The long-term Big11Ten conference schedule has been released (Intercollegiate Athletics). Five spots to fill in for non-conference games; only 2008 and 2010 are set. Bye weeks are back starting in 2010 which means games on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
2008
Aug. 30 COASTAL CAROLINA
Sept. 6 OREGON STATE
Sept. 13 at Syracuse
Sept. 20 TEMPLE
Sept. 27 ILLINOIS (1), 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Purdue
Oct. 11 at Wisconsin, 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 18 MICHIGAN (2), 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Ohio State
Nov. 8 at Iowa
Nov. 15 INDIANA
Nov. 22 MICHIGAN STATE
2009
Sept. 5 AKRON
Sept. 12 SYRACUSE
Sept. 19 TEMPLE
Sept. 26 IOWA
Oct. 3 at Illinois
Oct. 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS
Oct. 17 MINNESOTA
Oct. 24 at Michigan
Oct. 31 at Northwestern
Nov. 7 OHIO STATE
Nov. 14 INDIANA
Nov. 21 at Michigan State
2010
Sept. 4 YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Sept. 11 at Alabama
Sept. 18 KENT STATE
Sept. 25 TEMPLE
Oct. 2 at Iowa
Oct. 9 ILLINOIS
Oct. 16 OPEN
Oct. 23 at Minnesota
Oct. 30 MICHIGAN
Nov. 6 NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 13 at Ohio State
Nov. 20 at Indiana (FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)
Nov. 27 MICHIGAN STATE
2011
Sept. 3 TBA
Sept. 10 ALABAMA
Sept. 17 at Temple
Sept. 24 TBA
Oct. 1 at Illinois
Oct. 8 OHIO STATE
Oct. 15 IOWA
Oct. 22 at Northwestern
Oct. 29 PURDUE
Nov. 5 OPEN
Nov. 12 WISCONSIN
Nov. 19 at Minnesota
Nov. 26 at Michigan State
2012
Sept. 1 TBA
Sept. 8 at Virginia
Sept. 15 TEMPLE
Sept. 22 TBA
Sept. 29 ILLINOIS
Oct. 6 at Ohio State
Oct. 13 at Iowa
Oct. 20 NORTHWESTERN
Oct. 27 at Purdue
Nov. 3 OPEN
Nov. 10 at Wisconsin
Nov. 17 MINNESOTA
Nov. 24 MICHIGAN STATE
Assistant AD Fran Ganter has some work to do getting those TBA’s taken care of and he better do better than Coastal Carolina or some directional school. Of course, like his days as offensive coordinator, we can speculate on whether he is really calling the plays.
