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Yeah, I would rather face off with NC, VT, and Duke yearly than Michigan, MSU, the Buckeyes. Granted the cross divisional games can be tougher with FSU/Clemson/ND, but how often will you guys see them.
You guys really are set up for seasons to come. If I was AD, I would fight, kick, and even bite like a school girl to keep the divisions intact.
If you make the championship game, then anything can happen. I am not thinking PSU will have that issue for a while. A long while.
"aged_wolverine, post: 1500815, member: 2694"]Yeah, I would rather face off with NC, VT, and Duke yearly than Michigan, MSU, the Buckeyes. Granted the cross divisional games can be tougher with FSU/Clemson/ND, but how often will you guys see them.
As Often as Michigan, MSU, OSU, and PSU will see Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern and whatever Team wins their Division they will see those other Teams that win theirs?
CFB is a Zero-Sum Game and someone will win and someone will lose, and within the Divisions too. Last year MSU & IOWA played for the Big Ten Championship not OSU or Michigan, and ACC Clemson played FSU and UNC to win the ACC for NCS Playoffs.
You guys really are set up for seasons to come. If I was AD, I would fight, kick, and even bite like a school girl to keep the divisions intact.
The Big Ten East is also one of the toughest because it has 3 Top Programs in UM, OSU, and PSU and other the Programs have gotten Top Coaches looking to maintain and improve their Own teams in MSU, UMD, RU, and INDIANA.
Right now Pitt is not in the stronger ACC Division that includes FSU, Clemson, & ULou but that can change. ACC Coastal with UNC, Miami, PITT, Duke, GT, Virginia, and VT, all have pretty good darn good coaches now. Unfortunately, that is a Zero Sum game as well. But don't see any Top Programs with all the Programs Resources of OSU, UM, PSU, and FSU. The ACC Coastal it is more on Big Ten West level!
If you make the championship game, then anything can happen. I am not thinking PSU will have that issue for a while. A long while.
Agree but with a caveat on PSU, I am not sure as you on that, and I welcome a stronger PSU just like i welcome a stronger WVU, and ND, and want Pitt to play them every year. At the same time, I respect excellence in Bama, FSU, Michigan, OSU, Clemson and CFB is very competitive game with all programs looking for an edge.
Article On Scheduling that Big Ten has passed SEC on now:
Ranking 2016 College Football Nonconference Schedule Strength
playoff and bowl expert looks at the toughest -- and weakest -- nonconference schedules within each conference entering this season
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ege-football-nonconference-schedule-strength/
EXCERPT:
Preseason Ranking & Rating:
1. BIG-10
2. SEC
3. BIG-12
4. PAC-12
5. ACC
BIG TEN:
The Big Ten has not been able to dethrone the SEC on the field, but there is one area of SEC dominance that now belongs to the Big Ten - scheduling home nonconference games. No league schedules more home nonconference games year in and year out than the SEC, and it's rarely close, but this season, the Big Ten will play a whopping 81 percent of its 42 nonconference games at home..........That doesn't mean there are no marquee games. Ohio State Buckeyes will play at Oklahoma Sooners in a game that figures to have major playoff implications, and Michigan State Spartans will travel to Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Also, while it's not necessarily a big game on the national landscape, Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Panthers are renewing their rivalry, which hasn't been played since 2000.
1. Ohio State Bowling Green, Tulsa, AT Oklahoma
2 Michigan State Furman, AT Notre Dame, BYU
4 Penn State Kent State, AT Pittsburgh, Temple
12 Michigan Hawaii, UCF, Colorado
ACC
Nonconference schedules in the ACC go to both extremes. The league will play the lowest percentage of home nonconference games at 60 percent. However, the ACC ties the SEC with the most games against FCS opposition at 14. The ACC also has the only Power Five team playing two FCS foes in North Carolina Tar Heels......
.....While Notre Dame doesn't benefit much, from a strength of schedule perspective, by playing five ACC opponents each season, the ACC strength of schedule is better. This season, Duke Blue Devils , Miami and Virginia Tech Hokies will play at Notre Dame, while the Irish will visit NC State Wolfpack and play Syracuse Orange in East Rutherford, New Jersey. One nonconference game that is flying under the radar of a busy opening weekend is Ole Miss playing Florida State Seminoles in Orlando.
