Still play Florida, Georgia, SCar, Kentucky, Missouri and Vandy. Still play Alabama and we get a good MissSt team from the west (no worse than a wash compared to Auburn last year imo). We played lowly ETSU and lowly UTEP and lowly Charlotte last year and only played one good OOC opponent in WVa. This year we play lowly GaSouthern, lowly UTC and have 2 good OOC opponents in BYU and UAB.Markedly easier? This year is as soft as it's been in years. They should be able to dress out some of the better guys in the intramural flag football teams to do mop up. If they don't make a bowl this year, something is very wrong.
So, I’m not seeing how this year’s schedule is markedly easier, much less one of our “softest in years”....it’s virtually the same schedule as last year.