[NU Sports] 10 league games? Not likely

[Beamsley, Jeff]

Something else to keep in mind.

The "weak" non-con schedule sometimes benefits the "weaker" team too.
Look at the national boost the AP State received by beating UoM.  The
nation started to pay attention to NU in '95 because we beat ND.  

The MAC has grown from initially being cannon fodder for the BT to
beating BT teams because they schedule a lot of BT games.  Part of that
growth is the MAC recruiting promise that kids who maybe got passed over
by BT schools will have a chance to beat them on the field.

Also, these are big paydays for both teams, not just the BT.

Jeff

 


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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Hakirsch at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:29 PM
To: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 10 league games? Not likely

In a message dated 10/2/2008 1:04:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com writes:

> As a season ticket holder, I can understand why Penn State or 
> Wisconsin is more attractive than Southern Illinois or Ohio. As a fan 
> who lives 800 miles from Dyche sees 1-2 games a season, I'd rather go
bowling.
> 

I would rather that the Bowl Committees pick teams based upon their
records 
and difficulty of schedule --Unfortunately the mid and lower bowls dont
do 
this--and it encourages  schools to have weak non conference
schedules--Of course 
the committees look at fan and TV base as well to bring in revenue-

But I think there ought to be more push to have schools such as NU and
any 
others  to not get rewarded for weak schedules--but so long as the
overall 
record is such a key determinant, schools are incentivised to load up on
weak 
opponents

Harry


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