Does this season change Snyder's scheduling philosophy?

[Cire]

nope

[SleepFighter]

Notre Dame had the most difficult schedule of the three on paper, and arguably in actuality to this point in time.  Notre Dame is in third place.

[smith1051]

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.

Tulane with Shaun King at the helm and coached by Tommy Bowden

[michigancat]

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.

Tommy Bowden led Tulane to an undefeated season. I think Shaun Smith was his QB. Arizona beat Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl IIRC.

[cfbandyman]

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.

This, I like when we play some "bigger" name teams like UCLA/Miami/Auburn but they aren't necessarily world beaters. We should sched. 2 crappy teams and then a team from the big10/big east/acc/pac 12 that gives intrigue and an sense of playing a better schedule but little/no risk of losing. Looking at you Illinois, BC, Wake Forest, Cals et. al of the world

[ChiComCat]

Playing crappy BCS teams could be the difference between not bowling or the pinstripe.  If you're looking at a legit bowl (BCS/Cotton), you'll win them.

[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.

This, I like when we play some "bigger" name teams like UCLA/Miami/Auburn but they aren't necessarily world beaters. We should sched. 2 crappy teams and then a team from the big10/big east/acc/pac 12 that gives intrigue and an sense of playing a better schedule but little/no risk of losing. Looking at you Illinois, BC, Wake Forest, Cals et. al of the world

The dilema is, those teams want 3 pud teams cause they know their team sucks. They would never agree to a two game ass whooping we would give them.

[Lrrrrman]

LFBIQ fans help here? I don't even....

[HerrSonntag]

Utah, Call, Wash St., Southern Flo., and the Illini all only have 1 or 2 non-cons scheduled currently for 2014... just saying

[michigancat]

Everyone thinks they're the first person to come up with the "play terrible bcs teams" scheduling philosophy.

Guess what. Everyone wants to play Indiana and Wake and Cal for their ooc.

[ChiComCat]

I think scheduling shitty SEC teams is the way to go so we can talk about how garbage the SEC is.  Bring on Auburn!

[Emo EMAW]

Where was Boise BCS wise when Brotzman missed those two against Nevada?  Even with their crap schedule they would have been in if I remember right.

[Fuktard]

Everyone thinks they're the first person to come up with the "play terrible bcs teams" scheduling philosophy.

Guess what. Everyone wants to play Indiana and Wake and Cal for their ooc.

From a computer standpoint you are way better off playing a good MAC or WAC team or other mid major than a poor major conf team.

[michigancat]

Everyone thinks they're the first person to come up with the "play terrible bcs teams" scheduling philosophy.

Guess what. Everyone wants to play Indiana and Wake and Cal for their ooc.

From a computer standpoint you are way better off playing a good MAC or WAC team or other mid major than a poor major conf team.

Not necessarily. They all compute SOS differently, so difficult to know exactly which is better. And of course perception is big for human polls.

[Shacks]

Where was Boise BCS wise when Brotzman missed those two against Nevada?  Even with their crap schedule they would have been in if I remember right.

Nope.  That was 2010, and the title game ended up being 13-0 Auburn vs 12-0 Oregon, with 12-0 TCU on the outside looking in.  Undefeated Boise State would have taken Ohio State's at-large bid to the Sugar Bowl and played Pig Aggie.  After they mumped up against Nevada, they plummeted all the way to the Las Vegas Bowl.

[Emo EMAW]

Wow.  Woof.

[kstater]

No.  The chances of more than 2 teams undefeated let alon more than 4 when the playoffs start are next to nothing.  Win all your games regardless of strength and you're in.

[Pete]

Does anyone remember if we still have a return trip from Auburn coming our way?  Seems like we do, but I can't remember in what year it was supposed to be.

[steve dave]

Does anyone remember if we still have a return trip from Auburn coming our way?  Seems like we do, but I can't remember in what year it was supposed to be.

2014

http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/futureschedules.html

and next year's lineup of puds should help our young defense and #life round into form

[Pete]

Here is the 2014 Non-con

   
2014
 August 30 - Stephen F. Austin
 September 20 - Auburn
 September 27 -UTSA

[Pete]

Hey, we did it again SD!