College football commentary

[stevenehrbar]

For your consideration:
A team in the FBS (Division 1-A) that plays FCS teams (Division 1-AA) for three of its four non-conference games by definition does not have a tough schedule, and should be roundly mocked.  Especially if their best opponent that year is also a team that ran up its record by playing FCS teams for three of its four non-conference games.

Comments

[katster.livejournal.com]

Huh, I didn't think such a thing was possible. Because as far as I knew, no matter how many of them you play, a I-A team is only allowed to count one I-AA team towards bowl eligibility. And the rules say you need six wins, so any team that schedules more than one had better be fairly assured it'll do well in conference. (I know there's a few schools that schedule two, but I don't think I've heard of three yet.)

Are you sure you're not confusing the FBS/FCS (I-A/I-AA) with BCS and non-BCS conferences?

(Also, I'm curious as to what teams you're thinking of. Most of the schedules of the top contenders I've looked at have several 1-A bottom feeders (non-BCS), but generally only one I-AA team.

[leticia.livejournal.com]

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