How strong is the Big Ten in 2015?
There is a lot of love for the B1G East with the Four coaches of the Conference, but Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers are clearly not going to give the Big Ten any Top 25 love?
How many Big Ten teams get through September without a loss?
Heck, first Thursday match ups have TCU @ Minnesota and Michigan at Utah ...
Wisconsin opened 2014 with LSU and this year it is Alabama, which should be very interesting in Arlington.
Labor Day will have Ohio State at Virginia Tech.
The Big Ten has three teams that receive a fair amount of Top 15 love: Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Clearly, OSU and MSU are the B1G 2 of the Big Ten right now.
Will Wisconsin repeat in the B1G West?
Iowa's biggest game of 2015 will be in Madison to open the Big Ten. Just like 2007!
In 2007, everyone expected Iowa to be a strong team, without Michigan and Ohio State on the schedule. Eight years later, Iowa isn't talked of much at all, despite a variable schedule again. This could be a very interesting season for Iowa.
The 2015 recruiting is gearing up, as we speak. Could this be a good season for Momentum for Iowa?
Week 2 in September: Oregon at Michigan State will keep the Big Ten in the national light.
Nebraska at Miami-FL hits Week 3, but does either program have the same attention as they did in the Rose Bowl Season during the 2001 season?
Penn State opens the Big Ten season hosting Rutgers in Week 3 of September. The Nittany Lions open Week 1 at Temple. Buffalo, San Diego State and Army are the other three early visitors in the OCC to Happy Valley.
Sorry folks, but what has James Franklin ever done, other than put Vanderbilt on the map, to suggest that the Nittany Lions will be a Top 25 program anytime soon?
7-6 at Penn State, 31-21 as a head coach. Recruiting has been good, but are they a program ready to compete with Michigan or Maryland, let alone Michigan State and Ohio State?
Purdue hosts Virginia Tech in Week 3, rather than play Notre Dame this season. They open the 2015 season at Marshall on Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Week 4 vs. Bowling Green is the MAC date this year.
IU opens with Southern Illinois, FIU, Western Kentucky, then a trip at Wake Forest.
Northwestern hosts Stanford to kick off the 2015 season, then vs. Eastern Illinois ahead of a trip at Duke, followed up by Ball State.
Illinois hosts Kent State and Western Illinois, before a road trip to Tobacco Row and a date at North Carolina. Final B1G tune-up before Big Ten play is a game vs. Middle Tennessee.
Maryland opens with Richmond, followed by Bowling Green, South Florida and a road date @ West Virginia.
Rutgers opens with Norfolk State and Washington State at Home. The Scarlet Knights opened 2014 with a solid win in Seattle over Washington State. Week 3 at Penn State, after last year's 13-10 loss. Kansas comes to High Point Stadium to close out September. The Scarlet Knights final OOC game comes the Saturday ahead of Thanksgiving at Army.
Could Minnesota be ripe for an 0-2 start in 2015, with a home opener vs. TCU, then a road date at Colorado State?
Minnesota has had a tough time in road OOC openers over the Jerry Kill era. Final two OOC games are Kent State and Ohio U out of the MAC.
Iowa gets Illinois State, at Iowa State, Pitt and North Texas ...
Nebraska opens 2015 with BYU in Lincoln. A great start to the Mike Riley era?
BYU travels to both Nebraska and Michigan in September. UNL hosts South Alabama, before the road trip to South Beach (Miami-FL). The final home OOC game is Southern Miss.
Michigan opens at Utah, then home dates with Oregon State, UNLV and BYU. Interesting Mountain play list for Coach Harbaugh in Year 1 of Ann Arbor!
Wisconsin opens in Arlington vs. Alabama for Dallas Game II. Will they be able to close in 2015 to open the new Paul Chryst era?
Miami-OH, Troy and Hawaii are the final 3 OOC dates for the Badgers, before hosting Iowa in the B1G opener.
Michigan State opens Friday night of Labor Day weekend at Western Michigan. Could this be a trap for Spartans ahead of big date at home with Oregon in Week 2?
Air Force and Central Michigan close out OOC home dates ahead of B1G home opener with Purdue.
#1 Ohio State at VA Tech on Labor Day! Then, Hawaii, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan ... light home slate!
The Big Ten have some good opportunities to earn some street creed in the OOC in 2015, but will they?
