In reply to: The real issue is this: why have we diluted our strength o posted by ACross
We are playing OSU after they kickoff the conference season in 2023 and have SEC teams in our upcoming schedules, right?
that schedule is.
Ohio State and USC both on the road, as well as Clemson. Also one game still left to be scheduled.
Edit to add: After looking at the schedule in greater detail, it looks like the one game left to be added probably will be an ACC opponent.
Take a look at Alabama, there best two home games are Texas A&M and Auburn. They have as some here like to say "tomato cans" all over the schedule. Utah State, Austin Peay, UL Monroe. I mean I think if you look at schedules of all the major players in college football they all look the same. Each has 2-4 quality games and a bunch of games they had better have no doubt in winning. I agree there are not many games in that 2022 home slate to get excited about going to see. Like some posted there are not a lot of Independent schools left to schedule out there.
In the history of the program.
Two exceptional games then a steaming pile o shit.
The home slate fucking sucks outside 1 game.
So show me one or two power 5 teams in 2022 who play a great home schedule. Georgia has Auburn and Tennessee between the hedges and the rest blow. Michigan has Penn State and Indiana and the likes of Hawaii and Colorado state, I mean I get it we want to play great schedules, well with conferences that just isn't happening. To maintain independence we all love somethings have to give.
Until recently, were only permitted when Labor Day weekend encompassed the last weekend of August. I think there's been a relaxation of that rule the last few years, however.
2023 are late Sept or early Oct after a couple of Big Ten games. The SEC games don’t all have dates yet.
That reluctance isn’t as is stated
I was going by the link below
It is because we have to pay for a $500M stadium and justify itsexistence. So we need 7 home games a year and stay away from home and homes and seek out one offs against tomato cans.
Respectable opponents demand home and homes.
Add a dash of overcommitment to the sogshit ACC and that explains our pathetic schedule. It cannot be glossed over by sprinkling in a single marquee game here and there and hoping somebody vesides Clemson doesnt chow ass.