1 Florida State Ole Miss, Charleston Southern, AT South Florida, Florida
4 Pittsburgh Villanova, Penn State, AT Oklahoma State, Marshall
11 Miami (FL) Florida A&M, FAU, AT Appalachian State, AT Notre Dame
10 North Carolina Georgia, AT Illinois, James Madison, Citadel
SEC
The league has been temporarily dethroned as the home game scheduling champion, but part of the reason for that is circumstantial. There are four teams that play in-state rivalry games with ACC opponents every season, and this season, three of those are on the road. Outside of those four games, the SEC is only playing six road games.....Another annual characteristic of SEC nonconference schedules is that when teams do play away from home, even in neutral site games, they rarely leave the South.......There are a few big games on the slate, including Alabama-USC in Arlington, Texas, and the aforementioned LSU-Wisconsin game.
1 South Carolina East Carolina, UMass, Western Carolina, AT Clemson
2 Arkansas Louisiana Tech, AT TCU, Texas State, Alcorn State
3 Florida UMass, North Texas, Presbyterian, AT Florida State
4 Alabama USC, Western Kentucky, Kent State, Chattanooga
BIG-12:
The Big 12 is still jumping through hoops in an effort to solve the problem of the first year of the CFP, which is that the league was left out. The actual problem that year was Baylor's putrid nonconference schedule, but the league is looking for answers in other places......The other teams that are seen as challengers to the Sooners for the Big 12 title have the worst nonconference schedules in the league, so the best chance for the Big 12 to reach the playoff this year rests with Oklahoma. In fact, it's hard to find another compelling nonconference matchup in the Big 12 this year outside of Oklahoma's schedule. The next best is probably Texas hosting Notre Dame.
1 Oklahoma AT Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Ohio State
2 Kansas State AT Stanford, FAU, Missouri State
3 Texas Notre Dame, UTEP, AT California
6 West Virginia Missouri, Youngstown State, BYU
PAC-12:
As tough as Oklahoma's schedule is, Southern California Trojans 's is probably tougher. The Trojans will start the season playing defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide in Texas, and finish it by hosting Notre Dame. Those are two of my projected playoff participants........
In fact, Notre Dame's playoff hopes will largely depend on how it does at USC and against Stanford Cardinal at home. Either of those games could turn out to be CFP elimination games. The only Pac-12 school that totally wimped out in nonconference play is Washington Huskies , the trendy pick to surprise in conference play. We won't find out anything significant about the Huskies when they play Rutgers Scarlet Knights , Idaho Vandals and Portland State at home. Well, nothing good anyway.
1 USC Alabama, Utah State, Notre Dame
2 Stanford Kansas State, AT Notre Dame, Rice
3 UCLA AT Texas A&M, UNLV, AT BYU
4 California Hawaii, AT San Diego State, Texas
Interesting to see how a CBS Sports Writer views the upcoming OOC Schedules?
As Often as Michigan, MSU, OSU, and PSU will see Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern and whatever Team wins their Division they will see those other Teams that win theirs?
CFB is a Zero-Sum Game and someone will win and someone will lose, and within the Divisions too. Last year MSU & IOWA played for the Big Ten Championship not OSU or Michigan, and ACC Clemson played FSU and UNC to win the ACC for NCS Playoffs.
You guys really are set up for seasons to come. If I was AD, I would fight, kick, and even bite like a school girl to keep the divisions intact.
The Big Ten East is also one of the toughest because it has 3 Top Programs in UM, OSU, and PSU and other the Programs have gotten Top Coaches looking to maintain and improve their Own teams in MSU, UMD, RU, and INDIANA.
Right now Pitt is not in the stronger ACC Division that includes FSU, Clemson, & ULou but that can change. ACC Coastal with UNC, Miami, PITT, Duke, GT, Virginia, and VT, all have pretty good darn good coaches now. Unfortunately, that is a Zero Sum game as well. But don't see any Top Programs with all the Programs Resources of OSU, UM, PSU, and FSU. The ACC Coastal it is more on Big Ten West level!
If you make the championship game, then anything can happen. I am not thinking PSU will have that issue for a while. A long while.
Agree but with a caveat on PSU, I am not sure as you on that, and I welcome a stronger PSU just like i welcome a stronger WVU, and ND, and want Pitt to play them every year. At the same time, I respect excellence in Bama, FSU, Michigan, OSU, Clemson and CFB is very competitive game with all programs looking for an edge.
