I’m not sure you can say that.. based on highest ranking:
I think the Big Ten has more quality teams than the SEC but the SEC have maybe stronger 2-4 top teams.
So many think next years schedule will be a cake walk but don’t realize how good the new additions are ,and we play 3 of them next year, including what potentially could be a national champion in Washington.
I don't think anyone thinks it's a cake walk. Never heard that once. I think people think we went from having our normal 3-5 automatic losses on the schedule to maybe 1.
I think PSU could be more like that with Kotelnicki coming from Kansas but I don’t think they were like that before. Even Michigan changed MO slightly and did more of that against Alabama.
Just because you never heard anyone say it once or you don’t think anyone thinks that doesn’t mean that I haven’t heard it or talked to people that brought it up to me. As a matter of fact Ive heard too many people think the schedule is very easy and they are giddy about it. I just caution those people that we can do it but don’t start assuming the wins.
We definitely need to pass more especially when we play catch up ball. We need to start beating the Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Maryland and Nebraska teams to get to 7-8 wins.
I’ve thought that could be an unknown but some think it’s no big deal with charters and everyone being young etc
I don't have any NCAA data, but here's the NFL data since 2005. It's pretty conclusive.
www.sportsinsights.com
because the NFL teams are much more evenly matched. there's much more of a talent gap in CFP so that travel won't matter as much.
Good point. But the data is actually ATS, so it does account for talent discrepancies.
I thought I heard them say in the last podcast that the put the over/under for wins at 6.5 but with a much higher ceiling if everything breaks right.
Agree....UW, USC and UCLA might not be as strong as PSU, OSU and UM next year but they will still be significant favorites. What FBS games will we likely be favored in ? Akron and Minnesota ? MSU's new coach has brought in top portal guys already including one the top QBs, and the game is on the road. Maryland has our #.
I as well keep hearing people say we have an easy schedule next year and I don’t see it that way . Much more manageable yes , but let’s not write in automatic wins as some are suggesting. I’m confident in next year but we can easily get tripped up in some of those games . Don’t sleep on the three west coast teams we play ,one of which could be the national champion.
I haven't seen a single person say we have an easy schedule next year. Easier is different than easy.
Oh if you haven’t seen a single person say it then it must not be true. Those people that told me that and some of the other posters didn’t happen I guess.
I can't say nobody has said it, I'm not vouching for every post. But having read most of the posts on this board, I've seen lots of posters here talking about "all the people saying we have an easy schedule" and haven't seen anyone say we have an easy schedule. Sounds like a strawman.
Yes for some strange reason that feeling about the upcoming schedule is “ set up for success” has been hinted at. We need to be that team that after 7 games says , “ Rutgers a surprise top 20 team looks like a legit contender in the very tough B1G .”
Again, set up for success is different than cakewalk or easy. We get a more favorable mix of in conference teams than we have in previous years. So it's definitely our easiest schedule in recent memory. And it coincides with our best team in recent memory. So, yes, that sets up for success, as in 6-7 wins and a shot at a breakout year if we get the breaks. But that's not a cakewalk or easy.
Never saw the term “ cakewalk” used but …. even the most optimistic fans have refrained from that take.
