Strength of Schedule

[Coach]

ND has Jimmy Clausen who is tougher than Chuck Norris, they are top 15 for sure.

OSU and Mich almost always begin the year as top 15 teams.

Iowa has been right around 15 when rankings come out.


Again...when you play 4 teams of that quality, I don't care who the other opponents are.

What if you OOC schedule includes 2 patsies and then you have real bad conference opponents (Uconn, USF, Cincy). The question is will Rutgers stay at a decent level (equal to a team like NW) or will they too fall back into the bottom feeder group? Cuse will rebound, Pitt will improve, WVU will continue on their way, Louisville will stay nice I think... BUT still none of these teams are OSU, Mich, Iowa, Wisky, Mich St, Purdue (as a whole, not individually).

[ham55]

What V-man forgets to realize, wether PSU deserves to be in a big bowl (other than a BCS bowl) those high bowls will ALWAYS overlook other teams to get PSU because of the following they bring to the table to each and every game, HOME OR AWAY.

Did you forget, vman, that strength of schedule was taken off the format for the BCS? You want an example of a weak schedule, look @ your BE frontrunner in WVU. There, my friend, you'll see a pathetic, "laughing stock of the college football world", schedule, and people are talking NATIONAL TITLE if they run the table. See how much SOS plays in once it really matters..

[frostlion]

PSU plays the #1 and #3 teams ON THE ROAD in the first four games this year. Does ANY other team do that?

Wouldn't it be great if it was a OSU vs. PSU national title game, where a 1 loss OSU or PSU team beat out an undefeated WVU for the second spot?

Since that PSU vs. OSU game is so early in the season, it could be a possibility. A loss or two and it would have been last year.

[frostlion]

Speaking of schedules:

[web]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14232718/from/RS.4/[/web]

[hilltoppanther]

[quote="frostlion";p="125175"]Pre-season rankings: the most reliable indicator ever invented by man![/quote]

You are quite selective when it comes to when you can and can't use pre-season polls to make an argument. The rankings meant nothing when pointing out the PSU will play 113, 115, and 117. But it matters when you say they will play #1 and #3.

Typical Nitwit.

[vman]

Speaking of schedules:

WVU will significantly bolster their ooc beginning next yr.....they maintain Marshall annually then add home & homes with E. Carolina, Maryland, Auburn, Mich St., & Fla St...

And frosty, the guts of that article,you quote, could certainly be applied to UPS' ooc joke the next 3 yrs & reinforces warning of Vman's post of yesterday...

"Reporters come out of the womb skeptical of mushy schedules. The voters do not eat granola and wish you well. They chew rocks and want you to prove yourself."
"There ought to be a law against schedules like this & UPS' next yr., but because there isn’t we’ll leave it to the voters to administer justice."

Remember Auburn in 2004? Skewered because of the schedule. The Tigers went unbeaten, but did not show any guts outside the SEC and were left as No. 2. They are still being scoffed at two falls later.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Why does WVU's 2007 OOC schedule mean we should be less harsh on them in 2006?

[Coach]

The problem for PSUs future OOC scheduling now is that when they scheduled Syracuse, it was not known that they'd be on a downswing. If the Cuse can develop into a top BE team then that game will be ok. The way the BE is... they could rebound and become the big dogs in 2 years depending on how things go. Be better than Rutg, Cincy, Uconn, USF and win 2 of 3 against Lou, Pitt, and WVU and a team like Syracuse could be at the top again that easy....IF they don't lose to the first 4 teams listed. If they become a top 2-3 BE team, then things won't look so bleak toward the end of the decade in terms of OOC games.

[The Ancient Enemy]

That's exactly what I said before about the Big East. There is more room for progess within the Big East than any other conference. It's not as hard for Rutgers to be the top team as it is for NC State to be the top team in the ACC. There is so much room for mobility in the Big East from top to bottom.

[frostlion]

[quote="hilltoppanther";p="125318"]
[quote="frostlion";p="125175"]Pre-season rankings: the most reliable indicator ever invented by man![/quote]

You are quite selective when it comes to when you can and can't use pre-season polls to make an argument. The rankings meant nothing when pointing out the PSU will play 113, 115, and 117. But it matters when you say they will play #1 and #3.

Typical Nitwit.
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By the time PSU plays OSU and ND, we will not be dealing with pre-season polls, and unless you think Georgia Tech is going to beat ND, or Texas is going to beat Ohio State, OSU and ND will be 1 and 3, or perhaps even 1-2.