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CBS Sports' list of the 2026 B1G football schedules. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-big-ten-football-schedule-games-dates-as-indiana-ohio-state-championship-rematch/

Another "win" is that only 4 teams repeated in the 12 team format. Ducks, OSU, Indy and Georgia. Keep the string going. Absent injuries, is 4 out of every 5 years in the playoffs success? Asking for a Buffalo Bill fan.

Michigan site - Maize and Brew 😁predicts the Wolverines going 9-3 in 2026 with losses to Indiana, OBD, and Ohio State 🤬 I do hope the Wolverines take down Oklahoma in Ann Arbor in Week 2. Maize n BrewWay-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2026 Michigan...The entire 2026 Michigan Football schedule has finally been released, and we made some way-too-early predictions for each game on the schedule:

Holy cow. Is this real? Is Oregon hoops at their lowest point in 20 years?

Here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 6 inches of snow, then two inches of sleet, then an inch of freezing rain. You can't walk on top of the snow, too slippery, hard to clear sidewalks, driveways and get cars out. We're hunkered down safe and warm inside though (not wanting to see our next electric bill). Other than that, a nice unexpected vacation.

How about a new regulation that inspectors who fail to be on site within 24 hours of the completed work are to be used as tackling dummies on the opening day of fall practice? Might hurry things up.

Withdrawals from football means a couple Cactus League games, coupled with golf next month. I will then pay attention to spring football practices, and follow that with a fly fishing trip to Cabo for some Rooster fish in May. Anybody here that enjoys fly fishing, I recommend going after Roosters at least once. Nice weather, and they are a fierce fish to land on a fly rod. I use Baja Anglers out of Cabo for fly fishing, and have quality rods available if you don’t want to hassle with taking your own gear. Not a paid advertisement for them, but Cabo does have a small casino downtown, a sports book on site is doubtful, and overall seems pretty shady. Not highly recommended. Just as August rolls around I will be restless for the football season to begin with high hopes for the season.

I am going to pack the camper and head to Arizona for 6 weeks, the heck with basketball.

11-1 - PO - 3 and 0, or 2 and 0 with a PO bye. Champ game in Las Vegas on 1/25/27. With tens of thousands of Oregon fans in Allegiant Stadium. Here's hoping that OBD fans will not want the last game of the season to stay in Vegas. Tough schedule, but a lot of talent on this Oregon team. Please, football gods, allow OBD to have all hands on deck for this season's B1Ggest and PO games. On3Way-Too-Early 2026 All-America football teamWith the 2025 season over, On3 looks towards the 2026 college football season. This week we bring you the Way-Too-Early All-America team.

Around 20 years ago, I had to travel to Minneapolis on business, in the immediate aftermath of a huge winter storm. The day I stepped off the plane, there was a wind chill factor of more than 25 below zero. Parking lots in the area had mostly been plowed, but the piles of snow were higher than the car I rented. 3 days into my stay, I had to cross into Wisconsin, along the banks of the upper Mississippi, which was frozen to the point people were racing 4×4 pickups on the ice. I'm happy living in the Willamette Valley!

The Games You Remember are Played in November. I don't know if there will be snow on the ground in Columbus or East Lansing, but OBD has tough sledding in November. Oregon Ducks On SIToughest Three Game Stretch of Oregon Ducks Football Sche...The Oregon Ducks’ 2026 schedule is out, featuring a mix of marquee matchups and highly winnable home games at Autzen Stadium. Under coach Dan Lanning, Oregon ha

I used to find some relief from the pigskin withdrawal season by watching Dana's boys fight their way into the Pac 12 Tournament Championship game and at least win a game or two in the Big Dance. Alas, in what seems like Dana's last season with OBD cagers, not even that tepid form of relief is available. Guess I'll have to dig out the clubs and start working on my golf swing. Spring is just around the corner, ain't it?

Thanks Darren, they have definitely kicked in. I read your article and then went to the gym where I was promptly asked, hey Frank, when does spring football start in Eugene? I had no idea but when I got home, I used Google Gemini to find out the following: These dates have not been announced yet for the start of practice and the date of the spring game.

