B1G East non-conference schedules
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To be fair at the time of scheduling UCF they were probably one of, if not the best non P5 team. So them turning into an absolute dumpster fire hurt. Michigan should be 7-0 going into Spartan Stadium.
Michigan's OOC after this year is pretty tough for the foreseeable future, though.
2017: vs. Florida (Cowboys Stadium), vs. Cincinnati and vs. Air Force
2018: vs. Arkansas and vs. SMU
2019: at Arkansas
2020: at Washington, vs. Ball State and vs. Virginia Tech
2021: at Virginia Tech and vs. Washington
2022: vs. UCLA
2023: at UCLA
2024: vs. Texas
2025: at Oklahoma
2026: vs. Oklahoma
2027: at Texas
Last years was okay given the short notice of scheduling once Notre Dame backed out of the annual games. (at Utah, vs. Oregon State, vs. UNLV and vs. BYU)
Please don't ask us to shed any tears. I'd be interested to see who they book the years when only 1 or 2 OOC games are listed.
In the new age of 9 conference games I'm fine with only one OOC power 5 opponent. I'd try to avoid AAC opponents....good talent but zero prestige makes for a no win situation.
How the hell did Florida International get both Indiana and Maryland to travel to Miami? Do these schools know they're not playing the U?
Michigan must have scheduled them in that 15 minute period when that was true.
I kinda wish we could exchange our Pac12 game for Michigan's. That would be a more reasonable way to kick off the Ash era for RU rather than making a 3rd trek out to the west coast in the past four years to open the season. Since that can't happen, I would still like to see RU schedule Colorado. Would be a great away game venue plus my nephew (RU Class of 2013) now lives out there so we would all go out for the game.
Think it was a 2 for 1, at least for MD.
Also (and not that it makes up for an insanely easy OOC schedule this year), MD opens up 2017 at Texas. Fun.
And Hawaii was power house when exactly. I guess you scheduled them during the successful June Jones era back in 06', 07'. Or Colorado was relevant when, o yeah when McCartney coached you probably had that one tucked away since the early 90's right.
Hawaii is trash. Colorado is too.
I never mentioned them for a reason, but Michigan did schedule UCF in the midst of their top 10 season and BCS bowl winning season.. It's just a factual statement.
Far be for me to defend Michigan or any other conference foe but most times these games are scheduled so far in advance you never know what you're getting.
Rutgers scheduled Illinois right after they played in the Rose Bowl but they were a shell of those teams when RU played them. Conversely when RU scheduled Kent State they looked like a cupcake but left HPSS as the #17 or #18 team in the country.
Rutgers scheduled Illinois right after they played in the Rose Bowl but they were a shell of those teams when RU played them. Conversely when RU scheduled Kent State they looked like a cupcake but left HPSS as the #17 or #18 team in the country.
I just want to know what's up with Hawaii. It's like they have a death wish with their OOC schedules. They are playing UCLA in AUSTRALIA in week 1... Then are coming to Michigan (14 hour difference from Australia, 6 hour difference from Hawaii) for a NOON game. On top of being a pretty terrible team to begin with.
Aren't their athletic teams in serious financial trouble? I seem to remember there being rumors they might drop football. I'm guessing these games come with big paychecks.
Probably for the pay. Not every school has boat loads of money and turns a profit. Just look at RU we're in the B1G and still broke for now.
Terps, at Florida International and at Central Florida really is bizarre. sounds like an old big east schedule for USF......
Playing non P5 teams on the road is weird in general.. Especially two in one year. I was curious about this and looked into it; besides our two trips to Hawaii as their extra home game in '86 and '98 which basically don't count Michigan has played @UConn in 2013 and @Cornell in 1951 and that's about it. The only reason they scheduled the UConn home and home is because Warde Manuel (former UM player and current AD) was the UConn AD at the time.
Rutgers had @Navy in 2014 and @Temple in '21 and '23 but those are rivalry games at least..
Since Maryland joined the B1G they have/will play @USF, @FIU, @UCF and have @Bowling Green, @Temple, @Northern Illinois and @Charlotte in the foreseeable future.. Some of those teams not even scheduled to play at Maryland either.
Very strange.. Purdue doesn't even do that..
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My guess would be FLA exposure for their teams to potential recruits in the sunshine state. Schiano had us play down there for a similar reason if I recall.
We played 3 of 4 vs what is deemed a P5 game last year, and normally our OOC never brings sneers. With the loss of the ND series, and going to 9 games, they couldn't swing it this yr. Things will be back to normal next yr.
We'd probably still play our old Big East foes in a home and home. We have a long history with Temple and UConn, and a decent history with Cincinnati.
While the Temple series is ok (they're only 90 miles away) I hope we never play at the airport again.
While the Temple series is ok (they're only 90 miles away) I hope we never play at the airport again.
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