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Based on last year, we should be getting the 2026 football schedule within the next week or two (fingers crossed!). Honestly, other than the fact that we have 5 road conference games, I don't mind the schedule for next year in terms of difficulty.

At Washington will be tough, and we finally face the wagon that is Indiana under Cig (Although can they really be killing teams for 3 straight years!), but I'm happy to get Michigan at home, but at Penn St does not scare me unless they bring in a crazy transfer class.
 


Drake will need to be more conditioned for road environments this year. A reinvigotared IU Memorial Stadium, Beaver Stadium and Husky Stadium will all be very tough places to play. Purdue always seems to keep it interesting against us and Camp Randall probably still be at least mostly full, I guess. Not to mention going to Mississippi State the year after where the only audible thing is cowbells. I love Drake but his performance tanked on the road this season
 

SEC is announcing their schedule at 8pm on the 11th of December.
 

What's with the hold up?

Wild guesses:

- Waiting to see what shakes down from the Portal?
- Waiting to see a formal CFP Playoff format?
 









I know they were waiting on USC/Notre Dame to figure out their rivalry drama. Also, I think Northwestern was trying to figure out who their first opponent will be in their stadium.

Should be out soon though. I have one Saturday I am booked and I am already convinced it will be the Washington game that I desperately want to go and cover.
 






NoelarBear said:
I know they were waiting on USC/Notre Dame to figure out their rivalry drama. Also, I think Northwestern was trying to figure out who their first opponent will be in their stadium.

Should be out soon though. I have one Saturday I am booked and I am already convinced it will be the Washington game that I desperately want to go and cover.
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It is pretty insulting / funny that the U is sending out emails about season ticket renewal when we don't even have the schedule yet.

I miss the recent days we had every schedule set 4 years in advance...
 

ergopher said:
I love Drake but his performance tanked on the road this season
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I think that had more to do with who we were playing on the road than the location of the game. 3 of our 5 road games came against opponents that we simply weren't competitive against. The defense was unbelievably bad at Northwestern but the offense was decent (one of Drake's better games) and the special teams had something like 242 return yards and a fumble recovery. Unfortunately, Denaberg missed both of his field goal attempts.

Cal was a competitive game until Koi's mishaps. It wasn't one of Drake's better games but he had worse games during the season and it was only his 3rd start.
 


joekulas12 said:
Based on last year, we should be getting the 2026 football schedule within the next week or two (fingers crossed!). Honestly, other than the fact that we have 5 road conference games, I don't mind the schedule for next year in terms of difficulty.

At Washington will be tough, and we finally face the wagon that is Indiana under Cig (Although can they really be killing teams for 3 straight years!), but I'm happy to get Michigan at home, but at Penn St does not scare me unless they bring in a crazy transfer class.
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Given how the portal is working, at Penn State is going to look like at Iowa State last year, except with twice the number of people in the stands ... the offense is going to be more wide open, I suspect.
 

It's an interesting schedule. I expect us to be 3-0 in the non con and awhile Purdue should be better I would expect us to win there and at Wisconsin. Penn State is interesting, new coach, bringing a lot to Iowa State but ISU wasn't much to write home about last year. At Indiana, no clue what it will look like but going to give Cig the benefit of the doubt on that one. Already off to a great start in the portal
Should beat UCLA and NW at home, although NW made some good hires for them on offense, will see what they have next year at QB. Michigan was a good team last year, but new very good coach not sure how motivated he really is to un retire. Iowa sure it's at home but we seem to get in our heads and turtle against them, need to see it to believe it there. The floor should be seven games, anything less would be disappointing. IU will be the most challenging. How we do in the other four will determine what type of year 2026 is.
 

The Deliberate Stranger said:
It's an interesting schedule. I expect us to be 3-0 in the non con and awhile Purdue should be better I would expect us to win there and at Wisconsin. Penn State is interesting, new coach, bringing a lot to Iowa State but ISU wasn't much to write home about last year. At Indiana, no clue what it will look like but going to give Cig the benefit of the doubt on that one. Already off to a great start in the portal
Should beat UCLA and NW at home, although NW made some good hires for them on offense, will see what they have next year at QB. Michigan was a good team last year, but new very good coach not sure how motivated he really is to un retire. Iowa sure it's at home but we seem to get in our heads and turtle against them, need to see it to believe it there. The floor should be seven games, anything less would be disappointing. IU will be the most challenging. How we do in the other four will determine what type of year 2026 is.
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I think at Washington will be every bit as challenging as Indiana but agree with most of this. Will have to score a lot against Mississippi St as there recruiting rankings and talent are comparable to Minnesota....just think Gophers are better coached and have a better defense.

Winning at Penn St is never easy. Letting Grunkemeyer go to bring in Becht is a head scratcher.
 
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minnyrules11 said:
I think at Washington will be every bit as challenging as Indiana but agree with most of this. Will have to score a lot against Mississippi St as there recruiting rankings and talent are comparable to Minnesota....just think Gophers are better coached and have a better defense.

Winning at Penn St is never easy. Letting Grunkemeyer go to bring in Becht is a head scratcher.
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Agreed Washington will be tough in the sense that going to Iowa is tough. Tough environment good team plus going west adds an element. It's not impossible if we play a clean,discipline game but I would lean towards a loss there. Penn State is always tough, so is Michigan but if we're going to pick those teams off now is the time while they have new coaches. Mississippi State I think will play there standard undisciplined brand of the ball while we are normally clean at home. I think that will be the biggest difference
 

The big ten honestly may be holding out on releasing the schedule to see if there is going to be college football calendar movement

A couple of articles posted today talked about how ncaa football oversight committee is reviewing the whole deal including potentially legalizing zero week.

Which may impact the way the big ten wants to do the conference football schedule
 

Some guy said:
The big ten honestly may be holding out on releasing the schedule to see if there is going to be college football calendar movement

A couple of articles posted today talked about how ncaa football oversight committee is reviewing the whole deal including potentially legalizing zero week.

Which may impact the way the big ten wants to do the conference football schedule
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Ick.
 





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