BCS 2013-14: This space for rent

[bronconick]

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Meh. Meggs (Tallahassee DA) has been ripping the investigation from day 1. Doesn't mention Travis Johnson or Greg Dent. Expected more from a Pulitzer winner. (Yes, I spent way too much time on this case.)

[MavHockey14]

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So here is the Big Ten primetime schedule...

Here's the breakdown of Big Ten prime-time games by team:

Aug. 28

Eastern Illinois at Minnesota*

Aug. 29

Jacksonville State at Michigan State*

Sept. 6

Virginia Tech at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Sept. 13

Penn State at Rutgers, 8 p.m. ET

Sept. 20

Miami at Nebraska, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 27

Cincinnati at Ohio State, 6 p.m. ET
Illinois at Nebraska, 9 p.m. ET

Oct. 4

Nebraska at Michigan State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2
Michigan at Rutgers, 7 p.m. ET

Oct. 11

Penn State at Michigan, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 18
Nebraska at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. ET

Oct. 25

Ohio State at Penn State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Nov. 1

Illinois at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Nov. 15

Michigan State at Maryland, 7 p.m. ET

Ohio State: 4 (three home, one road)
Nebraska: 4 (two home, two road)
Michigan State: 3 (two home, one road)
Penn State: 1 (two road, one home)
Rutgers: 2 (two home)
Michigan: 2 (one home, one road)
Illinois: 2 (two road)
Minnesota: 1 (home)
Northwestern: 1 (home)
Maryland: 1 (home)

*Kickoff time TBD

[MavHockey14]

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Good to see the B1G moving forward with night games in November.

Crazy to think that the arguable favorites in the West, Wisconsin and Iowa, have zero primetime games currently. (Nebraska is right in that mix as well, though.)

I guess it frustrates me as I love day long tailgates, but I also somewhat understand the scheduling against the SEC. Emphasizing Michigan, Ohio, and the NE is fairly key moving forward with recruiting in the B1G.

[bigblue_dl]

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So here is the Big Ten primetime schedule...

Here's the breakdown of Big Ten prime-time games by team:

Sept. 6

Virginia Tech at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Sept. 13

Penn State at Rutgers, 8 p.m. ET

Sept. 20

Miami at Nebraska, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 27

Cincinnati at Ohio State, 6 p.m. ET
Illinois at Nebraska, 9 p.m. ET

Oct. 4

Nebraska at Michigan State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2
Michigan at Rutgers, 7 p.m. ET

Oct. 11

Penn State at Michigan, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 18
Nebraska at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. ET

Oct. 25

Ohio State at Penn State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Nov. 1

Illinois at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Nov. 15

Michigan State at Maryland, 7 p.m. ET

Ohio State: 4 (three home, one road)
Nebraska: 4 (two home, two road)
Michigan State: 3 (two home, one road)
Penn State: 1 (two road, one home)
Rutgers: 2 (two home)
Michigan: 2 (one home, one road)
Illinois: 2 (two road)
Minnesota: 1 (home)
Northwestern: 1 (home)
Maryland: 1 (home)

You have no game @Minnesota listed, but in your summary at the bottom you say that Minnesota has one game, at home.

[MavHockey14]

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You have no game @Minnesota listed, but in your summary at the bottom you say that Minnesota has one game, at home.

Thanks. It's been fixed.

[MavHockey14]

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With the B1G's primetime schedule set, I decided to dive in and take a deeper look at how the TV contracts and companies may be thinking of the schedule moving forward. I did my best to take into account of other games going on, as well as the trend of ESPN networks taking two games, generally one at 11 am and one at 2:30 pm through October, and adding a third to that slate in November.

August 30

7:30 am

Penn State vs. Central Florida ESPN 2

11:00 am

Indiana State at Indiana BTN
Youngstown State at Illinois BTN
Western Michigan at Purdue BTN
Appalachian State at Michigan ESPN
California at Northwestern ESPN U

2:30 pm
Northern Iowa at Iowa BTN
Florida Atlantic at Nebraska BTN
Ohio State at Navy ESPN 2

8:00 pm

LSU vs Wisconsin ESPN

September 6

11:00 am

Ball State at Iowa BTN
Western Kentucky at Illinois BTN
Central Michigan at Purdue BTN
McNeese State at Nebraska BTN

2:30 pm

Michigan State at Oregon ABC
Akron at Penn State BTN
Middle Tennessee at Minnesota BTN

