As of now we only have one non conference home game scheduled for 2023 and that isn’t until mid October. It’ll be interesting to see what we can put together.
As of now we only have one non conference home game scheduled for 2023 and that isn’t until mid October. It’ll be interesting to see what we can put together.
We aren't doing anymore 2 for 1. I understand the logic here because on years with only five home games suck and it's hard to have a winning season when you gotta play 7 games on the road. That being said the lower and mid P5 don't come for straight up home and home. That's why the Wyoming series was so disappointing to me.
Nothing happened to us. The landscape of college football change tremendously since then.
We joined the SunBelt in 2001 as a football member. So 5 of 12 of the games i listed were as SBC members.
Interesting question. Numerous post regarding the basketball schedule and not getting better home games. Several posters believe the lack of quality basketball games is due to the coach wanting to pad his wins. I think the answer to basketball and football lack of scheduling quality home games is the same for both--lack of money to purchase games. Our AD does not want to do 2-1 games. Where does the athletic dept take money away to allocate it to purchase home games in both sports? Keep in mind, big name opponents don't always equal large crowds--see the the top 10 crowds at Cajun Field and the dome
If our goal is to make an NY6 game, our scheduling is perfect. If our goal is to make the playoff, we need 2 P5 games per year.
Schedule accordingly.
The biggest obstacles to attractive home schedules are the TV and media contracts. Until those are changed, arguing about home schedules is pointless.
Cincy set it up perfectly this year. They had Indiana, a winnable P5 opponent and ND on their schedule both on the road. Indiana was down from the year before (something they could not have known going in) and the expectation was that ND would be pretty good (Top 10 - 15 team, they were better than that). They also scheduled 2 other very winnable games at home Miami of OH and Murray State (FCS). They also got some help by playing Houston a Top 25 team. The rest of their schedule (conference games) was really nothing to write home about, but they won every game as well as the 2 P5 opponents and the Top 25 team in Houston. They also got some help at the end of the season, I am not sure that if OSU would have won vs Baylor that their was a good chance the CFP committee would have left Cincy at home.
The saving grace for Cincy was beating #5 ND on the road, when it was all said and done, ND and Cincy had very similar resumes, but the committee was going to have a hard time bumping Cincy for a ND team they had beaten on the road with all things being equal.
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