tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post184030128867945444..comments2023-06-08T08:10:31.126-05:00Comments on Husker Mike's Blasphemy: 2009 Football Schedule: Hokies & 3 Sun-Belt TurkeysHusker Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764508184267042143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-68090573557970825892007-05-07T12:49:00.000-05:002007-05-07T12:49:00.000-05:00Might as well schedule UNO and throw them some cas...Might as well schedule UNO and throw them some cash. Might be what UNO needs to help push the Div 1 thing to a reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-9608560148949577712007-05-04T15:11:00.000-05:002007-05-04T15:11:00.000-05:00Hey,Wait a minute, some guy on another blog who cl...Hey,<BR/><BR/>Wait a minute, some guy on another blog who claimed to be the smartest man on the planet and accomoplished jock said that lower division schools could "hand it" to division one schools. So according to that line of thought, isn't any opponent a worthy opponent?<BR/><BR/>So who is right? <BR/><BR/>What differnce does it make what the "common person" believes. So long as Pederson has the support (a.k.a. $) of the boosters then this type of nonsense will continue. <BR/><BR/>Think the problem through, what generates more $'s to the program, a full stadium with a 9-4 record with Maryland school of the blind on your schedule, or a 80% full stadium with a 7-6 record playing the Wake FOrest/UCLA/Wisconsins of the world.<BR/><BR/>(Don't forget that First National Bank Omaha, and Conagra and probably others helped keep the sold out streak alive when they were buying blocks of tickets, when Tom was going 9-3, and 10-2.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-12390144650774970562007-05-04T13:37:00.000-05:002007-05-04T13:37:00.000-05:00All the more reason to re-implement some "Strength...All the more reason to re-implement some "Strength of Schedule" component in the BCS. And, actually give it some weight. Until the major schools are given some sort of "penalty" for scheduling creampuffs, it'll never change.<BR/><BR/>You may not be able to do anything about weaker conference opponents, but certainly the non-conf.<BR/><BR/>What are the chances that the Conference has anything to do with it? Would the Big XII say "Hey Nebraska, we've got Texas v ? on this weekend, and Oklahoma v ? the following week, so schedule a couple creampuffs because we're going to suggest that ABC/ESPN cover them." Not that the conference prefers other teams, but if Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, etc all have big games the same week, there's only so much TV time.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, even though tough opponents increase the chances of losing, bigger games bring more exposure and TV money, so why would Steve schedule teams that don't generate interest (besides a guaranteed home game).<BR/><BR/>PatrickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com