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per CBS:
In this week's Friday Five, we rank the five Power Five teams that will play the least difficult schedules in the country over the course of this season
4. Minnesota: It's much easier for a Big Ten West team to make this list than a Big Ten East team because not everybody in the West has to play Ohio State, Michigan State or Michigan. That certainly played a role in landing the Gophers on this list.
The Big Ten moves to a nine-game conference schedule this season, and the West will play only four home games compared to five road games, which adds a level of difficulty to Minnesota's schedule. What puts them here, however, is that the three teams they play from the East are Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers. So not only do they dodge the real powers out East, but they get two of the division's bottom feeders from last season, as well as a Penn State team that's gone 14-12 overall and 6-10 in conference play the last two seasons.
Finally, Minnesota's nonconference schedule is three home games against Oregon State, Colorado State and Indiana State. The Beavers are coming off a 2-10 season, Colorado State went 7-6, and the Sycamores were 5-6 in the Missouri Valley last season. None of them are going to do much for the ol' resume. What keeps Minnesota from being higher on this list is that the Penn State game, as well as dates with Nebraska and Wisconsin are all on the road.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...schedules-in-major-college-football-for-2016/
Go Gophers!!
In this week's Friday Five, we rank the five Power Five teams that will play the least difficult schedules in the country over the course of this season
4. Minnesota: It's much easier for a Big Ten West team to make this list than a Big Ten East team because not everybody in the West has to play Ohio State, Michigan State or Michigan. That certainly played a role in landing the Gophers on this list.
The Big Ten moves to a nine-game conference schedule this season, and the West will play only four home games compared to five road games, which adds a level of difficulty to Minnesota's schedule. What puts them here, however, is that the three teams they play from the East are Penn State, Maryland and Rutgers. So not only do they dodge the real powers out East, but they get two of the division's bottom feeders from last season, as well as a Penn State team that's gone 14-12 overall and 6-10 in conference play the last two seasons.
Finally, Minnesota's nonconference schedule is three home games against Oregon State, Colorado State and Indiana State. The Beavers are coming off a 2-10 season, Colorado State went 7-6, and the Sycamores were 5-6 in the Missouri Valley last season. None of them are going to do much for the ol' resume. What keeps Minnesota from being higher on this list is that the Penn State game, as well as dates with Nebraska and Wisconsin are all on the road.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...schedules-in-major-college-football-for-2016/
Go Gophers!!
