http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040611aaa.html

2013 for Ohio State:
vs Wisconsin
at Northwestern
BYE
vs Iowa
vs Penn State
at Purdue
BYE
at Illinois
vs Indiana
at Michigan

2014:
BYE
vs Purdue
BYE
at Iowa
vs Northwestern
at Wisconsin
vs Illinois
at Penn State
at Indiana
vs Michigan

Umm, no Nebraska?

It's the same as every other league.

8 League Games
5 Divisional
3 Cross Divisional that you play for 2 years with 1 permanent cross over, so really 2.

You play someone twice every 6 years

OSU plays Nebraska 2011-2012, so they should play them again either 2015-2016 or 2017-2018

Bah, was looking forward to OSU having to play the top dogs each year. Although I guess outside of Indiana, Purdue, and Minnesota, the Big Ten is full of top dogs.

Look for Ohio State to try and move a non-conference game (likely Kent State) in 2014 to the first Bye week. That would give them a bye before Virginia tech instead of after. It would also make it so they won't have two byes in three weeks, which is a bit ridiculous.

Personally I'm not a fan of bye weeks at all, and I'm especially not a fan of two bye weeks in a season.

Here is OSU's complete schedule for the next four years.

2011
09.03 vs Akron
09.10 vs Toledo
09.17 @ Miami (FL)
09.24 vs Colorado
10.01 vs Michigan State
10.08 @ Nebraska
10.15 @ Illinois
10.22 BYE
10.29 vs Wisconsin
11.05 vs Indiana
11.12 @ Purdue
11.19 vs Penn State
11.26 @ Michigan

2012
09.01 vs Miami (OH)
09.08 vs Cincinnati
09.15 vs Cal
09.22 vs UAB
09.29 @ Michigan State
10.06 vs Nebraska
10.13 @ Indiana
10.20 vs Purdue
10.27 @ Penn State
11.03 vs Illinois
11.10 BYE
11.17 @ Wisconsin
11.24 vs Michigan

2013
08.31 vs Vanderbilt
09.07 OPEN
09.14 @ Cal
09.21 OPEN
09.28 vs Wisconsin
10.05 @ Northwestern
10.12 BYE
10.19 vs Iowa
10.26 vs Penn State
11.02 @ Purdue
11.09 BYE
11.16 @ Illinois
11.23 vs Indiana
11.30 @ Michigan

2014
08.30 @ Navy (Baltimore)
09.06 vs Cincinnati
09.13 vs Kent State
09.20 vs Virginia Tech
09.27 BYE
10.04 vs Purdue
10.11 BYE
10.18 @ Iowa
10.25 vs Northwestern
11.01 @ Wisconsin
11.08 vs Illinois
11.15 @ Penn State
11.22 @ Indiana
11.29 vs Michigan

Ohio State currently has two open spots on their non-conference schedule for 2013. Since they already play a good BCS school (Cal) and a BCS bottom feeder (Vandy) look for them to schedule at least one in-state opponent and one other MAC/CUSA or similar opponent for those two open dates.

I wouldnt be surprised if OSU dangled some good jack in front of Cal's face to come and play at Ohio State.

they are paying colorado 1.4 million for Colorado to come in and usually pays 400k-750k for teams to come to OSU with no return visits.

My bad....I see that the Cal is a home and home game.

krambman;734515 wrote:Look for Ohio State to try and move a non-conference game (likely Kent State) in 2014 to the first Bye week. That would give them a bye before Virginia tech instead of after. It would also make it so they won't have two byes in three weeks, which is a bit ridiculous.

Personally I'm not a fan of bye weeks at all, and I'm especially not a fan of two bye weeks in a season.

I don't mind byes, that just means I don't have to plan around the OSU game EVERY Saturday.

Whoo hooh. OSU schedules Vandy to try to boost their confidence vs. SEC teams. Try scheduling a real SEC team. Oh wait, "OSU has tried to schedule SEC teams but no one wants to"

cats gone wild;735214 wrote:Whoo hooh. OSU schedules Vandy to try to boost their confidence vs. SEC teams. Try scheduling a real SEC team. Oh wait, "OSU has tried to schedule SEC teams but no one wants to"

Name five different SEC schools that have ventured north of the Mason-Dixon for a non-conference game in the last decade.

krambman;735226 wrote:Name five different SEC schools that have ventured north of the Mason-Dixon for a non-conference game in the last decade.

and of those 5, which ones weren't bottom feeders

ytownfootball;735242 wrote:and of those 5, which ones weren't bottom feeders

lol.....I wouldn't hold your breathe.

cats gone wild;735214 wrote:Whoo hooh. OSU schedules Vandy to try to boost their confidence vs. SEC teams. Try scheduling a real SEC team. Oh wait, "OSU has tried to schedule SEC teams but no one wants to"

http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/future_schedules/ohiostate_future.htm

ytownfootball;735242 wrote:and of those 5, which ones weren't bottom feeders

I'll give him one to start with. Alabama at Penn State.

There, now he only has to come up with four more.

ytownfootball;735242 wrote:and of those 5, which ones weren't bottom feeders

There's one coming up - Alabama at Penn State. But I said five different SEC schools who have come north in the last decade.

Tennessee played at Notre Dame a few years ago
Auburn played WVU in Morgantown in 2008
LSU played @Washington last year and plays in Morgantown this fall
Ole Miss played @Wyoming in 2004
Several Teams have traveled out west to play teams like USC, Cal, Hawaii, and Oklahoma.

