[personal] Re: [Husker] 2006 Div 1-AA opponents

[Skylar Dodds]

Actually, you're mistaken.

If you take out the Div I-AA team and we lose to Colorado, we'd be
5-5, which would still make us bowl-eligible.  You must be .500 or
above to be bowl-eligible.

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Thanks,
Skylar
mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net

Hello Pat,

Wednesday, November 23, 2005, 2:06:11 PM, you wrote:

PG> Mark J Norris wrote:

>>NU could have TWO 1-AA games next year. Pencil in Nicholls State as one of them
>>
>>http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2070606&u_rnd=2481392
>>  
>>
PG> Are we going to play 11 or 12 regular season games next year?  
PG> Supposedly, teams will be able to add a 12th game to their schedule 
PG> starting next year, but I don't think it's mandatory.  Two 1-AA 
PG> opponents + USC + the conference schedule  = 11 regular season games.

PG> Here's another thought...If we lose to Colorado on Friday, we'll be 
PG> forced to count our victory over 1-AA Maine toward bowl eligbility.  It 
PG> used to be that  you could only do this once every four seasons.  If we 
PG> schedule *two* 1-AA opponents next year, then I don't think either one 
PG> of those victories will count toward bowl eligibility.  That would 
PG> indicate that NU needs to go 7-4 in 2006 just to become bowl eligible!  
PG> (Removing the two 1-AA victories would put us at 5-4, the minimum for a 
PG> winning record).  With games against USC, Texas, Colorado, @Iowa State, 
PG> @Texas A&M, that might be easier said than done!

PG> If Stevey is padding the schedule to inflate our record, he might want 
PG> to add a low-rung 1-A team instead.  I have no idea how up-to-date this 
PG> website is, but the following teams still appear to have open slots for 
PG> non-conference opponents:

PG> Western Michigan
PG> http://www.inside99.net/NCAA/future_schedules/westernmichigan_future.htm

PG> Louisiana Tech
PG> http://www.inside99.net/NCAA/future_schedules/louisianatech_future.htm 
PG> (maybe September 9th would work?)

PG> Akron
PG> http://www.inside99.net/NCAA/future_schedules/akron_future.htm  
PG> (September 16th?)

PG> Some of them might demand a home-and-home rather than just a one-game 
PG> deal, but I hope those avenues have at least been explored.  I wonder if 
PG> any other team has yet to officially schedule more than one conference 
PG> schedule?

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