[Husker] New B1G scheduling

[Shawn Sherlock]

I know I'm in the minority, but I would love to see a round robin style. Which is why i prefer the 12 team conference. Everyone gets two non con games, then you play everyone else. I would also like to be the tie breaker some sort of formula based on points scored vs points allowed in conference play. 

NOTE: I am a soccer fan. 

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On Nov 29, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Or just drop the idea of playing everybody in your division.  Keep it at five division games and three against the other division.  Rotate opponents annually so there isn't as long of a break between games.
> 
> Keep in mind that the B1G is likely headed to 16 teams, so even a nine game schedule doesn't solve these problems.  A nine game conference schedule also presents a risk to the conference in strength of schedule discussions. The non-conference game that will be dropped will not be the 1-AA "body bag" games, but rather a more competitive non-conference game.  Teams need 7 home games for revenue, so if you make teams go on the road for five conference games one season, they'll need all three non-conference games to be home games.
> 
> Mike Jaixen
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> --- On Thu, 11/29/12, Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com>
> Subject: [Husker] New B1G scheduling
> To: "'Husker List'" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 9:04 AM
> 
> OK, I am thinking about the 14 team conference and how the B1G may handle
> things.  Does anyone know how the SEC handles 14 teams ? 
> 
> With the current setup,  NU plays each division team (5 more), plus
> designated rival (PSU) and 2 of the remain 5 teams in the other division,
> totaling 8 games, plus 4 non-conf games, B1G champ and bowl makes a 14 game
> season.
> 
> Toss on more team each division and you have 2 choices:
> 
>     An 8 game conf schedule, with designated rival, leaves room for 1
> team from the other division, played 2 years in a row, takes 12 years to
> scroll through the teams.  Not workable. You could ditch the designated
> rival and scroll though playing 2 of 7 teams every 2 years, a 6 or 8     year
> cycle.  Of course the B1G would have to rejigger the divisions because they
> will never go without UM/OSU playing every year. 
> 
>     A 9 game conf schedule seems more likely to me.  Keep designated
> rival and then play 2 of 6 teams every 2 years, keeps the cycle at 6
> years.  But that will mean that teams drop a non-conference team (I do not
> see 15 game seasons becoming the norm, if they are even     allowed
> 
> 
> Are there any other scenarios out there ? 
> 
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