This week the 2013 SEC conference schedule was released, and apparently the desire to play early season conference games will not be denied by anything, including previous agreements of member schools for non-conference games. As a result, Vanderbilt was forced to cancel games against Northwestern and Ohio State.
Of course, Vanderbilt then goes and notifies both Big Ten schools by a letter via regular U.S. Mail, which is about the equivalent of breaking up by texting in this digital era. Given the late timing of this announcement, it really forces both Big Ten schools to scramble to find an adequate replacement for a decent game against a SEC team.
Northwestern wasted no time in grabbing Western Michigan from the MAC to fill their schedule opening. Although this will bring less prestige for the Wildcats, Northwestern still has respectable games to open the season at California and home against Syracuse.
The Buckeyes have not moved as quickly. Vanderbilt was one of two major…
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