6:30 pm

Michigan at Notre Dame NBC

7:00

Virginia Tech at Ohio State ABC

September 13

11:00 am

Kent State at Ohio State ESPN 2
Miami (OH) at Michigan BTN
Indiana at Bowling Green BTN

2:30 pm

Iowa State at Iowa BTN
Illinois at Washington Pac 12/ESPN 2
Minnesota at TCU FS1/ESPN 2


6:30 pm

Purdue at Notre Dame NBC

7:00 pm

Penn State at Rutgers BTN

9:30 pm

Nebraska at Fresno State ESPN 2

September 20

11:00 am

Iowa at Pittsburgh ESPN 2
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State BTN
Western Illinois at Northwestern BTN
San Jose State at Minnesota BTN
Massachusetts at Penn State BTN
Texas State at Illinois BTN

2:30 pm

Utah at Michigan ESPN 2
Bowling Green at Wisconsin BTN
Indiana at Missouri SEC/BTN


7:00 pm

Clemson at Florida State ABC
Miami (FL) at Nebraska ESPN
Mississippi State at LSU ESPN 2..if CBS chooses to do this game over SC at Vandy, Iowa at Pittsburgh ESPN 2

September 27

11:00 am

Iowa at Purdue BTN
Northwestern at Penn State ESPN
South Florida at Wisconsin BTN
Maryland at Indiana BTN


2:30 pm

Minnesota at Michigan ESPN 2
Wyoming at Michigan State BTN


5:00 pm

Cincinnati at Ohio State BTN

8:00 pm

Illinois at Nebraska BTN


October 4

11:00 am

Wisconsin at Northwestern ESPN 2
North Texas at Indiana BTN

2:30 pm

Ohio State at Maryland ESPN 2
Purdue at Illinois BTN

6:00 pm

Michigan at Rutgers BTN

7:00 pm

Nebraska at Michigan State ESPN (Assuming ABC is LSU at Auburn. If that is 2:30 on CBS, then this moves to ABC.)

October 11

11:00 am

Indiana at Iowa (HC) ESPN 2 (if Iowa is undefeated, otherwise likely BTN)
Illinois at Wisconsin BTN (or ESPN 2 if Iowa has a loss)
Michigan State at Purdue BTN

2:30 pm

Northwestern at Minnesota BTN

6:00 pm

Penn State at Michigan ESPN (I anticipate Oregon at UCLA on ABC)

October 18

11:00 am

Michigan State at Indiana ESPN 2
Purdue at Minnesota BTN

2:30 pm

Iowa at Maryland BTN (if Iowa is unbeaten, they're probably playing at 11 on one of the ESPN networks.)
Ohio State at Rutgers ESPN 2

6:30 pm

Nebraska at Northwestern BTN


October 25

11:00 am

Rutgers at Nebraska ESPN 2
Maryland at Wisconsin BTN ***Whoever has better record between WI or NE will play on ESPN networks
Minnesota at Illinois BTN

2:30 pm

Michigan at Michigan State ABC

7:00 pm

Ohio State at Penn State ESPN (Notre Dame at Florida State on ABC)

November 1

11:00 am

Indiana at Michigan ESPN
Purdue at Nebraska ESPN 2
Maryland at Penn State BTN

2:30 pm

Northwestern at Iowa ESPN 2
Wisconsin at Rutgers BTN ***may flip if Iowa has a couple losses

7:00 pm

Illinois at Ohio State ESPN 2

November 8

ABC is added to the 11 am schedule in November. They'll probably pick up Baylor/Oklahoma and Texas AM/Auburn. (LSU/Bama will be on CBS.) One will play at 11 and one at 2:30, maybe they both play at 11, which would move Iowa to 2:30. Not sure if FS1 automatically gets Baylor/Oklahoma or not. If they do, Hawks move to 2:30, as Minnesota lobbies hard for them. Notre Dame/ASU and UCLA/Washington are also on this Saturday. One of these four needs the ABC slot at 7pm. So three games to fill 2 11 am slots and one 2:30; could do a 6:30 on ESPN 2 as well. This week is a tough one.

