Future Schedule ANALysis

whlinder · October 2023

Took some Adderall LFG

Groupings based on program level:

1: Playoff level
tOSU
Michigan
USC
Penn St
Oregon

2: Annoying, in best seasons can make playoff but more likely to be mid
UCLA
MSU
Wisconsin
Iowa

3: Ass all the time
Nebraska until proven otherwise
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Rutgers

UW for 2024
4/5 Level 1 teams (2 at home)
2 mid teams
3 ass teams

2025
3 Level 1 teams
2 mid teams
4 ass teams

2026
3 Level 1 teams
2 mid teams
4 ass teams

2027
3 Level 1 teams
1 mid team
5 ass teams

2028
3 Level 1 teams
1 mid team
5 ass teams

Over the 5 years, number of games vs each program and years (home/away)
Illinois 1/1 ( 2025/2028)
Indiana 1/2 (2026 /2024, 2028)
Iowa 1/1 (2026 /2024)
Maryland 1/2 (2027 /2025, 2028)
Michigan 2/1 (2024, 2028/2025)
Mich St 1/1 (2027/2026)
Minnesota 1/1 (2026/2027)
Nebraska 1/1 (2027/2026)
Northwestern 2/1 (2024,2028/2027)
Oregon 2/3 (2025,2027/2024,2026,2028)
tOSU 1/1 (2025/2028)
Penn State 1/2 (2026/2024,2027)
Purdue 1/1 (2025/2026)
Rutgers 1/2 (2025/2024,2027)
UCLA 2/1 (2024, 2028/2025)
USC 2/1 (2024, 2027/2026)
Wisconsin 1/1 (2028 /2025)

Holy god that 2024 schedule. 2027 will be speshul?

Number of Protected games:
Illinois 2
Indiana 1
Iowa 3
Maryland 1
Michigan 2
Mich St 1
Minnesota 2
Nebraska 1
NW 1
Oregon 1
tOSU 1
Penn State
Purdue 2
Rutgers 1
UCLA 1
USC 1
UW 1
Wisconsin 2

Pretty amazing we get Michigan 3 times including 2 at home when they have 2 protected games. A lot of those shitty midwest schools better get used to Michigan not coming to town very often.

LOL Iowa wanting to play all their shitty corn schools every year.
PSU going all in with their Unrivaled branding. Despite being in the conference now for 30 years no one they want to play annually.

FireCohen · October 2023

So 2027 will be speshul

whlinder · October 2023

I hope the B1G or the schools themselves will figure out a way to stay on the east coast or in the midwest on back to back weeks. Pretty basic solution to making the travel easier, giving TV the games they want and not impacting school.
With UW always starting classes so late, seems like a no-brainer to do something like:

2024
At Penn State Sat 9/14
At Iowa Friday 9/20

example since neither one has a non-con game on those weekends, but would make more sense to pair 2 of PSU/Rutgers/Indiana if non-con games could be moved around. Puts games in the Friday slot that is going to have to be filled.

I hadn't realized that we've played Cuog and Quook the same number of times (114 as of today). Quook will leave Cuog behind unless Cuog agrees to keep playing annually.

Dan Raley sez we hosted both LA schools in the same season in 1985 and 1990. I didn't audit that.

RaceBannon · October 2023

The expanded playoffs seem to be working on getting better non con games. And our new league gets better match ups as @whlinder points out. Ohio St plays Bama

USC with the old school Trojan schedule

http://twitter.com/FightOnRusty/status/1709977086046441761?t=QQNRAc10UF3vCtjtZAUX5A&s=19

Time for fill in the blank AD to upgrade the UW non con schedule

rodmansrage · October 2023

RaceBannon said:
The expanded playoffs seem to be working on getting better non con games. And our new league gets better match ups as @whlinder points out. Ohio St plays Bama

USC with the old school Trojan schedule

http://twitter.com/FightOnRusty/status/1709977086046441761?t=QQNRAc10UF3vCtjtZAUX5A&s=19

Time for fill in the blank AD to upgrade the UW non con schedule

those last three really hurt the “it’s hard” average.

cc: @Sandra6