Schedule strength will become more vital beginning in 2014, when a four-team playoff is started. Why? Because a major component of the playoff team selection process figures to be schedule strength, which is one of the reasons why the Big Ten is going to a nine-game league slate in 2016 and phasing out games with FCS.
So, cupcakes are on the way out. But, until then, many remain. Just look at the non-conference schedules. Here is my ranking of the Big Ten non-conference schedules.
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Michigan product Trey Burke is a sure-fire lottery pick in next week’s NBA draft, which means he’s a wanted man. That goes for outside the basketball world, too. The 2012-13 Big Ten Player of the Year is featured in the latest edition of GQ, and it’s not just a simple mention or a single page. No, he’s got a four-page spread. See the photos in this post.
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The 2013 football season may still be two-plus months away, but that won’t keep me from taking an (early) in-depth look at each and every week’s top matchups and storylines. Oh, and I’m also offering my rankings of every week’s slate of games. Up now: Week 7, highlighted by Northwestern’s trip to Wisconsin.
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Another day, another opportunity to take an in-depth look at the 2013 football season. Today, it’s all about Week 6 in my early week-by-week series. The first week of full Big Ten play, the slate offers some intriguing battles, including Northwestern hosting Big Ten favorite Ohio State. Get all the storylines, matchups and my rankings for Week 6 in this post.
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Athlon Sports has another awesome list. This time, the Nashville-based company ranks the Big Ten stadiums.
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