Historical games part of Maine's 2012 schedule

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01/28/2012 - Orono, ME (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maine football's 2012 schedule includes the 100th game against rival New Hampshire and a trip to Boston College for the 1,000th official game in program history.

Coach Jack Cosgrove's Black Bears are coming off a 9-4 season in which they reached the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

Maine will open the season Sept. 8 at Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College, which will be the 1,000th game in program history.

The Black Bears' other two non-conference games will be against Northeast Conference opponents, Sept. 15 at Bryant and Sept. 22 against visiting Albany at Alfond Stadium.

Maine will open its CAA Football schedule at home against Villanova on Sept. 29. The Black Bears then have back-to-back road games against Delaware on Oct. 6 and 2011 conference champion Towson on Oct. 13.

Maine's 100th meeting with New Hampshire on Oct. 20 also will be its Homecoming.

Up next is a trip to William & Mary on Oct. 27 and two straight home games against James Madison on Nov. 3 and CAA newcomer Georgia State on Nov. 10.

The Black Bears will travel to Rhode Island for their final game of the regular season on Nov. 17.

2012 Maine Football Schedule

Sept. 8, at Boston College

Sept. 15, at Bryant

Sept. 22, Albany

Sept. 29, Villanova*

Oct. 6, at Delaware*

Oct. 13, at Towson*

Oct. 20, New Hampshire* (Homecoming)

Oct. 27, at William & Mary*

Nov. 3, James Madison*

Nov. 10, Georgia State*

Nov. 17, at Rhode Island*

* - CAA Football game

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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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