Your Dream B1G Schedule

Submitted by Kilgore Trout on July 24th, 2019 at 3:42 PM

My buddy and I were talking about division realignment within the Big Ten yesterday and it made me start thinking about what my ideal Big Ten schedule would be. Criteria are nine games, no need to restrict to current divisions. My initial thought was just the original Big Ten, but then I think I like playing Penn State and Nebraska.  In the end, I ended up with the below list of nine teams I'd like Michigan to play if I had to choose. Other thoughts?

Ohio State
Michigan State
Penn State
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue

Tough final call between Purdue and Northwestern for me. 

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GoBlueChief

July 24th, 2019 at 3:43 PM ^

Go look at Minnesota's schedule.  That is a dream B1G schedule. 

Yes I know they aren't on our side, but it does not get any easier than what they have. 

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Wolverine Devotee

July 24th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^

My dream B1G schedule-

  • 9/21 at Wisconsin- W
  • 9/28 vs Rutgers- W
  • 10/5 vs Iowa- W
  • 10/12 at Illinois- W
  • 10/19 at Penn State- W
  • 11/2 at Maryland- W
  • 11/16 vs Michigan State- W
  • 11/23 at Indiana- W
  • 11/30 vs Ohio State- W
  • 12/7 B1G Championship- W

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Srock

July 24th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^

I'll blow up your idea, as I'm not sticking to 9 games.

Expand the season to 14 games. A full round robin conference schedule, no BTT game. 

Week 1 = Non-Conference (maybe it has to be a "directional Michigan) but I'd love it to be a P5 School. As much as I like playing ND - until they join the conference full time I think all B1G teams should boycott playing them in any sport - yes they are a B1G member for hockey, so let them stay or kick them out. 

Week 2 - 13 = Alternate with home / away with the remaining B1G Teams. I'd like MSU to be a mid October game, try to have it when the weather is good. 

Week 14 = Ohio State

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Blau

July 24th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^

While I don't think anyone can make a case for Rutgers or Maryland, I think we could swap NW and IU for Illinois and Purdue. I know it would be a shame to leave off our most bitter rivals but IU always seems to play us tough or rather we play down to them. And NW always seems on the verge of relevance until we smack Fitz & Co around.

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NeverPunt

July 24th, 2019 at 3:54 PM ^

Should play every year:
  • OSU
  • MSU
  • PSU
  • Wisconsin
  • Iowa
  • Minnesota
  • Purdue
Could care less if we play any of these teams in any combination or frequency
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Nebraska
  • Maryland
  • Northwestern
Would like to eliminate from the Conference
  • Rutgers
Would like to add them to the Conference and play every year
  • Notre Dame
  • Texas

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Don

July 24th, 2019 at 4:11 PM ^

The only scheduling thing I care about is getting MSU and OSU back where they belong, which is in A2 on alternate years.

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Oldadguy

July 24th, 2019 at 4:13 PM ^

How about the original Big Ten Schedule:

Ohio State

Wisconsin

Indiana

Illinois

Iowa 

Michigan State

Northwestern

Purdue

Minnesota

You know, like the good old days...

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StephenRKass

July 24th, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^

I kind of don't care. Just beat OSU and MSU and the rest is gravy. Anything short of beating OSU means the season is somewhat ruined. Having said that . . . I like tradition, and I don't like distance. I would play the west teams (Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa) once every three years, the east teams (PSU, Maryland, and Rutgers) once every three years. All the other teams I would play annually. I would return to playing ND annually. I would split MSU and OSU so we have one of those as a home game annually. On years we were playing PSU at home, I would have Wisconsin be an away game, so it would be a home game the next year.

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Blue in Fishers

July 24th, 2019 at 5:27 PM ^

Eliminate Rutgers.  Everyone plays one non conference game and then 6 home and 6 away conference games.  We finally get rid of schedule imbalance and have a true conference champion.

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WolverineHistorian

July 24th, 2019 at 6:21 PM ^

My dream schedule for Wisconsin is for them to play ALL the top teams and miss playing all the bottom dwellers, since that's only happened about twice in the last 25 years.  

My dream schedule for Penn State is for Michigan and OSU to have bye weeks before playing them four consecutive years (a sort of role reversal for what JoePa requested when they joined the big ten.)  Fuck Penn State.

My dream schedules for OSU and MSU don't matter.  Provided they go 0-9, either by blowout or losing on the last play of the game every single week. 

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Gucci Mane

July 24th, 2019 at 8:32 PM ^

OSU

MSU

then the easiest remaining 7

Rutger

Illinois 

Maryland 

Indiana 

Wisconsin 

Northwestern 

Minnesota. 

 

 

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Ibow

July 25th, 2019 at 9:49 AM ^

Have to go with OP... win all these games & BIG Championship game and we’re in good shape for CFP. 

Ohio State
Michigan State
Penn State
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue

I still like playing OSU the last game of the year. 

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lostwages

July 25th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^

Any schedule where we act like we're the captains of our own ship, and win all of the games with sound technique and skill ~shoulder shrug~

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