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[QUOTE="All4SU, post: 427237, member: 381"]
I agree that a little "soft" scheduling can be prudent some years -- particularly when a team is trying to build back up.  But scheduling is typically done years in advance.  And SU has NOT had overly challenging schedules.  Yes, we have scheduled tough OOC games -- but let's face it, Big East games do not create a gauntlet.  This year is a great example.  Our OOC schedule of USC (BCS/big name, though down this year), Northwestern ( BCS/Better than normal), Minnesota (BCS, but not anything more than a mediocre team), Missouri (BCS, somewhere between Northwestern and Minnesota, and Stony Brook (D1AA).  This schedule was really no more challenging than our BE schedule.  These are teams we should expect to beat, and WILL beat.
 
IMO, the Buttgers scheduling method is a big reason why the BE is where it is today.  Too many teams that were scheduling soft, and wouldn't challenge themselves out of conference to help build conference identity.  Instead, they went the selfish route, so they could get to 7 - 5 and beat some MAC team or second-division BCS team in some crappy bowl. 
 
People can knock SU's scheduling, and there are a lot of BE teams who have benefitted from SU picking up some losses, and we have not been good the last 8-10 years.  BUT a big part of why SU is recognized as a brand name is because we went out and played teams like Florida, Michigan, Auburn, Florida State, Notre Dame, TEnnessee, Texas, USC, Ohio State, and others, AND got our share of wins.
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