- Sep 4, 2014
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Agree totally. You control 4 OOC games a year and that is how I judge the schedule. Your conference games are mandated and I hate the argument that since we are in the SEC we don;t need to schedule tough OOC, Bull shyt. I would rather see us schedule this and lose than have Montana State Valley School for Sheepherding and Buffalo Bangin come in for a mercy beating.
The reality is, you can technically have both. Those mercy killings do have their place. I don't mind the idea of a mid-level(currently) P5 team in addition to a few cupcakes. What I don't like is opening with one. Week 2 or 3 should be the slot for those contests. Get the rust off, get some reps for new players/Sr-walk-on types, and then let the season begin.