Apparently the competition is all in the south. 12 out of 13 BCS national champions have come from south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Anyone know how many dolares OSU will shell out to Vandy for coming up here?

goosebumps;735782 wrote:Tennessee played at Notre Dame a few years ago
Auburn played WVU in Morgantown in 2008
LSU played @Washington last year and plays in Morgantown this fall
Ole Miss played @Wyoming in 2004
Several Teams have traveled out west to play teams like USC, Cal, Hawaii, and Oklahoma.

Apparently the competition is all in the south. 12 out of 13 BCS national champions have come from south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Thanks. And for the record for cats, OSU not only is playing Vandy but had upcoming home-and-home's with Tennessee and Georgia, as well as trips down south to USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Miami, and Virginia Tech. OSU isn't afraid to go south, nor are they afraid to play the SEC. If the Big Ten were afraid of the SEC they wouldn't have entered into agreements with the SEC for half of their bowl games.

krambman;735806 wrote:Thanks. And for the record for cats, OSU not only is playing Vandy but had upcoming home-and-home's with Tennessee and Georgia, as well as trips down south to USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Miami, and Virginia Tech. OSU isn't afraid to go south, nor are they afraid to play the SEC. If the Big Ten were afraid of the SEC they wouldn't have entered into agreements with the SEC for half of their bowl games.

Didn't you know you weren't supposed to post facts on here?

Ankle Breaker;735847 wrote:Didn't you know you weren't supposed to post facts on here?

Sorry. Thanks for putting me in my place. I'll keep quiet now.

(Actually, I post factual arguments far more than most do here, and my opponents tend to just ignore the facts.)

krambman;735806 wrote:Thanks. And for the record for cats, OSU not only is playing Vandy but had upcoming home-and-home's with Tennessee and Georgia, as well as trips down south to USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Miami, and Virginia Tech. OSU isn't afraid to go south, nor are they afraid to play the SEC. If the Big Ten were afraid of the SEC they wouldn't have entered into agreements with the SEC for half of their bowl games.

That's why I posted their future schedules, to show him Tennessee and Georgia. He hasn't bothered to reply yet though. I'm guessing the response will be "Well it isn't Florida or auburn or lsu or Alabama, just the middle of the pack SEC." Well see though.

Those series' were agreed to and signed to far in advance as well. I know OSU finalized the Tennessee home and home over a decade in advance and the Georgia series is so far off the SEC could look totally different by then. People have to remember teams have room for generally one big OOC game (outside of the 2 or 3 in-state rivals/cupcakes/regional money makers) per season. It's not like they can load up on powerhouses at the snap of a finger.

Also, why if you're a high-profile SEC team with a full conference slate AND a big time OOC rivalry (UGA has GT, UF has FSU, USC has Clemson, etc...), would you seek out to load your schedule every year with another very tough game and risk losing a home revenue game and a possible easy win. In today's system, there just isn't the upside to really do that. If you're in the SEC for example, it's unneeded to bother with if you are looking to maximize potential success at the end of the season (ie...getting to the national title game).

I'd imagine the Big Ten is going to be the same way with the Big 12 getting weaker and the Big Ten adding Nebraska. Given a Big Ten schedule, if a team runs the table and wins the Big Ten Championship game, they will be in the BCS top 2, unlike most years when it's possible they could get left out. Also, I think the Big Ten may have a shot at getting a team with a loss to be right there in the running for the title game.

Quite simply, there is no reason to schedule a gauntlet in any given year because it makes little sense financially and in the overall success rate.

Azubuike24;736683 wrote:Those series' were agreed to and signed to far in advance as well. I know OSU finalized the Tennessee home and home over a decade in advance and the Georgia series is so far off the SEC could look totally different by then. People have to remember teams have room for generally one big OOC game (outside of the 2 or 3 in-state rivals/cupcakes/regional money makers) per season. It's not like they can load up on powerhouses at the snap of a finger.

Also, why if you're a high-profile SEC team with a full conference slate AND a big time OOC rivalry (UGA has GT, UF has FSU, USC has Clemson, etc...), would you seek out to load your schedule every year with another very tough game and risk losing a home revenue game and a possible easy win. In today's system, there just isn't the upside to really do that. If you're in the SEC for example, it's unneeded to bother with if you are looking to maximize potential success at the end of the season (ie...getting to the national title game).

I'd imagine the Big Ten is going to be the same way with the Big 12 getting weaker and the Big Ten adding Nebraska. Given a Big Ten schedule, if a team runs the table and wins the Big Ten Championship game, they will be in the BCS top 2, unlike most years when it's possible they could get left out. Also, I think the Big Ten may have a shot at getting a team with a loss to be right there in the running for the title game.

Quite simply, there is no reason to schedule a gauntlet in any given year because it makes little sense financially and in the overall success rate.

I think this has way more to do with the loss of a home gate every other year than the competitive factor. Other than the few teams that have traditional out of conference rivalries it's rare to see an SEC team play a big name opponent out of conference.

While the SEC is the best conference, it's not like these schools are playing top 10 teams every week. They still have their bottom feeders just like everyone else.

I'm just sick and tired of SEC schools complaining about OSU's scheduling. They've scheduled three Pac-10 schools, three SEC schools, two Big XII schools, an ACC school, and a Big East school. OSU has played or will play OCC games against schools from every BCS conference and we'll play the majority of those games against Pac-10 and SEC schools, so people like cats really should keep their mouth shut about OSU being afraid to schedule SEC schools or using the "they won't come north" excuse. They've scheduled SEC schools.

whats with two byes? do other conferences have this?

UA5straightin2008;737669 wrote:whats with two byes? do other conferences have this?

Many conferences have 2 byes. It is a way for teams to have an open date or schedule a cupcake in the middle of conference season. I don't like it.