Big Ten Conference to stop scheduling non-Division I Teams

Big Ten officials have “…made an agreement that our future games will all be Division I schools. It will not be FCS schools.”

http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/02/big-ten-conference-stop-scheduling-fcs-teams/

A source told ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg the ban could start in 2016, with several FCS games already on the books for 2014 and 2015. But it could be a gradual move with some schools stopping now and some stopping later, the source said.

The Big X is trying to regain the thunder it lost to the SEC. They desperately want to be the best conference again...but the weather gods are against them. The best football is from the South. We play all year long and we don't have hockey.

SEC will always rule in football.

Still a good decision though.

exactly, the SEC could learn something from them.

No question the SEC has an advantage with weather, population, etc., but I would be careful in saying the SEC will ALWAYS rule in football. The B1G Ten can and will once again compete with the SEC. That being said, it's hard to make this argument when you look at the last 7 years. Enjoy it while you can, it won't last forever.

You're right about not lasting forever...The big XII is poised to rise (...if they ever learn to play defense ).

When I was young, the big X dominated football !! (along with Nebraska under Osborne )....How'd you know I went to grad school at OU?

even if the Big Ten does phase out non-Div 1-A opponents by 2016, there are still plenty of cupcake Div 1-A opponents for them to choose from:

in bold are the ones LSU has played since 2000:

Air Force
Akron
Arkansas State (LSU played in 2004)
Army
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Colorado State
ECU
Duke
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Fresno State (LSU played in 2006)
Hawaii
Idaho (LSU played in 2012)
Kent State
Louisiana-Monroe (LSU played in 2003 and 2010)
Louisiana Tech (LSU played in 2003, 2007, 2009)
Memphis
Miami-Ohio (LSU played in 2002)
Middle Tennessee (LSU played in 2001, 2007)
Navy
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Nevada
North Texas (LSU played in 2005, 2008 and 2012)
Ohio
Rice
Temple
Toledo
Tulsa
UAB (LSU played in 2000 and lost 10-13)
UCF
ULL (LSU played in 2002, 2006, 2009)
UMass
UNLV
UTEP
UTSA
Utah State (LSU played in 2001)
San Diego State
San Jose State
South Alabama
Texas State
Tulane (LSU played in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Troy (LSU played in 2004 and 2008)
Western Kentucky (LSU played in 2011)
Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
Wyoming
etc

Looking at where the red and orange stops headed West, I'm sure glad Messicans ain't all that.