Article On Scheduling that Big Ten has passed SEC on now:
Ranking 2016 College Football Nonconference Schedule Strength
playoff and bowl expert looks at the toughest -- and weakest -- nonconference schedules within each conference entering this season
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ege-football-nonconference-schedule-strength/
EXCERPT:
Preseason Ranking & Rating:
1. BIG-10
2. SEC
3. BIG-12
4. PAC-12
5. ACC
BIG TEN:
The Big Ten has not been able to dethrone the SEC on the field, but there is one area of SEC dominance that now belongs to the Big Ten - scheduling home nonconference games. No league schedules more home nonconference games year in and year out than the SEC, and it's rarely close, but this season, the Big Ten will play a whopping 81 percent of its 42 nonconference games at home..........That doesn't mean there are no marquee games. Ohio State Buckeyes will play at Oklahoma Sooners in a game that figures to have major playoff implications, and Michigan State Spartans will travel to Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Also, while it's not necessarily a big game on the national landscape, Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Panthers are renewing their rivalry, which hasn't been played since 2000.
1. Ohio State Bowling Green, Tulsa, AT Oklahoma
2 Michigan State Furman, AT Notre Dame, BYU
4 Penn State Kent State, AT Pittsburgh, Temple
12 Michigan Hawaii, UCF, Colorado
ACC
Nonconference schedules in the ACC go to both extremes. The league will play the lowest percentage of home nonconference games at 60 percent. However, the ACC ties the SEC with the most games against FCS opposition at 14. The ACC also has the only Power Five team playing two FCS foes in North Carolina Tar Heels......
.....While Notre Dame doesn't benefit much, from a strength of schedule perspective, by playing five ACC opponents each season, the ACC strength of schedule is better. This season, Duke Blue Devils , Miami and Virginia Tech Hokies will play at Notre Dame, while the Irish will visit NC State Wolfpack and play Syracuse Orange in East Rutherford, New Jersey. One nonconference game that is flying under the radar of a busy opening weekend is Ole Miss playing Florida State Seminoles in Orlando.
1 Florida State Ole Miss, Charleston Southern, AT South Florida, Florida
4 Pittsburgh Villanova, Penn State, AT Oklahoma State, Marshall
11 Miami (FL) Florida A&M, FAU, AT Appalachian State, AT Notre Dame
10 North Carolina Georgia, AT Illinois, James Madison, Citadel
SEC
The league has been temporarily dethroned as the home game scheduling champion, but part of the reason for that is circumstantial. There are four teams that play in-state rivalry games with ACC opponents every season, and this season, three of those are on the road. Outside of those four games, the SEC is only playing six road games.....Another annual characteristic of SEC nonconference schedules is that when teams do play away from home, even in neutral site games, they rarely leave the South.......There are a few big games on the slate, including Alabama-USC in Arlington, Texas, and the aforementioned LSU-Wisconsin game.
1 South Carolina East Carolina, UMass, Western Carolina, AT Clemson
2 Arkansas Louisiana Tech, AT TCU, Texas State, Alcorn State
3 Florida UMass, North Texas, Presbyterian, AT Florida State
4 Alabama USC, Western Kentucky, Kent State, Chattanooga
BIG-12:
The Big 12 is still jumping through hoops in an effort to solve the problem of the first year of the CFP, which is that the league was left out. The actual problem that year was Baylor's putrid nonconference schedule, but the league is looking for answers in other places......The other teams that are seen as challengers to the Sooners for the Big 12 title have the worst nonconference schedules in the league, so the best chance for the Big 12 to reach the playoff this year rests with Oklahoma. In fact, it's hard to find another compelling nonconference matchup in the Big 12 this year outside of Oklahoma's schedule. The next best is probably Texas hosting Notre Dame.
1 Oklahoma AT Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Ohio State
2 Kansas State AT Stanford, FAU, Missouri State
3 Texas Notre Dame, UTEP, AT California
6 West Virginia Missouri, Youngstown State, BYU
PAC-12:
As tough as Oklahoma's schedule is, Southern California Trojans 's is probably tougher. The Trojans will start the season playing defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide in Texas, and finish it by hosting Notre Dame. Those are two of my projected playoff participants........
In fact, Notre Dame's playoff hopes will largely depend on how it does at USC and against Stanford Cardinal at home. Either of those games could turn out to be CFP elimination games. The only Pac-12 school that totally wimped out in nonconference play is Washington Huskies , the trendy pick to surprise in conference play. We won't find out anything significant about the Huskies when they play Rutgers Scarlet Knights , Idaho Vandals and Portland State at home. Well, nothing good anyway.
1 USC Alabama, Utah State, Notre Dame
2 Stanford Kansas State, AT Notre Dame, Rice
3 UCLA AT Texas A&M, UNLV, AT BYU
4 California Hawaii, AT San Diego State, Texas
Interesting to see how a CBS Sports Writer views the upcoming OOC Schedules?
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