This Wall Street Journal article is unlocked but it appears to be locked. https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/college-basketball-gambling-scandal-407ed3b6?st=H3ztbd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Darren, please forgive me for going OT. Smitty, you can debate which conference is better in whatever sport, but there is no debating when it comes to Big Ten wrestling. The Big Ten is on top, and it isn't close. No other conference can take down 😁the B1G. The Big Ten has won 17 NCAA titles in a row, and Penn State, 49-1 in its last 50 dual matches, is the prohibitive favorite to win the 18th straight this season. Penn State sends 6 All-Americans in a row out on the mat. Good luck. If you can do so, watch B1G wrestling expert Shane Sparks when he is interviewed on the B1G Today show by Dave Revsine. Or, catch him when announcing a Big Ten match. Feeling down? Watch and listen to the High On Life Sparks. Enthusiasm personified. Dave Revsine has been with the Big Ten Network since it opened shop in 2007, and there is no one Revsine enjoys interviewing more than Shane Sparks. Rhetorical question: Does Shane look like a wrestler? WIN MagazineShane Sparks more than lives up to his broadcasting name...By Katie Finn For many wrestling fans, the voice and face of wrestling is Shane Sparks. What makes this wrestling broadcaster so good and what makes it so interesting are his enthusiasm and apparent

Unless the Ducks break down, they make the playoffs again. My most anticipated game in the final 4 of next year's playoffs... get one more step ahead and then play for a natty But other than that, I look forward to the Washington game. It is a good rivalry. West coast football.

New Providence and Metuchen are about 43 miles South East of where I live. I live in the Warren County area.

Ducks road record in two years of BIG Ten schedule: 9-0 Games at Michigan, Penn St, Iowa, Wisconsin, Washington, UCLA, Northwestern, Rutgers, Purdue. So far where ever or when ever the Ducks show up, it's been the home team's problem.

I wonder if he is asking himself if that 26 year old model was worth it? 🤔

Thanks, Darren, for once again Perking Up my day. 😁 Sorry, Brother, but Go Pats!

I guess voters looked at the record when Bill had TB and when he didn't? Perhaps the TB Bucs winning a Super Bowl with TB was noted? Folks in Chapel Hill, NC, missed the memo. 🤪

None of it makes sense. Northwestern has to play 11 games in a row including IU, Penn State, Iowa, Oregon, and Ohio State. Then Penn State gets the schedule of the year with a bye after 7 games and not playing Oregon, IU and Ohio State. Besides getting half shares of tv money or some of the new 4 getting more of half shares (I only know they are not full shares of tv money) it is easy to see the B10 Office has decided those 4 teams are going to have to "pay their dues" so to speak to be in the "Mighty Big Ten" ... It really is that obvious. Thank you for the complement. Like I told Charles yesterday, I was on IU forums back in 1997?, have been on many opponents forums before they were bought out by Rivals/On3 last year and after reading this forum a month or so before joining this is the best forum I go to. Most of the other fans including IU decided to follow those that require a subscription.

Good point. But the fact that travel is more difficult for other sports does not negate the Big Ten handing Oregon eight games straight without a break, which includes two trips to the Eastern time zone in November. Twice in three seasons, B1G HQ has Oregon as the only Big Ten team playing eight in a row. This is a competitive disadvantage that should not have happened once, let alone twice.

Good take. Thanks for being on the Forum and for all of the great posts. Thanks for the heads up on Northwestern playing 11 games in a row. Good luck, Chip. 😉 I was focused on conference contenders. NW will battle, but it is one of the longest shots to contend for a conference title. In a mega-conference with teams coast to coast, some teams will get the short end of the scheduling stick. Understood. What isn't right is taxing Oregon for the second time in three seasons, with eight B1G games in a row without a break, including a trip to Columbus on 11/7 and to East Lansing on 11/21. Like 2024, Oregon is the only Big Ten team playing eight straight without a break. THIS does not have to and shouldn't happen. It's a competitive disadvantage. Michigan plays seven in a row, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, six straight, Penn State, and UW play 5, and USC, with an OOC opponent still to be named, plays 5. Just to rub it in, Illinois is off the week before Oregon travels East to play the Illini. Mercy!

Thanks! It's amazing how much guys that age can put down. I remember when I was a student there in the mid-90s , I would load up every term on these coupon booklets that students could pick up at the EMU (the student center) . They had buy 1 get 1 free coupons for McDonalds and Carl's Jr.. So, pretty much everyday I would scarf down 2 Big Macs OR 2 Western Bacon Cheeseburgers and a large fry, no problem. Just standard eating, didn't slow me down a bit, and never became overweight. Ah, the benefits of youth. Man, I could NOT eat that much today if I tried. Thank goodness I learned about healthy eating and nutrition in my mid-late 20s.