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yeodonie
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Arkansas plays 9 conference this year
CCG (if you get there) does not count. If it did than Oregon potentially plays 10.
Arkansas plays 9 conference this year
the real model is play as many pattsies as you can.
As a CFB I like having great games to watch in September.
As a fan of Oregon who did that and lost one I can see the benefit of playing a much weaker team early and then get into the one game that matters later.
At least having MORE conference games forces teams to play what are usually better games. Too many teams dodge the tough games and play 4 really weak teams. One more potentially better game per team is a good thing for CFB.
The best team Oregon played this year isn't even on their schedule. Oregon's conference minus Stanford and Arizona State is actually hurting their SOS. You would be better off with 4 OOC games.
I think it you get more conference games then you play less OOC games so it is hard to gauge your Conferences strength.
I think 4 OOC games (25% of your schedule) is fairly spot on. I would rather play less SEC East teams then to go to 9 Conference games. Also it makes it more exciting to play Tennessee or Georgia because we play them less often.
I think the system works the way it is now. Teams avoid the tough teams when they think their taems are down and that helps get them to a bowl game.
The reason teams like Washington, Wazzau, Arizona, etc. stay perennially bad in the Pac12 while teams such as Ole Miss can sometimes rise up is the bowl appearances and money.
It would help the Pac12 tremendously if teams like Colorado, Wazzau, Utah, etc. played weaker OOC schedules and went to bowl games. That is more money for your league.
I am telling you, 9 conference games is idiocy. There is no way around it.
Also most of the time that easy cupcake game sells out in SEC country and is an extra home game with tickets sold. If you play extra conference games, that is one less game at home for an SEC team which means less $$$$.
who gives a shit... FUCK the SEC