WWMJD Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 93 Content Count: 3,048 Reputation: 316 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/24/2005 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Brett McMurphy â€@McMurphyESPN 45m45 minutes ago BYU, Army, ND, Cincinnati, UConn will count toward B1G’s Power 5 non-league scheduling requirement source told @ESPN Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaUSFBull Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 263 Content Count: 24,750 Reputation: 3,107 Days Won: 87 Joined: 12/15/2009 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogma Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 303 Content Count: 5,550 Reputation: 866 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/07/2009 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Brett McMurphy â€@McMurphyESPN 45m45 minutes ago BYU, Army, ND, Cincinnati, UConn will count toward B1G’s Power 5 non-league scheduling requirement source told @ESPN Not good. So.. we know who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaUSFBull Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 263 Content Count: 24,750 Reputation: 3,107 Days Won: 87 Joined: 12/15/2009 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Of course, that is just the B1G. With the exception of BYU, those other ones are in the B1G's "geographical footprint." I wonder if that has anything to do with it. UConn at least has been as sucky as we are. And don't bring up roundball, that doesn't have anything to do with P5 scheduling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltLiquorBull Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 96 Content Count: 4,078 Reputation: 1,389 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/09/2006 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The hits just keep on coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellular1 Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 196 Content Count: 6,619 Reputation: 1,785 Days Won: 51 Joined: 07/04/2008 Share Posted September 22, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000bull Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 83 Content Count: 7,047 Reputation: 641 Days Won: 11 Joined: 06/04/2009 Share Posted September 22, 2015 from espn: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13716412/big-ten-approves-byu-army-notre-dame-nonconference-quota Rudner added the league would evaluate any other non-Power 5 schools -- programs in the AAC, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt leagues -- brought up by a Big Ten school and decide whether they would count as Power 5 opponents based on their RPI rankings in recent years and other factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,466 Reputation: 1,893 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) If RPI and other factors are being taken into consideration why in the world are Army and UCONN in the mix? This seems to be an arbitrary decision without significance. I wouldn't read into it too much. Edited September 22, 2015 by BullyPulpit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellular1 Posted September 22, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 196 Content Count: 6,619 Reputation: 1,785 Days Won: 51 Joined: 07/04/2008 Share Posted September 22, 2015 IU received an exception from the league to count Connecticut (2019, 2020) and Cincinnati (2021, 2022), both members of the American Athletic Conference, as "Power Five" opponents. "We looked at their RPI for the last five or six years," said Mark Rudner, the Big Ten's senior associate commissioner. "If someone comes to us with a request, we'll evaluate it. That's what happened with these two. Those seemed to fit." Rudner said teams such as Notre Dame, an independent, obviously fit the spirit of the rule, which is to increase the level of competition. Rudner said Big Ten has denied one request for an exemption and accepted another. He declined to name the schools." http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...en-conference-scheduling-jim-delany/32552461/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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