Does this season change Snyder's scheduling philosophy?

[michigancat]

I mean, if he puts up a 1998 schedule, I don't think we're number one right now. Conversely, if he plays a BCS OOC opponent in 98 instead of 3 complete puds, they might have been #2 going into the Dr. Pepper.

Or does it not matter since we're doing the selection committee thing now?

[treysolid]

I mean, if he puts up a 1998 schedule, I don't think we're number one right now. Conversely, if he plays a BCS OOC opponent in 98 instead of 3 complete puds, they might have been #2 going into the Dr. Pepper.

Or does it not matter since we're doing the selection committee thing now?

==mods==?

[SdK]

I see football is affecting someone's bball fanship.

[8manpick]

Surely Miami wasn't that much of a boost?

[kso_FAN]

Man, this reminds me of Bill Walker vs UT. I'm not sure what to say really.

[michigancat]

Surely Miami wasn't that much of a boost?

Compared to our 1998 schedule? Yeah, probably. Having a higher percentage of games being in-conference helps a lot, too, as does non having SOS as a BCS component (when it is already factored into computers).

[Unruly]

New shirt for michigancat?

[michigancat]

MODS SAVE ME

[kso_FAN]

I didn't realize, but Sagarin had the Big 12 as the best conference in 98, and he does this year as well.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc98.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc12.htm

[SdK]

Now my post is pointless 

[Dr Rick Daris]

i don't think any of it matters. winning all games is all that matters. schedules all the puds you can. imo.

[ksucrcoop]

i don't think any of it matters. winning all games is all that matters. schedules all the puds you can. imo.

SEC can confirm.

[Pete]

With the combo of 9 conference games and four playoff slots, I expect Snyder to double down on his philosophy and play the shittiest non-con in the history of football (read: KU 2007 non-con) every year going forward.  I fully support this.

I wonder if he will try and get out of the Auburn return trip?  May have already.

[Bqqkie Pimp]

I didn't realize, but Sagarin had the Big 12 as the best conference in 98, and he does this year as well.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc98.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc12.htm

Amazingly the Big 10 was even ahead of the $EC as well....

 

[Skipper44]

I would say no - both seasons will likely boil to down to win them all and you are in. 


I would love to see us schedule quality OC match ups in places we do and/or should recruit (Southeast, California) but with only 3 non cons I am not sure it will be an every year thing.  With the top 4 system coming I do believe KSU could make top 4 with a loss, especially if we finish this season with a NC.

[slimz]

With the combo of 9 conference games and four playoff slots, I expect Snyder to double down on his philosophy and play the shittiest non-con in the history of football (read: KU 2007 non-con) every year going forward.  I fully support this.

I wonder if he will try and get out of the Auburn return trip?  May have already.

Yep. Especially with where we were sitting before Bama lost, with everyone saying Oregon was going to catch up to us and pass us. Oregon played a mostly-terrible schedule and beat up on everyone and has been rewarded by the human voters. What point would there be in playing a tougher non-con if that's how it's going to be? Play chumps and hang 60 on them is the obvious lesson to be learned there.

[pissclams]

I didn't realize, but Sagarin had the Big 12 as the best conference in 98, and he does this year as well.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc98.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc12.htm

the final AP poll from 98

[Dr Rick Daris]

With the combo of 9 conference games and four playoff slots, I expect Snyder to double down on his philosophy and play the shittiest non-con in the history of football (read: KU 2007 non-con) every year going forward.  I fully support this.

I wonder if he will try and get out of the Auburn return trip?  May have already.

Yep. Especially with where we were sitting before Bama lost, with everyone saying Oregon was going to catch up to us and pass us. Oregon played a mostly-terrible schedule and beat up on everyone and has been rewarded by the human voters. What point would there be in playing a tougher non-con if that's how it's going to be? Play chumps and hang 60 on them is the obvious lesson to be learned there.

yeah. this season is a perfect example. kstate and oregon were supposed to play each other. they cancelled and now both are currently in the title game if they just win out.  one team would not be in if they would've played.

[420seriouscat69]

Snyder is done after we win the NC. Moot point.

[AbeFroman]

I would say 2 puds and 1 meh BCS team would be better than 3 puds. The key is to keep scheduling meh BCS teams that people will think are good in preseason. Notre Dame has been doing it for years. We need to schedule a Boston College or Arizona State.

[wetwillie]

I feel like the real rusty would PI the crap out of this garbage thread, wtf is going on

[Skipper44]

With the combo of 9 conference games and four playoff slots, I expect Snyder to double down on his philosophy and play the shittiest non-con in the history of football (read: KU 2007 non-con) every year going forward.  I fully support this.

I wonder if he will try and get out of the Auburn return trip?  May have already.

I think Snyder may be considering the state of that program.  Even with a home run hire (Petrino, Gundy, Patterson) it seems unlikely they will be good enough to win in Manhattan, they have won only 1 road game since Cam left.

[michigancat]

I don't think it's a given that we're in if you replace Miami with a pud. Obviously the computers will be affected, but so would the human polls, which is where we get all of our edge on ND.

[Emo EMAW]

I don't think it's a given that we're in if you replace Miami with a pud. Obviously the computers will be affected, but so would the human polls, which is where we get all of our edge on ND.

Agree, it was a nice, early win to piss pound a "good" team and get some attention.

[WillieWatanabe]

I didn't realize, but Sagarin had the Big 12 as the best conference in 98, and he does this year as well.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc98.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc12.htm

the final AP poll from 98

Arizona? Tulane?! Air Force?! Georgia Tech?? damn i dont remember crap.