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Scheduling Football vs. Basketball
Posted on 2/27/09 at 8:48 am
Posted on 2/27/09 at 8:48 am
Why is it that everyone generally understands that this year the SEC basketball is down because of a lack of quality wins out of conference?
Yet, a good number of people on this board claim they never want to play a BCS opponent out of conference in football because the SEC is tough enough?
Does anyone else see that those two viewpoints are contradictory in terms of logic?
Just wondering...
Yet, a good number of people on this board claim they never want to play a BCS opponent out of conference in football because the SEC is tough enough?
Does anyone else see that those two viewpoints are contradictory in terms of logic?
Just wondering...
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Posted on 2/27/09 at 8:51 am to Tiger Phil
Not really. In basketball you can schedule tough OOC games b/c it actually helps you. You can lose 10 games in a season and make it to the dance. You can't lose more than one game in football (07 excluded).
Posted on 2/27/09 at 8:51 am to Tiger Phil
Isn't the difference that fact that one is "basketball" and one is "football". Apples and oranges.
Although, I would like LSU to schedule more BCS non-conference opponents (and it seems they are starting to).
Although, I would like LSU to schedule more BCS non-conference opponents (and it seems they are starting to).
Posted on 2/27/09 at 8:57 am to Tiger Phil
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Does anyone else see that those two viewpoints are contradictory in terms of logic?
Apples and oranges. Basketball has a playoff. Playing tough OOC games help more than hurt since losing one or two won't eliminate you from the tourney.
You can't afford to lose many games in Football.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 9:11 am to JustSmokin
Early season OOC opponents are never bad IMO. Think it better prepares the team for conference play. One quality OOC and one mid level BCS a year in football, and 3-4 "quality" OOC in basketball not only is good for the team, but builds interest in the team.
Playing non tourney teams in basketball will do nothing to rebuild interest in the program.
Playing non tourney teams in basketball will do nothing to rebuild interest in the program.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 1:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Can't say that I am truly surprised, but all the replies so far missed the point of this thread.
In college basketball, we all agree that the strength of a conference in a given year is almost completely determined by how the teams in that conference perform against opponents outside of the conference.
In college football, fans of the SEC claim that SEC teams are "inherently strong". In other words, we claim that the teams in the SEC are the best in college football, and therefore results against opponents outside of the conference are irrelevant.
Therefore, there is no "need" to schedule challenging games outside of the conference in football.
I would put forth that this is the wrong conclusion to make.
But no one gets that.
In college basketball, we all agree that the strength of a conference in a given year is almost completely determined by how the teams in that conference perform against opponents outside of the conference.
In college football, fans of the SEC claim that SEC teams are "inherently strong". In other words, we claim that the teams in the SEC are the best in college football, and therefore results against opponents outside of the conference are irrelevant.
Therefore, there is no "need" to schedule challenging games outside of the conference in football.
I would put forth that this is the wrong conclusion to make.
But no one gets that.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 2:09 pm to Tiger Phil
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