There is a lot of love for the B1G East with the Four coaches of the Conference, but Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers are clearly not going to give the Big Ten any Top 25 love?
How many Big Ten teams get through September without a loss?
Heck, first Thursday match ups have TCU @ Minnesota and Michigan at Utah ...
Wisconsin opened 2014 with LSU and this year it is Alabama, which should be very interesting in Arlington.
Labor Day will have Ohio State at Virginia Tech.
The Big Ten has three teams that receive a fair amount of Top 15 love: Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Clearly, OSU and MSU are the B1G 2 of the Big Ten right now.
Will Wisconsin repeat in the B1G West?
Iowa's biggest game of 2015 will be in Madison to open the Big Ten. Just like 2007!
In 2007, everyone expected Iowa to be a strong team, without Michigan and Ohio State on the schedule. Eight years later, Iowa isn't talked of much at all, despite a variable schedule again. This could be a very interesting season for Iowa.
The 2015 recruiting is gearing up, as we speak. Could this be a good season for Momentum for Iowa?
Week 2 in September: Oregon at Michigan State will keep the Big Ten in the national light.
Nebraska at Miami-FL hits Week 3, but does either program have the same attention as they did in the Rose Bowl Season during the 2001 season?
Penn State opens the Big Ten season hosting Rutgers in Week 3 of September. The Nittany Lions open Week 1 at Temple. Buffalo, San Diego State and Army are the other three early visitors in the OCC to Happy Valley.
Sorry folks, but what has James Franklin ever done, other than put Vanderbilt on the map, to suggest that the Nittany Lions will be a Top 25 program anytime soon?
7-6 at Penn State, 31-21 as a head coach. Recruiting has been good, but are they a program ready to compete with Michigan or Maryland, let alone Michigan State and Ohio State?
Purdue hosts Virginia Tech in Week 3, rather than play Notre Dame this season. They open the 2015 season at Marshall on Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Week 4 vs. Bowling Green is the MAC date this year.
IU opens with Southern Illinois, FIU, Western Kentucky, then a trip at Wake Forest.
Northwestern hosts Stanford to kick off the 2015 season, then vs. Eastern Illinois ahead of a trip at Duke, followed up by Ball State.
Illinois hosts Kent State and Western Illinois, before a road trip to Tobacco Row and a date at North Carolina. Final B1G tune-up before Big Ten play is a game vs. Middle Tennessee.
Maryland opens with Richmond, followed by Bowling Green, South Florida and a road date @ West Virginia.
Rutgers opens with Norfolk State and Washington State at Home. The Scarlet Knights opened 2014 with a solid win in Seattle over Washington State. Week 3 at Penn State, after last year's 13-10 loss. Kansas comes to High Point Stadium to close out September. The Scarlet Knights final OOC game comes the Saturday ahead of Thanksgiving at Army.
Could Minnesota be ripe for an 0-2 start in 2015, with a home opener vs. TCU, then a road date at Colorado State?
Minnesota has had a tough time in road OOC openers over the Jerry Kill era. Final two OOC games are Kent State and Ohio U out of the MAC.
Iowa gets Illinois State, at Iowa State, Pitt and North Texas ...
Nebraska opens 2015 with BYU in Lincoln. A great start to the Mike Riley era?
BYU travels to both Nebraska and Michigan in September. UNL hosts South Alabama, before the road trip to South Beach (Miami-FL). The final home OOC game is Southern Miss.
Michigan opens at Utah, then home dates with Oregon State, UNLV and BYU. Interesting Mountain play list for Coach Harbaugh in Year 1 of Ann Arbor!
Wisconsin opens in Arlington vs. Alabama for Dallas Game II. Will they be able to close in 2015 to open the new Paul Chryst era?
Miami-OH, Troy and Hawaii are the final 3 OOC dates for the Badgers, before hosting Iowa in the B1G opener.
Michigan State opens Friday night of Labor Day weekend at Western Michigan. Could this be a trap for Spartans ahead of big date at home with Oregon in Week 2?
Air Force and Central Michigan close out OOC home dates ahead of B1G home opener with Purdue.
#1 Ohio State at VA Tech on Labor Day! Then, Hawaii, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan ... light home slate!
The Big Ten have some good opportunities to earn some street creed in the OOC in 2015, but will they?
