2024 B1G Football schedule today at 4

[BobPSU92]

Should we just pencil in a loss against Ohio State now? Or wait until the game?

Why wait? And use a pen.

 

[Mufasa94]

Welcome to the B1G USC!

Hmmmm, don’t travel very far after 10/19 at MD. There goes the visions of them in a Midwest November inclement weather game. Not a bad welcome mat.

 

[BW Lion]

Not a bad home schedule, with:

UCLA on 10/5
Ohio State on 11/2
Washington on 11/9

With PSU @ USC on 10/12, there does seem to be a stacking of the 4 toughest games (just projecting at this point) in 2 series of back-to-back weekends.

Should be interesting

In exchange for remedying their past (statistically possible) scheduling sins, the BiG “atones” by awarding PSU with 2 of 4 “new conference immigrants”.

Ohio State is awarded one (1).

Is there any doubt about which university controls the B1G?

 

[nittanymoops]

Crazy idea: since 9/14 is such a weak week, perhaps OSU@PSU should move there? Who wants a bye in Week 3?

Spitballin' the TV sched not looking at noncon besides ND and Texas/UM and WIsky-Bama:

Big Noon by week:
9/7 Texass@UM
9/14 Bama-Wisky
9/21
9/28 OSU-Sparty
10/5 Iowa@OSU
10/12 UW-Iowa
10/19 UM@Illinois
10/26 Sparty @ UM
11/2 OSU@PSU
11/9 Purdue @ OSU
11/16 Oregon@Wisky
11/23 NW@UM
11/30 UM@OSU


CBS 3:30 by week:
9/14
9/21 NW@UW
9/28 Oregon @ UCLA
10/5 UCLA@PSU
10/12 OSU@Oregon
10/19 UCLA@Rutgres
10/26 PSU@ Wisky
11/2 Oregon @ UM
11/9 UW @ PSU
11/16 Nebby@USC
11/23 PSU@Minny
11/30 Twerps@PSU


B1G Saturday night by week:
9/14 Domers@Purdue
9/21 USC @ UM
9/28 Wisky@USC
10/5 UM@UW
10/12 PSU@USC
10/19 USC@Twerps
10/26 OSU @ Nebby
11/2 USC @ UW
11/9 Iowa@ UCLA (or FSU@ND???)
11/16 UCLA@UW
11/23 USC@UCLA
11/30 UW@Oregon or Domers @ USC


Notes:
--Just one guy's .02 after midnight, so nobody get too riled up.
--Too much USC in prime time
--Not enough PSU in prime time
--Tried to keep West Coast teams away from noon EST starts
--OSU has a bad, very bad OOC in USM, Western Mich and Marshall
--CBS and NBC may get some first picks in some weeks. CBS and NBC have roughly the same B1G inventory, roughly 14-16 games each fall. Fox has 24-40 IIRC. I didn't want to guess on BTN or FS1/FS2.
--Still assuming each team must make one appearance on BTN
--Only one Fri game announced (Iowa-Nebby Black Friday), but I think PSU-Twerps or PSU-Wisky may be possible Friday games.

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

In exchange for remedying their past (statistically possible) scheduling sins, the BiG “atones” by awarding PSU with 2 of 4 “new conference immigrants”.

Ohio State is awarded one (1).

Is there any doubt about which university controls the B1G?

Actually 3 of 4 new teams USC, UCLA, and UW.

 

[nittanymoops]

In exchange for remedying their past (statistically possible) scheduling sins, the BiG “atones” by awarding PSU with 2 of 4 “new conference immigrants”.

Ohio State is awarded one (1).

Is there any doubt about which university controls the B1G?

I'm not arguing your overall point vis-a-vis OSU, but we play three PAC refugees: @USC, home with UCLA and UDubs.

OSU's weak B1G schedule, combined with their historically bad OOC (USM, Western Mich and Marshall), practically guarantees a playoff spot.

 

[CDLionFL]

I’m just annoyed that the one road game I wanted to go to - USC - is on a likely bad weekend for me.

 

[rudedude]

calling it 8-4, maybe 9-3, no playoff birth

Will that playoff “birth” be a hard labor or a C section? Asking for a friend.

 

[PSUAVLNC]

No, I didn't mean that you need to apologize. I really like your sense of humor; you and the Latte & Scones Bob (who's a comedic genius IMO) keep this Board light and interesting.

I'm not in your 2 guys' league, and I let my complete disdain and contempt for Michigan get the better of me.

Agreed…..Woodpeckers always been a quality poster

 

[doctornick]

Notes:
--Just one guy's .02 after midnight, so nobody get too riled up.
--Too much USC in prime time
--Not enough PSU in prime time
--Tried to keep West Coast teams away from noon EST starts
--OSU has a bad, very bad OOC in USM, Western Mich and Marshall
--CBS and NBC may get some first picks in some weeks. CBS and NBC have roughly the same B1G inventory, roughly 14-16 games each fall. Fox has 24-40 IIRC. I didn't want to guess on BTN or FS1/FS2.
--Still assuming each team must make one appearance on BTN
--Only one Fri game announced (Iowa-Nebby Black Friday), but I think PSU-Twerps or PSU-Wisky may be possible Friday games.

1. West Coast teams won't be playing at noon ET at home, but will appear in that time slot when on the road.
2. BTN requires each team to appear twice, one of which has to be a conference game
3. There will be a bunch of Friday games on FOX or FS1 (and potentially BTN) which we'll learn about later. IIRC, at least 9 games per the new modification that was made with Oregon/Washington joining
4. There's also supposed to be a game Labor Day Sunday on NBC but man... the schedule week 1 is brutal so I wonder if they will just forgo that
5. Black Friday is supposed to have 2 games (one on CBS, one on NBC). I've heard that Oregon/Washington is likely the second one along with Iowa/Nebraska - would fit since both of those teams have a bye week the weekend before.

 

[nittanymoops]

1. West Coast teams won't be playing at noon ET at home, but will appear in that time slot when on the road.
2. BTN requires each team to appear twice, one of which has to be a conference game
3. There will be a bunch of Friday games on FOX or FS1 (and potentially BTN) which we'll learn about later. IIRC, at least 9 games per the new modification that was made with Oregon/Washington joining
4. There's also supposed to be a game Labor Day Sunday on NBC but man... the schedule week 1 is brutal so I wonder if they will just forgo that
5. Black Friday is supposed to have 2 games (one on CBS, one on NBC). I've heard that Oregon/Washington is likely the second one along with Iowa/Nebraska - would fit since both of those teams have a bye week the weekend before.

Curious about your take on a few things:

-- First, in this story about the SEC-CBS divorce, what did you think about the SEC exerting more control over kick times, to the point that more than half of the kick times are known in advance of the season next year on ESPN/ABC.

Inside the bitter split between the SEC and CBS: 'They just dug their heels in. They would not move'

The story of the SEC and CBS is a winding journey that started as a happy marriage, turned quite rocky and then led to a divorce during renewal negotiations in 2020.

sports.yahoo.com

-- And then, yes I believe we both saw the report about Friday night games totaling 9 for B1G in 2024. Do you feel PSU could be playing again on Friday (or Thursday potentially on opening weekend @Wvu)? I see Wisky as a possibility.

-- And finally, do you think it makes sense for PSU and OSU to move their game to 9/14? Would the networks think it's a good idea?

I'll hang up and listen. 8)