Ohio State future schedule if Nebraska, ND, Texas and A&M join the B10
If the above mentioned teams do in fact get added, the regular B10 conference schedule will be a buzz saw. But it will be especially tough for Ohio State (and also Texas if they continue the Red River Rivalry). tOSU's out of conference games for the near future include home and aways with Miami (FL), Cal, VT, Oklahoma, and Tennesse. Imagine that on top of the juiced up B10 schedule.
I see what you're saying, but If those teams get added, most likely OSU will be in a different division than they are, thus making it less likely they will play them every year.
Or, in an ideal college football world, everybody in a major conference would have schedules that include 12 games that are actually competitive. Although I must admit I enjoyed clubbing baby seal U last year, in reality those games are not particularly interesting especially when Michigan gets back to being Michigan on the field.
but they are also a good way to get younger players into games, and when Michigan plays the baby seals I enjoy watching the subs as much as the starters. Those games also serve as a good way to get some bang-up players a week off or atleast an easier week. I wouldn't like to watch many baby seal massacres, but 1 each year is fine with me.
Yea I doubt a team would allow themselves to schedule just a monster schedule. Youd be smart to schedule one tough enough where you're recognized for plaing top talent but not so tough where you end up with 3 losses. After all, Ohio State does have a past of losing to the top non-Big Ten teams.
If it is a complete overhaul of conferences (as in OU to SEC, and TX to BIg 10, ACC adds 2 Syra and UCONN, etc) I imagine there will be many future home-and-homes that are cancelled by agreement to make the non-conference games "warm-ups."
Texas A&M isn't interested in the Big Ten.
Texas and ND are our primary targets.
Secondary targets appear to be Rutgers, Maryland, and others.
Okay, thanks for the information David.
That's Jim "David" Delaney to you....
Powerhouse.
it makes those games more appealing because even if OSU (or anyone) loses all OOC games to good teams they can still get the BCS autobid by winning the conference (all conference games). I think this is one point for super conferences.
If there end up to be 4 super conferences, then theoretically, a team could lose all OOC games, win all conference games and be in the the NC game (with a +1 model).
I would assume if the super conferences do manifest then all said conferences will adopt the SEC style of OOC Scheduling.
SEC style OOC scheduling?
I'd like to announce the 2013 Charleston Southern schedule:
Sat. Sept. 5 Florida
Sat. Sept. 12 Alabama
Sat. Sept. 19 Penn State
Sat. Sept. 26 Texas
Sat. Oct. 10 Oklahoma
Sat. Oct. 17 Ohio State
Sat. Oct. 24 Michigan
Sat. Oct. 31 Notre Dame
Sat. Nov. 7 Oregon
Sat. Nov. 14 USC
Sat. Nov. 21 LSU
Sat. Nov. 28 Nebraska
I start betting on CSU to go 11-1? MNC game here we come!