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2 out of 3 games have been flops due to scheduling idiocy...

Posted on: September 16, 2019 at 12:10:23 CT
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(1) We shouldn't be scheduling ROAD games against teams like Wyoming, as it drastically increases the chance of a loss in a no-win situation with severe consequences for losing. If you win, no one cares. If you lose, your season is crushed. Had this game been played at home, we'd be 3-0 right now and ranked in the top 20. But instead we're an afterthought, and it's all because of moronic scheduling decisions. If you're going to schedule a non-con ROAD game, it should be a respectable opponent where there's more upside for a win and less downside for a loss.

(2) We shouldn't be scheduling FCS opponents anymore. Fans and season ticket holders hate it, but most of all it's another no-win situation. We won, and no one cares. Had we lost, the fallout would have been even worse than Wyoming.

Why can't we schedule a non-con slate like this instead:

• P5 home-and-home (e.g. Iowa, Arizona, NC State, etc...)
• P5 home-and-home or neutral (e.g. Illinois, Nebraska, K-State, etc...)
• Non-P5 FBS @ home (AAC, MWC, or an independent like BYU or UConn)
• Non-P5 FBS @ home (same as above)

That would give you 3 home + 1 road, or 2-3 home + 0-1 road + 1 neutral, with all opponents FBS and 2 of them P5.





Edited by myself at 12:14:16 on 09/16/19
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2 out of 3 games have been flops due to scheduling idiocy... - myself MU - 9/16 12:10:23
     Colorado tried that and went 1-3 or at best 2-2 to start - OntheMark MU - 9/16 21:25:00
     I like the FCS games. We get to see every one play. (nm) - go tigers MU - 9/16 17:11:22
     Swap the WY and SEMO games would have been better - MU-TULSA MU - 9/16 13:58:34
     Say something positive. About anything. GO! (nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 9/16 13:49:50
          constructive criticism > sunshine pumping .... - myself MU - 9/16 15:03:31
               Go back to the beaker board, d-bag. (nm) - go tigers MU - 9/16 17:12:06
     Look at Alabama's schedule - it's trash. - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/16 13:19:27
          One thing that could keep us out of the playoffs is a weak - myself MU - 9/16 13:25:59
               LOL - it's already a PowerBall season for us to get to 11 - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/16 13:29:11
                    a better non-con would be more likely to help us reach the - myself MU - 9/16 13:34:27
                         We do what we do. I agree we should never play an FCS team - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/16 13:36:42
                              but what if we're a 1-loss or even 2-loss SEC champ?... - myself MU - 9/16 13:43:43
                                   Then we have to suck it. The probabilities of us running - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/16 13:45:46
                                        You're talking about us having a national title contender... - myself MU - 9/16 13:48:12
                                             Which season/schedule would you rather have? - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 14:10:22
                                                  First of all, USCe doesn't play the #4 team.... - myself MU - 9/16 15:01:42
                                                       you don’t build a fan base with 5 or 6 win seasons - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 17:20:46
     It is an SEC rule. Take it up with the conference - RayPecTiger18 MU - 9/16 13:10:04
          Really? Can you link to your source for that? (nm) - myself MU - 9/16 13:15:50
               here - phrejd MU - 9/16 17:36:39
     I agree with the Wyoming game. Disagree with the FCS - Carlos Rossi KC - 9/16 12:38:51
          a 50-0 blowout isn't fun for anyone. The stadium was - myself MU - 9/16 12:48:59
               Eff off. No it wasn’t - JimD MU - 9/16 14:50:52
                    Do you really think there was anywhere close to 55K?... - myself MU - 9/16 15:06:43
                         You are a freakin moran...There were 55,000 there in the ... - BandG MU - 9/16 15:21:07
               It was a great crowd, more than the WV game (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 9/16 13:36:58
                    no, attendance was awful for a prime-time game... - myself MU - 9/16 13:41:00
               The crowd was better than vs WVU (nm) - ChinaTiger KC - 9/16 13:23:33
                    many reasons for that.... - myself MU - 9/16 13:38:47
     o p - Gary P. MU - 9/16 12:38:30
     Wyoming was done as a favor to christianson. It would have - lqf2b8 MU - 9/16 12:37:00
          a favor at MU's expense. Our admins are so incompetent. (nm) - myself MU - 9/16 12:41:40
     Every SEC team plays an FCS team every year (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 9/16 12:19:36
          That's not the case in other P5 conferences, in particular - myself MU - 9/16 12:27:25
               We aren't in another conference dipsh*t..we are in the SEC. - BandG MU - 9/16 15:23:33
               The Pac 12 plays a 9 conference game schedule - MrBlueSky MU - 9/16 12:28:55
                    Playing fewer conference games is even more reason to - myself MU - 9/16 12:34:53
     Almost every P5 team has a game against a FCS team - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 12:18:15
          Wrong. Nearly a quarter of all P5 schools no longer schedule - myself MU - 9/16 12:39:25
               I haven’t seen any data to show that number is growing (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 12:56:22
                    I have, and by the way, Matter is wrong about the number of - myself MU - 9/16 13:00:57
                         Notre Dame plays New Mexico - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 13:56:02
                              New Mexico is in the Mountain West Conference, far from FCS. - myself MU - 9/16 15:09:35
                                   New Mexico is talent wise closer to SEMO - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 17:22:18
               That's true, but it's still the norm, per D. Matter - jj40 MU - 9/16 12:53:50
                    Like I said, the Pac-12 and Big Ten are leading the way in - myself MU - 9/16 12:56:34
     When were the Wyoming games scheduled and most - Diamond Dave MU - 9/16 12:13:39
          10 years from now, I doubt that any P5 schools will be - myself MU - 9/16 12:19:15
               Go back to an 11 game schedule - meatiger MU - 9/16 13:01:38
               14 P5 schools didn't schedule a FCS team this season - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 12:26:37
                    (16) P5 schools, (17) if you include Notre Dame... - myself MU - 9/16 13:11:37
                    The definition of "cupcake" isnt understood by most - meansonny UGA - 9/16 12:39:07
                         I think you mean spider-face. - Gary P. MU - 9/16 13:00:32
                         It does matter, because there's a stigma attached to "FCS" - myself MU - 9/16 12:44:18
                              Losses always matter. It is why the SOS argument is always - meansonny UGA - 9/16 13:00:23
                                   This is correct - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 13:51:24
                              It’s bad to lose to a cupcake no matter what (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 12:48:50
                                   True, but far worse losing to James Madison than Tennessee (nm) - myself MU - 9/16 12:50:09
                                        Tennessee will never be a buy game - wu-tangtiger MU - 9/16 12:54:46
                    At least that many, and it's trending higher every year. (nm) - myself MU - 9/16 12:31:55




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