Future scheduling philosophy

[BigTenFan]

Anyway, this is the kind of schedule that we can and should strive to make:
1. Syracuse (H)
2. UNC (A)
3. NC State (A)
4. BC (H)
5. USF (H)
6. Utah State (A)
7. Wyoming (H)
8. Temple (A)
9. Buffalo (A)
10. Sacred Heart (H)
11. Georgia (A)
12. UMass (H)

We can schedule P5 teams the first four weeks of the season and should do so. We can also schedule a body bag game against an elite SEC opponent during their body bad week.

Why would the #1 team in the country risk any injury week 11 in any season before SEC and post season games?
We need to create some type excitement last few games of the season....not sure UMass moves the needle

 

[shizzle787]

Why would the #1 team in the country risk any injury week 11 in any season before SEC and post season games?
We need to create some type excitement last few games of the season....not sure UMass moves the needle

I'm not sure what you mean by the first sentence. SEC teams regularly play a weaker non-conference opponent at home the second to last game of the season.

P5 schools don't generally have openings (other than the SEC and ACC teams the 2nd to last game of the season) in the second half of the season. It is what is. BYU ran into the same problem which is why they front-loaded the P5 opponents.

 

[noeynox]

We were one meeting away from the P5 back in August. Sure, it was more about basketball, but we were almost in.

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades! But I'm with you on remaining independent.

 

[Greg]

I think we are going to have to live with giving the ACC teams 2 home games to one home game for us. Perhaps, we can get BC and SU to make the 3rd game a neutral site game, Gillette and Yankee Stadium

I doubt any ACC school would give up a home game to play UCONN ay yhis point. As an SU alum I would be furious.

 

[Greg]

Overreaction. I'm mad too, but we will get better.

6 or 6 wi s is still possible.

 

[ZooCougar]

Overreaction. I'm mad too, but we will get better.

Not really. We caught schools like Fresno and Liberty at the nadir of their season.

We literally haven’t won a game since Liberty.