue
UCLA
Iowa
2025
Home Games
Akron
Louisiana-Monroe
Illinois
Rutgers
Michigan
UCLA
Iowa
Road Games
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Maryland
Ohio State
USC
2024
Home Games
UTEP
Colorado
Northern Iowa
Indiana
MSU
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Road Games
Northwestern
PSU
Purdue
UCLA
Iowa
2025
Home Games
Akron
Louisiana-Monroe
Illinois
Rutgers
Michigan
UCLA
Iowa
Road Games
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Maryland
Ohio State
USC
USC and UCLA didn't get an easy entry into the league, but it's not a ball-buster for either.
If you have a The Athletic subscription, you can read the whole article here.
Some key paragraphs:
The model, as The Athletic previously reported, is more flexible than the formats peer conferences are using. It is called the Flex Protect Plus, and it gives each Big Ten team up to three protected annual opponents and cycles through all of the teams in the rest of the league. Each Big Ten team will play every other team in the league over a two-year span.
“I think the two-year component is the real important point here, because it allows you to not have to lock things in unnecessarily for longer periods of time,” Big Ten chief operating officer Kerry Kenny told The Athletic. “It’s a 3-6-6 maybe with a twist only because those three aren’t staying rigid the entire time.”
The model is designed to prioritize competitive balance, maintain each school’s most important rivalries and set up the conference for success in the new 12-team College Football Playoff era, which also begins in 2024. There are a total of 11 protected rivalry games each season.
Thursday’s announcement officially ends the Big Ten’s divisional era at the conclusion of 2023, with the final season of the East-West divide coming this fall.
Some key paragraphs:
The model, as The Athletic previously reported, is more flexible than the formats peer conferences are using. It is called the Flex Protect Plus, and it gives each Big Ten team up to three protected annual opponents and cycles through all of the teams in the rest of the league. Each Big Ten team will play every other team in the league over a two-year span.
“I think the two-year component is the real important point here, because it allows you to not have to lock things in unnecessarily for longer periods of time,” Big Ten chief operating officer Kerry Kenny told The Athletic. “It’s a 3-6-6 maybe with a twist only because those three aren’t staying rigid the entire time.”
The model is designed to prioritize competitive balance, maintain each school’s most important rivalries and set up the conference for success in the new 12-team College Football Playoff era, which also begins in 2024. There are a total of 11 protected rivalry games each season.
Thursday’s announcement officially ends the Big Ten’s divisional era at the conclusion of 2023, with the final season of the East-West divide coming this fall.
The highlights for Nebraska:
- We have one protected rival - Iowa.
- Other schools have up to three.
- Penn State has zero.
- Schedules will be released in two-year chunks in the future.
- In those two years, we'll see three teams twice and the other teams once (6 per year).
- For 2024 and 2025, we'll play Iowa, UCLA and Minnesota twice.
- Our 2024 schedule seems manageable, but 2025 could be tough.
- The only true blue blood in 2024 is Penn State.
- In 2025, we'll face off against Michigan, Ohio State and USC.
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I want to see Nebraska play the best of the best every week so selfishly wish we could get that 2025 schedule difficulty every year. Looks hellish but damn if it won't be fun seeing Nebraska playing against top programs historically almost every other week during the conference schedule.
I do like the aspect like that each team will play every other team at least once every two years. BUT I also wonder how long this scheduling scheme will stay in place if the PAC implodes and there's more conference realignment.
Penn State is the only program with no permanent rival.
Maryland and Rutgers are looking at their new "rivalry" and asking each other:
Both desperately wanted an annual game with Penn State. Instead, they got each other.
Maryland and Rutgers are looking at their new "rivalry" and asking each other:
Both desperately wanted an annual game with Penn State. Instead, they got each other.
Penn State schedule is brutal and Iowa didn't do themselves any favors with those protected rivalry games. That 24' schedule is no joke
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agreed. I want to see mich, ohiost, pennst & usc on the schedule every year.
iowa fan already over here, pants loaded with poo and piss, complaining about 2 tough road games 3 seasons from now.
typical
Iowa non-conference schedules
2023
Utah State, Iowa State, Western Michigan
2024
Illinois State, Iowa State, Troy
2025
FAU, Iowa State, UMass
2026
Northern Illinois, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
2027
Ball State, Iowa State, TBA
2028
Western Michigan, TBA, TBA
2029
Northern Illinois, TBA, TBA
2023
Utah State, Iowa State, Western Michigan
2024
Illinois State, Iowa State, Troy
2025
FAU, Iowa State, UMass
2026
Northern Illinois, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
2027
Ball State, Iowa State, TBA
2028
Western Michigan, TBA, TBA
2029
Northern Illinois, TBA, TBA
Iowa is going to try and schedule Indiana and Rutgers as non-con games and have them on the schedule as conference games.
We got the booby prize for protected rivalries, but it is what it is.
At any rate, the BIG at least gets it from a scheduling standpoint in understanding what butters the bread from the revenue side. Something the B12 never understood during our tenure there.
At any rate, the BIG at least gets it from a scheduling standpoint in understanding what butters the bread from the revenue side. Something the B12 never understood during our tenure there.
The Iowa Nebraska border rivalry is the closest thing we have to a long running rivalry in this conference so I’m not particularly upset that’s our one protected game.
I actually feel a little sorry for Iowa. There’s all these exciting teams to play and they have three protected crossovers plus ISU so they will have the lowest amount of scheduling variety.
I actually feel a little sorry for Iowa. There’s all these exciting teams to play and they have three protected crossovers plus ISU so they will have the lowest amount of scheduling variety.
They don't want exciting games...The NEED the lamest schedule possible to get that magical 8 win season.
the 2025 schedule comes at a good time for Rhule and his evaluation.
I'm more interested to see how the in-fighting develops on the selection for the CCG. That looks bound to be a political event from where I sit.. could even morph into a pay to play model. When you have several teams tie for second place in the conference, how will that be decided? Kick back some money to the conference I presume?
I'm more interested to see how the in-fighting develops on the selection for the CCG. That looks bound to be a political event from where I sit.. could even morph into a pay to play model. When you have several teams tie for second place in the conference, how will that be decided? Kick back some money to the conference I presume?
Is Nebraska playing the role of Victor Drago in this reference?Welcome to the big 10 USC and UCLA.
Yes for sure, only as I remember Snyder and Fry didn’t make excuses for that type of scheduling. It’s hilarious to read Iowa fans posts complaining about SEC scheduling as if Iowa was somehow on par with Alabama. Iowa fans are such dolts.
I sure hope not - feel like we have paid our dues the first 11 rounds
. Now it’s time to rally and remember the training from the barn and snow covered mountains and get it done for Apollo!!!!
