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SEC/P4 Game Cancellations
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:51 am
Anybody heard of why?
So far:
- B1G only plays P4 conference members
- the P/O committee doesn’t factor in your non-conference schedule
- Conferences going silo & full conf. schedules
- Mergers/realignment
So far:
- B1G only plays P4 conference members
- the P/O committee doesn’t factor in your non-conference schedule
- Conferences going silo & full conf. schedules
- Mergers/realignment
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:05 am to southernboisb
The committee has shown that wins matter more than losses and they don't care who they come against.
It makes no sense to schedule big OOC games when it's being viewed that way by the committee.
It makes no sense to schedule big OOC games when it's being viewed that way by the committee.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:16 am to southernboisb
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Anybody heard of why?
uhh..common sense?
The SEC already has the hardest gauntlet as is, and that was without even playing 9 conference games. Throw in another 3-4 games against high level competition in teh playoffs. Why on earth would anyone make things harder for themselves?
Texas is very likely in the playoffs last year if they beat a tomato can in the opener instead of losing to OSU.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:37 am to southernboisb
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B1G only plays P4 conference members
Ohio State's scheduled future Non-P4 Opponents:
'26 - Ball State, Kent State
'27 - Bowling Green, New Hampshire
'28 - Buffalo, Northern Illinois
'29 - Navy, Charlotte, Youngstown State (no P4 OOC Opponents)
'30 - Nevada
Michigan's scheduled future Non-P4 Opponents:
'26 - Western Michigan, UTEP
'27 - Buffalo, Eastern Michigan
'29 - Western Michigan
'30 - Eastern Michigan
Indiana's scheduled future Non-P4 Opponents:
'26 - North Texas, Howard, WKU
'27 - Kennesaw State, Indiana State, UMass
'28 - Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio)
'29 - Ball State, Eastern Illinois, WKU
'30 - Indiana State, Delaware
'32 - UConn
Penn State's scheduled future Non-P4 Opponents:
'26 - Marshall, Temple, Buffalo
'27 - Maine, Temple
'28 - Ball State, UMass
This is just a handful of examples...but it looks like the B1G does not only play P4 Conference Members.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:41 am to southernboisb
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B1G only plays P4 conference members
Where did you get that?
tOSU opens the 2026 season with Ball State. They also play Kent State.
UM Plays W Mich and UTEP.
I only looked at these two teams.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:52 am to madmaxvol
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This is just a handful of examples...but it looks like the B1G does not only play P4 Conference Members.
Which of those teams is a P4 team?
I think what OP meant was that the only P4 teams the B1G is putting on their schedule are other B1G teams - not SEC, not ACC, not Big XIi.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:10 am to southernboisb
...because we reap what we sow.
This is a product of the 9 game schedule mostly
This is a product of the 9 game schedule mostly
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:27 am to southernboisb
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the P/O committee doesn’t factor in your non-conference schedule
Well this is just stupid. How else are you going to compare conferences to each other?
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:39 am to southernboisb
Cuz who wants to see Clemson vs uga when we can watch uga vs Arkansas, who wants to see mizzou vs Illinois or Kansas when we could watch mizzou vs usce, who wants to see okie st and ou play when we could Kentucky vs ou. Unc vs South Carolina no thanks much rather watch lsu vs vandy. I get why teams are doing it but it sucks. It’s insane flagship state schools that border each other won’t play anymore. Texas tech vs atm or Texas would have been electric this past year or this upcoming year. Mizzou Kansas, unc usce, even when these teams aren’t good it’s still good tv when they get together. I am happy that atm and Tex are playing again.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:45 am to southernboisb
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So far:
- B1G only plays P4 conference members
Well, that's false.
They only play FBS (no FCS), but definitely not only P4.
Indiana's non-conference schedule next year is:
North Texas
Howard
Western Kentucky
Did I miss when the MEAC and CUSA became P4 conferences?
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- the P/O committee doesn’t factor in your non-conference schedule
I suppose some people may take Indiana's non-conference schedule from last year as proof of this.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:47 am to PJinAtl
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This is just a handful of examples...but it looks like the B1G does not only play P4 Conference Members.
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Which of those teams is a P4 team?
I think what OP meant was that the only P4 teams the B1G is putting on their schedule are other B1G teams - not SEC, not ACC, not Big XIi.
Gotcha...I misunderstood. I thought the OP was saying that the only OOC teams the B1G plays are P4 members.
If you are talking about other P4 teams.
Ohio State:
'26 - Texas (SEC)
'27 - Alabama (SEC)
'28 - Alabama (SEC)
'30 - Georgia (SEC)
'31 - Georgia (SEC)
'35 - Boston College (ACC)
'36 - Boston College (ACC)
Michigan
'26 - Oklahoma (SEC)
'27 - Texas (SEC)
Penn State
'27 - Syracuse (ACC)
'28 - Syracuse (ACC)
Purdue
'26 - Wake Forest (ACC)
'27 - UNC (ACC)
'28 - Wake Forest (ACC)
'29 - Vanderbilt (SEC)
'30 - TCU (Big-12)
'31 - TCU (Big-12)
'32 - Ole Miss (SEC)
'33 - Ole Miss (SEC)
Illinois
'26 - Duke (ACC)
'27 - Missouri (SEC)
'28 - Missouri (SEC)
'29 - Missouri (SEC)
'33 - Missouri (SEC)
'34 - Missouri (SEC)
'35 - Missouri (SEC)
Northwestern
'26 - Colorado (Big-12)
'27 - Colorado (Big-12)
'28 - UCF (Big-12)
'29 - UCF (Big-12)
Posted on 2/20/26 at 11:29 am to madmaxvol
Didn’t know mizzou and Illinois relit the rivalry, good on them. If players are making all this money now fans deserve games they can be invested in.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 11:35 am to southernboisb
Because beating your chest for beating the hell out of inferior teams is celebrated these days.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:17 pm to lefty08
That's what Notre Dame did after playing Arkansas this year
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Because beating your chest for beating the hell out of inferior teams is celebrated these days.
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Because beating your chest for beating the hell out of inferior teams is celebrated these days.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:22 pm to southernboisb
Playoff committee should step in and say only thing they’re going to consider are wins against P4 teams.
So if you go 11-1 but have 3 g5 wins then your record is considered 8 wins.
So if you go 11-1 but have 3 g5 wins then your record is considered 8 wins.
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