UConn's 2013 schedule will be arguably its hardest ever. We NEED to make a bowl game next year. Three straight years without going to a bowl would be devastating. With Michigan, Maryland, Louisville and Rutgers (all at home) on the schedule, there is no need to schedule another tough game. We need a couple of easy OOC games to work on our new offense and, therefore, have a chance to win some of the aforementioned games.
As for 2014 and beyond, we definitely need to play at least two good teams OOC every year, possibly even three.