This is overstated by quite a bit.

This is overstated by quite a bit.
by tdiddy07 (2023-06-09 09:37:44)
Edited on 2023-06-09 09:45:46

In reply to: I have to disagree. posted by Kali4niaND

Scheduling demands are basically the same as any other school. We're locked into 8 games a year that are either controlled by the ACC or are the same weeks every year.

And the "worrying about conference affiliations" doesn't seem too difficult if the standard is to give all scheduling discretion to the ACC for too many games and voluntarily forfeit a bye in the playoff. There is little reason to think that this guy would be better than Gene Smith at these functions. And there's good reason to think Gene would be better, seeing as how he's a respected AD in his field--something Swarbrick never was according to the various industry polls that have been published during his tenure. Swarbrick couldn't get initial consensus for his proposal from the very conferences that it would benefit the most. I'd guess it wasn't until the threat of the SEC and Big Ten pulling away that brought everyone to a consensus.