[Husker] New B1G scheduling

[Matt]

Andy / Mike / List,

I keep hearing about the B1G becoming the B16.  Any clues as to who the
other 2 teams will be?  I've been wrong about almost every conference
realignment scenario so far.

Nice take on the 8/9 game schedule.  I can't imagine 'waiting' 12 years to
play the Terrapins.  At some point you're not even a conference anymore,
just some folks you tentatively agree to play twice every decade.

As for the "body bag" games - will be glad to see those go away, but I
wonder if a bigger conference and presumably bigger $$$ would help offset
the need for the 7th home game?

I'm slightly annoyed that the B1G seemed to devise the toughest schedule
humanly possible for Nebraska's entry into the conference, while Rutgers
and Maryland will probably have a much easier run.  A few failed comebacks
and this year could have ended up very differently.

GBR,
Matt



On Thu, 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
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
> --- 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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