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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1475464"><p>Not really. They still play 8 conference games -- only one less than the Big Ten. And one could argue that those 8 games are as difficult -- if not more so -- than the 9 games on any other conference's slate. Georgia plays GT every year and plays ND this year. Florida plays FSU every year. Texas A&M has been playing Clemson. Auburn has played Washington and Oregon, and they start a series with Penn State in a few years. Alabama has played some solid OOC teams in recent years (Michigan, VT, FSU, etc.). LSU has played some big OOC games. </p><p></p><p>The real question is, why doesn't the Big Ten go back to 8 games? Instead of that 3rd cross-divisional game, why not use that week for a MAC cupcake? Ohio State recently lost playoff hopes because they lost cross-divisional games to Purdue and Iowa. By having a 9th game, it guarantees that half of the Big Ten teams lose that game. </p><p></p><p>The Big Ten needs to play the game the way the SEC does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1475464"] Not really. They still play 8 conference games -- only one less than the Big Ten. And one could argue that those 8 games are as difficult -- if not more so -- than the 9 games on any other conference's slate. Georgia plays GT every year and plays ND this year. Florida plays FSU every year. Texas A&M has been playing Clemson. Auburn has played Washington and Oregon, and they start a series with Penn State in a few years. Alabama has played some solid OOC teams in recent years (Michigan, VT, FSU, etc.). LSU has played some big OOC games. The real question is, why doesn't the Big Ten go back to 8 games? Instead of that 3rd cross-divisional game, why not use that week for a MAC cupcake? Ohio State recently lost playoff hopes because they lost cross-divisional games to Purdue and Iowa. By having a 9th game, it guarantees that half of the Big Ten teams lose that game. The Big Ten needs to play the game the way the SEC does. [/QUOTE]
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