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[tekekini]

Who else has been consistently scheduling tough games so early in the year for the last 3 or 4 years and has them booked for the next 6-8 years coming?

Notre Dame. Plays USC, Michigan, and Penn State this year alone.

Notre Dame doesnt have a conference. They play the same schedule every year basically. Michigan and Penn State and USC and Michigan state are on their schedule every year.

[tekekini]

Again, there's nothing wrong with it if your intent is to take the easiest path possible towards a BCS game.

Two MAC schools, a I-AA program and an average (at best) BCS program is cake, particularly given the fact that they don't face the meat-grinder in conference that an SEC school does. Play a Texas-caliber program every year and you'll have an argument. NC State and Washington don't cut it.

Big 10 and Big East schools should have at least one of their representatives--if not both--in national championship games for the forsseable future because of the relative weakness of their conference schedule and the unwillingness of the conference heavyweights to consistently challenege themselves in non-conference matchups.

again, OSU future non conference schedules..

Oklahoma, Miami, USC, California, Va Tech..

unwillingness?

Texas and NC state within the last few years?

Unwillingness?

You are a Moron.

[BGDrew]

Notre Dame doesn't have to schedule those teams, but they do EVERY year. They have played the most competitive schedule year-in, year-out.

To say that ANY team plays more prestigious teams for any other reason than the almighty dollar is a lie. Do we think BG would play OSU if it wasn't for the half million pay day?

[tekekini]

Notre Dame doesn't have to schedule those teams, but they do EVERY year. They have played the most competitive schedule year-in, year-out.

To say that ANY team plays more prestigious teams for any other reason than the almighty dollar is a lie. Do we think BG would play OSU if it wasn't for the half million pay day?

Notre Dame plays UM, MSU, every year..that is set in stone, it has been going on for ages..it is tradition. Same with USC. that is automatic. They also play one other big ten team every year. this year it is Penn St. Last year it was Purdue I believe.

They also play Army, and Navy every year and possibly Air Force?

They are a team without a conference..they have no choice to get those teams..their tough away games equals what anyone else would have to face on the road in their own conference.

You can not complain about weak out of conference schedules then use a team as an example with some tough road games that have no conference.

Hell OSU plays UM and Penn St on the road this year..but it doesn't count as an argument in this thread since we are talking about out of conference schedules...

ND does not have a conference, they can not be used to support your argument unless I can use OSU playing @ UM and PSU this year to counter.

Otherwise ND argument is useless.

[BGDrew]

Of course Notre Dame can be used as an example. Notre Dame just has to make a call tomorrow to Mr. Delany tomorrow and he could be a member of the Big Wecan'tcount. I will gladly give OSU credit when they stop playing 1AA teams and start playing the smaller schools on the road. Why not do a home-and-home with Boise State?

Simple answer, money. If you think it's because Tressel is trying to show he'll play anyone, you're joking yourself. All teams are guilty of it.

[tekekini]

Of course Notre Dame can be used as an example. Notre Dame just has to make a call tomorrow to Mr. Delany tomorrow and he could be a member of the Big Wecan'tcount. I will gladly give OSU credit when they stop playing 1AA teams and start playing the smaller schools on the road. Why not do a home-and-home with Boise State?

Simple answer, money. If you think it's because Tressel is trying to show he'll play anyone, you're joking yourself. All teams are guilty of it.

Of course it is money..i never denied that..every big school plays a few small schools every season because they make the money..they make the money and the small schools make the money..Thats why it works.

OSU can not travel to ssmall school. One the small school's can not support the traveling fan base that would be required. OSU travels enough fans to every away game that they could fill memorial stadium in Illinois by themselves, if no Illini fans were to show up. that is a fact. We went to the Illinois game last season..there were enough OSU fans in the parking lots who didn't even go to the game, to fill that stadium...Do you think BG sor Akron or Kent or Boise could hold a crowd like that? no.

It is much more worth it for the smaller schools to get the pay check and go to the shoe.

BCS schools who do not travel well like N'western or Minnesota will go to the small schools because they do not travel well and they may not always have the money to pay half a million/ game to get a few more home games.

And no yoou can not use ND. Yea they could join the Big Ten if they called and wanted to but if my Aunt had nuts she would be my Uncle.

The fact is, they are not in the big ten, if they were then UM, PSU and MSU would be conference games and then your argument on this thread would be non existent since we are talking about out of conference schedules.

By the way...OSU does not schedule 1-aa schools every year. this is the first time I can remember them doing it in my lifetime.

now unless you are discrediting your MAC schools inclding your beloved BG as division 1-aa then your reaching very far to make a false argument.