ESPN: Ranking the West Division schedules (Least advantageous: Minnesota)

[BleedGopher]

per ESPN:

On Tuesday, I ranked the 2015 Big Ten East Division schedules from most advantageous to least advantageous based on three factors: nonconference opponents, crossover games and intra-division road contests.

7. Minnesota

Noncon: TCU, at Colorado State, Kent State, Ohio

Crossovers: Michigan, at Ohio State

Division roadies: at Northwestern, at Purdue, at Iowa

The division road trips aren't too bad here. But the Gophers will be playing the two teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in Mark Schlabach's preseason Top 25 in Ohio State (in Columbus) and TCU. Plus, that trip to Colorado State should be sneaky tough, and Michigan will be seeking revenge after finally losing the jug last year.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/118440/ranking-the-west-division-schedules

Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

I might be tempted to rank Northwestern as even a little worse off them us on paper but when you have 2 top 3 teams on your schedule it is tough to argue that we don't have the least advantageous schedule on paper.

 

[upnorthkid]

per ESPN:

On Tuesday, I ranked the 2015 Big Ten East Division schedules from most advantageous to least advantageous based on three factors: nonconference opponents, crossover games and intra-division road contests.

7. Minnesota

Noncon: TCU, at Colorado State, Kent State, Ohio

Crossovers: Michigan, at Ohio State

Division roadies: at Northwestern, at Purdue, at Iowa

The division road trips aren't too bad here. But the Gophers will be playing the two teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in Mark Schlabach's preseason Top 25 in Ohio State (in Columbus) and TCU. Plus, that trip to Colorado State should be sneaky tough, and Michigan will be seeking revenge after finally losing the jug last year.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/118440/ranking-the-west-division-schedules

Go Gophers!!

If this is sneaky tough (given we're healthy), it will be a long season.

 

[BilldGopher]

If this is sneaky tough (given we're healthy), it will be a long season.

Yep, especially for those traveling or end up traveling (which the Billd's are seriously considering).