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Bigger BE will take away from best OOC schedule

HG73

HG73

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So, what this guy is saying is we should all go independent so we can schedule 12 OOC games per year. Always wondered how the BigEast scheduled almost half (5 of 12) their games every year OOC. We have such a hard time scheduling 4 OOC games. Then again the BigEast teams haven't been in 5 conferences in the last 15 years (or whatever it is). And we have so many former conference mates that we try to schedule that back out every year. Then we end up with the Portland States of the world. Scheduling is such a headache. Can you hear me BYU?
 
toadallytexan

toadallytexan

ToadallyTexan
Seems there were two week-kneed teams on every one of those schedules. Is the guy saying cutting those would preclude playing the remaining OOC schedule? If so, that means patsy scheduling THEN ambitious OOC scheduling is a way of life, and if their are fewer OOC games, then the patsies stay and the quality is cut back. Some admission.

Another [ What the heck? ] element is saying a 12 team conference would mean fewer OOC games than a nine team conference. You have to go to divisions, and likely play only eight other confernce teams in a 12 team set up. That's exactly the same number as in a nine team league.

Lastly, why does the mighty SEC get a pass on his analyzing and comparing how many OOC AQ teams a particular confernce schedules? He only looked at 5 of 6 BCS big Boy conferences, by his own admission. Anybody on here at all going to wager that the SEC will lead the way on this stat? How about, be Tail End Charley? My $$ would be on the latter.

I AM, however, glad to see all the examples displayed showing that the BE (even Rutgers of late) takes on some strong AQ teams in their out of conference match-ups. If the aim is not only to go to a BCS bowl at the end of the year, but also to have a shot at the MNC, then that's what it takes...the OU, not TT approach.

[Added on edit]By the way, our home field record since 2005 is 0.944. It's sort of self-perpetuating when a potential future opponent looks at that record. That makes it hard to get good OOC teams to play us here, but that then makes the record get only more lopsided as we end up hosting a weaker schedule than we want.
 
Texas Otto

Texas Otto

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toadallytexan said:
Seems there were two week-kneed teams on every one of those schedules. Is the guy saying cutting those would preclude playing the remaining OOC schedule? If so, that means patsy scheduling THEN ambitious OOC scheduling is a way of life, and if their are fewer OOC games, then the patsies stay and the quality is cut back. Some admission.

Another [ What the heck? ] element is saying a 12 team conference would mean fewer OOC games than a nine team conference. You have to go to divisions, and likely play only eight other confernce teams in a 12 team set up. That's exactly the same number as in a nine team league.

Lastly, why does the mighty SEC get a pass on his analyzing and comparing how many OOC AQ teams a particular confernce schedules? He only looked at 5 of 6 BCS big Boy conferences, by his own admission. Anybody on here at all going to wager that the SEC will lead the way on this stat? How about, be Tail End Charley? My $$ would be on the latter.

I AM, however, glad to see all the examples displayed showing that the BE (even Rutgers of late) takes on some strong AQ teams in their out of conference match-ups. If the aim is not only to go to a BCS bowl at the end of the year, but also to have a shot at the MNC, then that's what it takes...the OU, not TT approach.

[Added on edit]By the way, our home field record since 2005 is 0.944. It's sort of self-perpetuating when a potential future opponent looks at that record. That makes it hard to get good OOC teams to play us here, but that then makes the record get only more lopsided as we end up hosting a weaker schedule than we want.
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I like a nine team conference for the simple reason it offers a balanced conference schedule (4 game home and 4 away each year). This guys comments about expanding = weaker non-conference schedule makes no sense however as SU for the next 6 years is locked into multiple series contracts with USC, ND,BC and Penn State with rumors that current negotiations taking place with BYU so these contracts would have to stay what would be eliminated would be the games not scheduled as far out such as either the annual FCS victim or the non BCS patsies. Sorry doesn't compute.
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Gunner

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Probably need to expand to 12 and have a playoff. You get alot of pub with a playoff.

The one thing positive about a nine team league for us is, we get to schedule many more games in and around Texas. But it has become next to impossible to schedule anybody, they flat out fear playing the Frogs. Tech just did a duck and run, and now Baylor, "no more, we've had enough"....September game is their last with us. So, it is not the advantage it was. 3 more teams means less games to schedule out of conference.

That way, the sissy Ags and Okie Lite, Missouri, UT, Baylor, Tech, can continue to duck and run...
 

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