The pathetic state of non-conference scheduling

JTrain said:
I mean, if Osborne is committed to fairness, he should seriously consider giving up the revenue of one extra home game to play a respectable opponent on the road. Playing four or five road games and seven or eight home games is not maximizing fairness, or even coming close. If Nebraska is really "back and here to stay" we should be willing to play a really solid non-conference schedule.
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Go look at the upcoming schedules again. We are going to Fresno St, we are going to Wyoming, we are going to Southern Miss, we are going to Miami, we are going to UCLA, we are going to Tenn. It appears you are totally passing over those just to push your "point" along.

"To be the man you have to beat the man" look at our conference schedule. OU and Texas are the man. Look at the SEC they play "the man" or are "the man".

You know why the Boise and TCU of the world say they will play anyone anytime? Because they have 8 bye weeks when they go into conference play.

I do agree scheduling 4 crap games is bogus but when has NU ever done that?

 
@todd: Texas Tech wasn't horrible that year. They finished 6-6 and 5-3 in the SWC. UCLA was a top 15 team, and West Virginia was top 25. That's three legit teams and two cupcakes.

@REDSTEEL: Again, is it just about money or do fairness and competition factor in? If we're just concerned about money, why bother scheduling any non-conference road games, ever?

@newearth: I wasn't passing over the games you listed. But we are still playing only one road game in the non-conference every year in the foreseeable future. That said, I agree our schedules look better for the most part in the coming years (after next). So that's a good thing.

 
So basically, as it has turned out, you don't really have a problem with our nonconference schedule. And you agree that nobody really likes to see teams play 4 cupcakes in a row, nor do we want to play four Alabama's in a row. So our nonconference schedule is fine. Great.

 
No, I have a major problem with our OOC schedule this year and next. And although after that they improve, I still would like to see two road games in the name of fairness, as I clearly stated several times. I don't know why we are scared to play Boise in 2011. I guess (according to Sipple) we feel our OOC is pretty tough that year. I don't really agree. Fresno and Wyoming should both be 90% wins, and Washington is at home. So playing Boise would not only be an amazing way to start the season (and draw the national spotlight) but we wouldn't have to play on the Smurf Turf (although I would like to see us do that as well). Look, even if you lose a big game early, it can actually help you get on the right track in the long run. See: Oregon this year after the Boise game. But I personally think we should be able to beat Boise.

But anyway, my original point was not only about Nebraska. It was about the overwhelming trend across the nation of scheduling 75% cupcakes. FBS is overcrowded, and there are 40-50 teams that have no business being there. I don't have much respect for programs that go pick out three of those 40-50 every year and therefore guarantee they are halfway to a bowl bid right out of the gate.

 
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