11:00 am

Iowa at Minnesota ESPN (I could see BTN lobbying to move this to a 5pm kick on BTN if they want another primetime)
Michigan at Northwestern ESPN 2
Penn State at Indiana BTN
Wisconsin at Purdue BTN

2:30 pm

Ohio State at Michigan State ABC

November 15

11:00 am

Iowa at Illinois ESPN 2
Ohio State at Minnesota ESPN
Indiana at Rutgers BTN

2:30 pm

Nebraska at Wisconsin ABC
Northwestern at Notre Dame NBC
Temple at Penn State BTN

7:00 pm

Michigan State at Maryland BTN

November 22

11:00 am

Indiana at Ohio State ESPN
Minnesota at Nebraska ESPN 2
Rutgers at Michigan State BTN
Northwestern at Purdue BTN

2:30 pm

Wisconsin at Iowa ABC
Maryland at Michigan BTN
Penn State at Illinois BTN


November 28

11:00 am

Nebraska at Iowa ABC

November 29

11:00 am

Michigan at Ohio State ABC
Minnesota at Wisconsin ESPN 2
Purdue at Indiana BTN
Northwestern at Illinois BTN

2:30 pm

Michigan State at Penn State ESPN 2

What do y'all think?

[bigblue_dl]

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August 30

7:30 am

Penn State vs. Central Florida ESPN 2

Penn State is playing at 7:30AM? Its a bold strategy, lets see how it works out.

[MavHockey14]

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Penn State is playing at 7:30AM? Its a bold strategy, lets see how it works out.

They are, in Ireland.

[dxmnkd316]

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They are, in Ireland.

Wait, what?

[bigblue_dl]

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Wait, what?

This....100x this?

I understand the reasoning behind Notre Dame playing there, but what kind of draw is Penn State going to be? Is it some sick brotherly connection between the Catholic Church and Penn State as being institutions of child molestation?

[MavHockey14]

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This....100x this?

I understand the reasoning behind Notre Dame playing there, but what kind of draw is Penn State going to be? Is it some sick brotherly connection between the Catholic Church and Penn State as being institutions of child molestation?

Due to their bowl ban, O'brien wanted to find some sort of replacement, and Ireland wanted to bring two teams in to play again. It worked for PSU, and with a huge alumni base, I'm sure they're hoping they travel well. Now that O'brien is gone it isn't quite as funny as O'brien vs. O'leary.

[bigmrg74]

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Due to their bowl ban, O'brien wanted to find some sort of replacement, and Ireland wanted to bring two teams in to play again. It worked for PSU, and with a huge alumni base, I'm sure they're hoping they travel well. Now that O'brien is gone it isn't quite as funny as O'brien vs. O'leary.

PSU should travel well for it, but I really can't see Central Florida really bringing a crowd with them, short of them going to the local pubs with UCF shirts and tickets and promises to hand out free beers to anybody in one of their shirts after the game.

[MavHockey14]

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PSU should travel well for it, but I really can't see Central Florida really bringing a crowd with them, short of them going to the local pubs with UCF shirts and tickets and promises to hand out free beers to anybody in one of their shirts after the game.

I agree, but I presume there will be some sort of local interest as well; It'll be a good crowd.

[French Rage]

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After much soul-searching, the SEC has made what I'm sure was a very tough decision to keep an 8-game conference schedule. I know, I'm shocked too. But they're not going to let their teams have it easy, no sir. They've demanded at least one OOC game each year be against one of the other BCS conferences (or whatever we're calling them now). Sorry Citadel, Troy, and Georgia State, you'll have to find something else to do that week. I hope finding such teams to fill their schedule isn't too tough. Of course, you might say a 9th conference game is another way to ensure another matchup against a legit opponent, and that it would accomplish the same result as demanding one BCS opponent, and that avoiding it is a transparent attempt to avoid 7 more losses for teams in the conference, but I say how dare you besmirch such a great American organization.

[Priceless]

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After much soul-searching, the SEC has made what I'm sure was a very tough decision to keep an 8-game conference schedule. I know, I'm shocked too. But they're not going to let their teams have it easy, no sir. They've demanded at least one OOC game each year be against one of the other BCS conferences (or whatever we're calling them now). Sorry Citadel, Troy, and Georgia State, you'll have to find something else to do that week. I hope finding such teams to fill their schedule isn't too tough. Of course, you might say a 9th conference game is another way to ensure another matchup against a legit opponent, and that it would accomplish the same result as demanding one BCS opponent, and that avoiding it is a transparent attempt to avoid 7 more losses for teams in the conference, but I say how dare you besmirch such a great American organization.

So basically the AAC becomes the new Sun Conference.