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One of the favorite pastimes of college football fans is accusing everybody else of having a cushy schedule. Every season, it's the same drill. By the time we get to November, nobody has played anybody, and everybody is overrated because of a supposedly soft schedule. But the reality is, some teams hardly break a sweat during the nonconference portion of their schedules. Who are those teams in 2016? Keeping in mind that it's barely February, we take our shot at ranking the 10 easiest nonconference schedules among Power 5 teams for next season. 1. Baylor Bears Sept. 3: Northwestern State Sept. 10: SMU Sept. 17: at Rice The Bears are looking to upgrade their nonconference schedule in future years, something that needs to happen if they want to gain favor with the College Football Playoff selection committee. But the 2016 slate is once again woefully weak. Baylor is likely to open the season ranked in the top 10 nationally, maybe in the top...

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