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Divisional crossover games 2017-2021

PA_JOE

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Just to illustrate how hard it is to see into the future on scheduling here are the 5 year cross-divisional matchups the Big 10 came up with (supposedly maintaining some level of historical power equivalency between the teams for scheduling parity):

PSU- Iowa
OSU- Nebraska
MIchigan- Wisconsin
MSU - Northwestern

No conspiracy theory here but eyeballing it based on where the western division programs are TODAY it looks like the Suckeyes may have caught a break as the Cornholers descend into mediocrity and based on what I saw last night Iowa is a program on the rise with some young talent in the cupboard. Michigan - Wisconsin feels about right and what looked to be a mismatch between MSU and Northwestern may now just be a race of also rans? Other thoughts / observations?
 
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Just to illustrate how hard it is to see into the future on scheduling here are the 5 year cross-divisional matchups the Big 10 came up with (supposedly maintaining some level of historical power equivalency between the teams for scheduling parity):

PSU- Iowa
OSU- Nebraska
MIchigan- Wisconsin
MSU - Northwestern

No conspiracy theory here but eyeballing it based on where the western division programs are TODAY it looks like the Suckeyes may have caught a break as the Cornholers descend into mediocrity and based on what I saw last night Iowa is a program on the rise with some young talent in the cupboard. Michigan - Wisconsin feels about right and what looked to be a mismatch between MSU and Northwestern may now just be a race of also rans? Other thoughts / observations?



Given the state of the B1G at the time these games were scheduled, it looks about right. Your comment about predicting the future is spot on.....who would have seen Nebraska struggling to get past Rutgers?
 
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One good recruiting class/elite QB or a coaching change can drastically change the looks of that too. MSU went from playoff to awful in one year.
 
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