Non-conference Opponents Question

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A buddy and I were watching the game last night and the 9-game SEC schedule came up. Assuming the 3-6 model is adopted, that will reduce the number of non-conference games to three. He and I have differing viewpoints on how we'd schedule those. His approach would be to schedule three cupcakes while I prefer scheduling three games against other power fives. I realize that coaches want to have a few built-in wins every season for job security and bowl eligibility, but to me this does little for the game. If all power five teams were required to schedule only other power fives to fill out their schedule, the fear of other teams being able to schedule lightly to take the back door into the playoffs would be mitigated. While I watched every snap of the Akron and Ball State games, the Pitt gameday experience (and buildup) was 1,000x better and what college football should be. Having 3/12 of your games be against overmatched teams is analogous to a restaurant having really good food for 274 days out of the year and terrible food the other 91. The product is the game on Saturday . . . I don't know of too many other businesses that willingly offer an inferior product 25% of the time. Thoughts?
 
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THEONLYTENISEE said:
Cupcakes give 2nd and 3rd string playing time. The smaller schools actually benefit from the money to play a bigger school.
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CFB has no preseason. Ours is interspersed into the season. Issues I have are we play Bama, and rotate in every West team when they're hot AF. We also schedule 1 good P5.

Kentucky, Candy, and SC play patsies and a weak permanent West team.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
CFB has no preseason. Ours is interspersed into the season. Issues I have are we play Bama, and rotate in every West team when they're hot AF. We also schedule 1 good P5.

Kentucky, Candy, and SC play patsies and a weak permanent West team.
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It was done with purpose of revenue. UT vs Bama, LSU vs UF, UGA vs Auburn.
 
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I think that with the new playoff format, it will drive teams to schedule tougher out of conference opponents.
 
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EODVOL said:
I think that with the new playoff format, it will drive teams to schedule tougher out of conference opponents.
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This is what I hope will be a byproduct of the expanded playoff. I’d like to see a few teams get left out and weak strength of schedule be the reason why.
 
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EODVOL said:
I think that with the new playoff format, it will drive teams to schedule tougher out of conference opponents.
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I think to goes the other way. If we play 9 SEC games we can play 3 cupcakes and our strength of schedules will be plenty tough enough.
 
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OrangeVolMan said:
I think to goes the other way. If we play 9 SEC games we can play 3 cupcakes and our strength of schedules will be plenty tough enough.
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Agreed, with only 4 spots, you had better have a great SOS. If there is 12 or more spots, I don't think you have to have a good of a SOS to get in, and you will get in healthier.
 
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OrangeVolMan said:
I think to goes the other way. If we play 9 SEC games we can play 3 cupcakes and our strength of schedules will be plenty tough enough.
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Vice that of a Big Ten equivalent team that play a tough Big Ten schedule and schedules decent ACC teams or another power five team. I don't see it.
 
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TN will pick AL, Vandy and KY for permanent 3.
Florida will pick Georgia, LSU, Auburn
Mizzou: TX, SCAR, Ark
KY: TN, Vandy and SCAR
Georgia: FL, Auburn, SCAR
SCAR: Georgia, Mizzou, Kentucky
Vandy: TN, KY, Ole Miss
Alabama: Auburn, TN, LSU
Auburn: Georgia, Alabama, Florida
Ole Miss: Miss St, Ark, Vandy
LSU: FL, aTm, Bama
Miss St: Ole Miss, Arky, OK
aTm: TX, OK, LSU
TX: OK, aTm, Mizzou
OK: TX, aTm, Miss St
Ark: Miss st, Ole Miss, OK

Best that I could do. This brings back the Florida Auburn rivalry that was played every year before SEC Divisions.
 
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cbrown said:
A buddy and I were watching the game last night and the 9-game SEC schedule came up. Assuming the 3-6 model is adopted, that will reduce the number of non-conference games to three. He and I have differing viewpoints on how we'd schedule those. His approach would be to schedule three cupcakes while I prefer scheduling three games against other power fives. I realize that coaches want to have a few built-in wins every season for job security and bowl eligibility, but to me this does little for the game. If all power five teams were required to schedule only other power fives to fill out their schedule, the fear of other teams being able to schedule lightly to take the back door into the playoffs would be mitigated. While I watched every snap of the Akron and Ball State games, the Pitt gameday experience (and buildup) was 1,000x better and what college football should be. Having 3/12 of your games be against overmatched teams is analogous to a restaurant having really good food for 274 days out of the year and terrible food the other 91. The product is the game on Saturday . . . I don't know of too many other businesses that willingly offer an inferior product 25% of the time. Thoughts?
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They will play 9 sec games, 1 P5 opponent, 1 G5 opponent and one FCs team. As will almost everyone else
 
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