Congratulations, Minnesota!

(12-14-2019 10:04 PM)cubucks Wrote:  Well done, Rutgers!

Our Kenpom is in a zone it hasn't been for quite some time. It was a good week with the Wisconsin and Smurf wins.

Penn State is ranked #23

Not too bad for a football school.

(12-17-2019 02:51 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  Penn State is ranked #23

Not too bad for a football school.

Yes, first time since the 90's? I heard that earlier and it doesn't sound right?

I'm curious about whether Penn State will continue to play future bball games at the Palestra. I saw snippets of it during their game against Iowa and there seemed to be a good crowd there.

(01-04-2020 10:44 PM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  I'm curious about whether Penn State will continue to play future bball games at the Palestra. I saw snippets of it during their game against Iowa and there seemed to be a good crowd there.

Not sure, but I imagine they'll continue to play a few games a year there. It's part of the plan to connect to fans, alumni, recruits in Philadelphia.

Ohio State in a big slump now but more likely they've run into a Maryland team that has recovered after their slump.

(01-08-2020 06:02 AM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  Ohio State in a big slump now but more likely they've run into a Maryland team that has recovered after their slump.

Yes, Buckeyes start off on fire and now can't make shots. Nice win for Maryland, a really good looking team.

the Rutgers turnaround in basketball and football are well on its way... like said before, all it needed was some good decision-making and to stop being so cheap.

Man it has been a topsy turvey season - beating each other up!

(01-09-2020 09:58 AM)AntiG Wrote:  the Rutgers turnaround in basketball and football are well on its way... like said before, all it needed was some good decision-making and to stop being so cheap.

RU women in 15-2 and in first place. RU men 14-4 and tied for second place. Both should be ranked this week.

(01-19-2020 09:03 PM)mikeinsec127 Wrote:  

(01-09-2020 09:58 AM)AntiG Wrote:  the Rutgers turnaround in basketball and football are well on its way... like said before, all it needed was some good decision-making and to stop being so cheap.

RU women in 15-2 and in first place. RU men 14-4 and tied for second place. Both should be ranked this week.

RU Men are ranked for the first time since 1979-1980

Current standings:


Michigan State Spartans 6-2 14-5

Illinois Fighting Illini 6-2 14-5

Iowa Hawkeyes 5-3 14-5

Maryland Terrapins 5-3 15-4

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5-3 14-5

Wisconsin Badgers 5-3 12-7

Indiana Hoosiers 5-3 15-4

Minnesota Golden Gophers 5-4 11-8

Penn State Nittany Lions 4-4 14-5

Purdue Boilermakers 3-5 10-9

Michigan Wolverines 2-5 11-7

Ohio State Buckeyes 2-6 12-7

Nebraska Cornhuskers 2-6 7-12

Northwestern Wildcats 1-7 6-12

This conference is crazy this year. There have been so many great games so far.

I like Illinois a lot right now. I'm sure I just jinxed them, but they have some great athletes on that team.

Also, congratulations to Rutgers for putting together a really nice year. Keep it going, Scarlet Knights!

Are there locked conference opponents? What I mean is are there teams that are guaranteed to play twice a year every year? Match ups like Indiana - Purdue, etc. If so, is there a list?

The only thing that I know is that the conference has a list of Home/Away match-ups that they release every season. Each team has seven Home/Away, three Home-only and three Away-only opponents.

This is the list for 2019-20: https://bigten.org/news/2019/4/17/2019-2...kdown.aspx


Anyway, RU had a game today that ended up very tough towards the end. They pulled it off right on the last seconds but it didn't look good for them with over a minute go.

Illinois with another big win at Michigan.

Great game MD/IU!

Minor setback for Rutgers tonight as they struggled shooting the basketball right at the end of the game against Michigan.

Okay, this is what I found. Sorry for the format. I only went back the last four years, two years at 20 conference games (7 home/home opponents) and two years at 18 conference games (5 home/home).

Illinois:
2019-2020: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
2018-2019: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Rutgers
2016-2017: Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Indiana:
2019-2020: Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
2017-2018: Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, Illinois, Ohio State
2016-2017: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin

Iowa:
2019-2020: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue
2018-2019: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Penn State, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota
2016-2017: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue

Maryland:
2019-2020: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers
2018-2019: Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Purdue, Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan, Northwestern
2016-2017: Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Michigan:
2019-2020: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
2018-2019: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue, Maryland, Northwestern
2016-2017: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue

Michigan State:
2019-2020: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
2017-2018: Rutgers, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
2016-2017: Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Minnesota:
2019-2020: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Nebraska, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa
2016-2017: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Rutgers

Nebraska:
2019-2020: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
2017-2018: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, Rutgers
2016-2017: Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

Northwestern:
2019-2020: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue
2018-2019: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Penn State, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland
2016-2017: Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State

Ohio State:
2019-2020: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
2017-2018: Michigan, Iowa, Rutgers, Penn State, Indiana
2016-2017: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers

Penn State:
2019-2020: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers
2018-2019: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2017-2018: Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Nebraska, Ohio State
2016-2017: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern

Purdue:
2019-2020: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State
2017-2018: Maryland, Rutgers, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
2016-2017: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin

Rutgers:
2019-2020: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
2018-2019: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State
2017-2018: Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Illinois
2016-2017: Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State

Wisconsin:
2019-2020: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
2018-2019: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State
2017-2018: Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State, Northwestern
2016-2017: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue

In my time researching, I found there are no locked rivals that play home-home every year which I find incredibly stupid. Duke-North Carolina play twice every year, it makes for a can't miss event on television, their fans love it, so why wouldn't the Big Ten try to do that for their top rivals as well? I understand competitive balance as it wouldn't exactly be fair to Michigan to have to play Michigan State and Ohio State twice a year, every year, while Maryland could get Penn State and Rutgers (this year excepted).

This may be changing with the move to a 20 game conference schedule. A 20 game conference schedule allows 7 home-home teams during the season so there is going to be one repeat between two years. We need next year's schedule to see if the same team will repeat for a third year but I haven't seen anything suggesting that.

Links:
https://bigten.org/news/2019/4/17/2019-2...kdown.aspx
https://btn.com/2018/04/19/big-ten-relea...breakdown/
https://btn.com/2017/08/16/view-the-full...-schedule/
https://btn.com/2015/02/19/big-ten-mens-...ce-season/