Indiana ducking P4 non-conference foes?

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I'd be pissed if I was an Indiana fan but sort of understand the strategy. Both Indiana and Illinois benefitted greatly last year by having easy schedules.
 

Don't know if they'll get this done, but think it would make a ton of sense for both Big Ten and SEC to play nine conf games and then each school to commit to one more P5 (10 total), whether that's an in-state rivalry game (I think Wash and Oregon should be allowed to count their games against Wazzou and OR State) or a cross-over series.
 

Shaming programs over 9 or 8 conference games and non-conference scheduling is silly. I get wanting to be on the same schedule type for who gets a chance at a national championship, but I think non-conf power scheduling is misguided. I think playing those caliber teams during the season has maybe played a part in less players playing in the postseason. It makes those moments less special.

Add: Non-conference rivalries are the exception, but even then I do wonder why the rivalry isn't in the same conference.
 

I'm not going to throw stones.

As much as I would love to have Bama come here or so on ... we have A LOT of conference games scheduled.
 


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