Army 2008

wesleyd21 said:
I hope Dan Radakovich realizes it hurts your BCS ranking when you play D-II teams. In fact, it doesn't even count as a win at all according to the computers.
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I hope you realize we don't play any D-II teams. Also, I hope you realize that you are allowed to play one D-IAA game that WILL count towards your bowl eligibility, which every BCS team ends up doing. I would also assume Dan probably knows what he's doing....
 
As I've pointed out the obvious in past posts, the road schedule next year scares me to death.

UGA
Clemson
VT
BC
UNC
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What sucks is we play UGA, Clemson, and VT AWAY every other year. Who thought that up? Sure it's not so bad during the years they all come to Bobby Dodd, damn all three of those games are hellacious road games.

We need to get Clemson at home and the other 2 on the road, and vice-versa.
 
Re: who do folks assume BC will be so good next year?

thwg said:
IO don't get the BC lovefest next year.
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There very well could be down...but history suggests that they win every year regardless of changes....below is just the past 6 years.

2007- 10-3
2006- 10-3
2005- 9-3
2004- 9-3
2003- 8-5
2002- 9-4
 
Friends told me that FSU is adding a second D1AA opponent after getting cancelled on. I hope that doesn't happen to us. If FSU couldn't find a 1A opponent, we might not be able to either.

Probably the only way we can get a lower-tier D1A opponent in is to play a 2-for-1. We are already doing that with MTSU in 2009-2011. That will be really interesting if Andy McCollum is hired as the DC here.

Other than that it might be possible to set up a home and home with a real team. Bama has an opening on 9/13 and is rumored to want to play an ACC team in the Dome, or maybe it could be a home and home (Tusc 2008, Atlanta 2011) to precede our 2012/2014 home and home with them.

I wouldn't mind a two-for-one with Troy or UAB.

It's probably too late to arrange a play-for-pay from a D1A, and lately we have largely been priced out of that market anyway which is the reason for the UConn and MTSU deals.

I think we want to avoid a 1AA if possible. The fact that it looks bad is somewhat relevant but the most important point is that we'd have to win 7 to get bowl eligible, and we are looking at a big time rebuilding year.
 
Re: who do folks assume BC will be so good next year?

hiveredtech said:
There very well could be down...but history suggests that they win every year regardless of changes....below is just the past 6 years.

2007- 10-3
2006- 10-3
2005- 9-3
2004- 9-3
2003- 8-5
2002- 9-4
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Heheh. History suggested UNC won every year under Mack Brown.

Jags inherited a senior-laden team with an all world QB. BC could easily fall off a lot, esp if ND improves as they probably will. Next year their X-division schedule is: GT, VT, @UNC. UNC looks likely to get a lot better, so that's pretty tough.
 
For giggles and grins...it seems to me non-conf. schedule meant very little for this years BCS teams. Just having the game against Georgia alone would seem to fit the bill. Not exciting for the fans...but it helps get you to the BCS.

Ohio State:
Youngstown St.
Akron
Kent State
Washington

LSU:
VaTech
Middle Tenn St.
Tulane

VaTech:
East Carolina
LSU
Ohio
William & Mary (1AA)

Kansas:
Central Michigan
SE Louisiana (1AA)
Toledo
Florida International

West Virginia:
Western Michigan
Marshall
Maryland
East Carolina
Miss. St

Oklahoma:
North Texas
Utah State
Tulsa
Miami

Georgia:
Oklahoma St.
Western Carolina (1AA)
Troy
Ga Tech

Hawaii:
Northern Colorado (1AA)
Charlseton Southern (!AA)
Washington
UNLV

Illinois:
Missouri
Western Illinois (1AA)
Syracuse
Ball State

Southern Cal (thought schedule would be tougher when they put the games together):
Idaho (1-11)
Nebraska (5-7)
Notre Dame (3-9)
 
wesleyd21 said:
I hope Dan Radakovich realizes it hurts your BCS ranking when you play D-II teams. In fact, it doesn't even count as a win at all according to the computers.
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D-II?!?!

When in the last 20 years had GT played a D-II team :ugh:
 
Padding your schedule with cheap wins gets you credibility, because wins and stats are worth a lot more than schedule strength since the BCS formula changed. It's just downright dumb to schedule hard opponents in modern football.

I hate it, it sucks, but padding your schedule is the totally and completely the right thing to do.
 
beej67 said:
Padding your schedule with cheap wins gets you credibility, because wins and stats are worth a lot more than schedule strength since the BCS formula changed. It's just downright dumb to schedule hard opponents in modern football.

I hate it, it sucks, but padding your schedule is the totally and completely the right thing to do.
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yep that padded easy schedule got the only undefeated team a ranking of #10. The #1 and # 8 teams have 1 loss and all the other Top Ten have 2 losses. I don't see where it gets you anywhere.
 
yep that padded easy schedule got the only undefeated team a ranking of #10.
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An undefeated team in a BCS conference under the revised (post-Auburn #2) BCS formula is guaranteed a #1 or a #2 spot, unless 2 undefeateds are ahead of them.

If we go undefeated with our schedule, playing all patsie opponents OOC, we will go to the NC game unless there are a minimum of 3 total undefeated BCS teams.
 
We should really muck things up and play a non-conference game against Clemson at home, since they're looking for another game. Play it in the Georgia Dome and split revenue with them.
 
How about LSU or 'Bama? 'Bama has an opening, as was previously mentioned, and LSU does as well.

Outside of those two...I don't know. We could play ND again...this year was fun. :)
 
OfficiallyBuzz said:
yep that padded easy schedule got the only undefeated team a ranking of #10. The #1 and # 8 teams have 1 loss and all the other Top Ten have 2 losses. I don't see where it gets you anywhere.
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If Hawaii had the same OOC schedule plus had played in any of the BCS conferences (Big East included)...they would be playing in the national title.
 
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