Always lots of discussions every year about whether or not a team should play a tough non-conference schedule.
Should we have played Auburn for instance?
If we had not, we would probably be 9-0.
However, if you want to play for a Natty, then you need to play the big boys, IMO.
To wit:
"Per Sagarin, Oregon (No. 24), Penn State (No. 39), Utah (No. 40), Oklahoma (No. 49), Georgia (No. 50) and Cincinnati (No. 56) all are one-loss teams that came into Saturday with schedules rated stronger than Alabama’s, which checked in at No. 59. Obviously, ‘Bama’s schedule strength will get a big bump from playing LSU, but the Tide also lost the game. At home, where it had won 31 games in a row."
So, now that the college football is shaking out here at the end of the season, it should be a big deal that we have such a better SOS than so many other contenders...and we did this playing in the PAC-12 that is not very good this year.
Hopefully, if we win out, that will be enough to put us in the Playoffs. (not that I'm holding my breath.)
It seems like a good thing that we scheduled Auburn to me. Now lets hope that the committee notices!
Should we have played Auburn for instance?
If we had not, we would probably be 9-0.
However, if you want to play for a Natty, then you need to play the big boys, IMO.
To wit:
"Per Sagarin, Oregon (No. 24), Penn State (No. 39), Utah (No. 40), Oklahoma (No. 49), Georgia (No. 50) and Cincinnati (No. 56) all are one-loss teams that came into Saturday with schedules rated stronger than Alabama’s, which checked in at No. 59. Obviously, ‘Bama’s schedule strength will get a big bump from playing LSU, but the Tide also lost the game. At home, where it had won 31 games in a row."
So, now that the college football is shaking out here at the end of the season, it should be a big deal that we have such a better SOS than so many other contenders...and we did this playing in the PAC-12 that is not very good this year.
Hopefully, if we win out, that will be enough to put us in the Playoffs. (not that I'm holding my breath.)
It seems like a good thing that we scheduled Auburn to me. Now lets hope that the committee notices!
