McMurphy of CBS Sports tweets: Swofford: 9 game ACC schedule when Pitt/SU join; Atlantic will have 5 home gms in odd yrs; Coastal 5 home games in even yrs
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So that leaves us with 3 OOC games.We have gone from needing 5 OOC opponents to needing 3.
We have a 4 year series with Notre Dame starting in 2014. So that leaves 2 OOC games needed in those years. (14, 15, 16 or 17)
Not a lot of flexibility there and almost no opportunity to play Big East schools.
So that leaves us with 3 OOC games.We have gone from needing 5 OOC opponents to needing 3.
We have a 4 year series with Notre Dame starting in 2014. So that leaves 2 OOC games needed in those years. (14, 15, 16 or 17)
Not a lot of flexibility there and almost no opportunity to play Big East schools.
Not a lot of flexibility there and almost no opportunity to play Big East schools.
Not a lot of flexibility there and almost no opportunity to play Big East schools.
I'd hope we'd be able to find a way to play Buffalo, Cornell or Colgate every year.
That is OR, not and. I'm not advocating we play all three every year so no need to hyperventilate.
Ivies don't play against FBS teams.
Really we have no room for any OOC games. There will always be a 1AA. So we have 10 games in the bag every year. I would like to see SU play a weak to mid level non BCS team every year and then the last game a BCS level team (ND is already scheduled for quite a bit of those).
Speaking of ND they will start to have trouble scheduling soon. All the big 5 conferences will have 9 games set in stone leaving only 3 OOC. Not many games especially in November for ND. That plus the possible conf champ Final Four and the implosion of the BE could force their hand.
Really we have no room for any OOC games. There will always be a 1AA. So we have 10 games in the bag every year. I would like to see SU play a weak to mid level non BCS team every year and then the last game a BCS level team (ND is already scheduled for quite a bit of those).
Speaking of ND they will start to have trouble scheduling soon. All the big 5 conferences will have 9 games set in stone leaving only 3 OOC. Not many games especially in November for ND. That plus the possible conf champ Final Four and the implosion of the BE could force their hand.
I'm really hoping that the 9 game conf schedule will eventually squeeze out the 1AAs altogether. The Pac 12 has been playing 9 game schedules for awhile, and if I recall (I remember looking this up once) you rarely see a 1AA on their schedules.
Having to schedule 4 or 5 OOC games makes it understandable that you have to do that. But not with 3, especially if everyone is only looking for 3 OOC now.
We should be looking to Buffalo or, more attractively, Army to fill that void. Games we should win, in theory. Keeps us in NYS.
So for 2013, we will have 5 ACC home games, 4 ACC road games, 1 neutral game against PSU, 1 road game against Northwestern, and then TBD (home)? Scheduling will be such an easier job for the athletic department.