Comments on: My schedule is bigger than yours http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/ Serving the Bulldog Nation since 1995 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: DawgsOnline » Home field advantage http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10859 DawgsOnline » Home field advantage Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:22:37 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/#comment-10859 [...] going to turn this into a strength of scheduling discussion, but it should be noted that I think, as a rule, our schedule is often plenty tough enough, thanks. The downside of my preferred scheduling [...] [...] going to turn this into a strength of scheduling discussion, but it should be noted that I think, as a rule, our schedule is often plenty tough enough, thanks. The downside of my preferred scheduling [...]

]]> By: Steve K http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-9065 Steve K Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:30:29 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/#comment-9065 The OSU-Texas series were the biggest non-conference games of the year. Both winners went to the BCS Title game. Who wants to play for a school that is afraid of big games? Nothing but positives from those two games. The year OSU lost they still went BCSing and Texas would have if McCoy didnt hurt himself late last year. BTW, OSU has a home and home with Southern Cal starting next year and then Miami after that. The OSU-Texas series were the biggest non-conference games of the year. Both winners went to the BCS Title game. Who wants to play for a school that is afraid of big games? Nothing but positives from those two games. The year OSU lost they still went BCSing and Texas would have if McCoy didnt hurt himself late last year. BTW, OSU has a home and home with Southern Cal starting next year and then Miami after that.

]]> By: Old Dawg http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-7549 Old Dawg Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:44:30 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/07/10/my-schedule-is-bigger-than-yours/#comment-7549 Not to mention that the won - lost record will go a long way to determining how many fans will be buying tickets for the next season. We say we want tougher schedules, but we also want to go undefeated. The main thing the athletic departments seem to want are opponents who will put butts in the seats. The name of the game has gotten to be money, and the more wins the more TV exposure and money you get. There's an old parody on Grantland Rice that says it well: "When the university accounting department figures gate receipts and costs, it matters not how you played the game, but whether you won or lost." Not to mention that the won - lost record will go a long way to determining how many fans will be buying tickets for the next season. We say we want tougher schedules, but we also want to go undefeated.

The main thing the athletic departments seem to want are opponents who will put butts in the seats. The name of the game has gotten to be money, and the more wins the more TV exposure and money you get.

There’s an old parody on Grantland Rice that says it well:

“When the university accounting department
figures gate receipts and costs,
it matters not how you played the game,
but whether you won or lost.”

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