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Message: [QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 736030, member: 686"] There are exceptions to your rules about scheduling. SU beat #1 Nebraska in 1984 in a game that would have gone in your "55-0 whipping" category that should never be scheduled. That win led to a big improvement in recruiting which led to... 1987, where we had defending NC PSU at the Dome in a game that we came out and crushed them. That win led to a ton of national recognition, an 11-0 record (with a break, i.e. a Miami loss, we would have played in the NC game) and served as a launchpad for a decade of great football at SU. There's more than one way to skin a cat and whether you agree or not, SU has always believed in scheduling tough OOC opponents as a way to gain notariety. On the off-chance you win out with a schedule like ours this year, we would be playing for the NC. Pipe-dream? Maybe, but 15-20 years ago, no one thought it was possible that Boise St, NW, Wisconsin, Oregon, etc. would ever be any good at football. [/QUOTE]