BullyPulpit Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I have been reading the commentary on here and the rest of the interwebs regarding the series with the Gators and I stand by my original position that this is a great series and a coup of sorts for us scheduling wise. I know the UCiF fans think that they should be getting 1 and 1 series with every football program, but that is just not the way of the world. There are a few upper-echelon programs that I am OK with us scheduling a 2 for 1 series, and UF (along with Texas) fall into that category. The 2 for 1 we signed with Louisville has been the only "disappointing" scheduling to date. While Louisville is a solid program, they aren't a Blue Blood and the fact that UCiF was able to secure a 1 for 1 with them really left me confused. I would love to hear from anyone with any insight on how we couldn't get a better deal than them given our former conference affiliation. As for UCiF's scheduling philosophy, I like the idea in theory. The attitude that "we truly are P6 and therefore we feel that we deserve 1 for 1 series with the rest of the P6" resonates with me. However, I have a feeling they are going to find out the hard way that there is a definitive P5 when it comes to scheduling. Sure, you can get one-off series against the middle-to-bottom of the barrel of the P5, but nothing is really gained from those series. Also, it can create scheduling desperation. They have a total of 18 games to fill between now and 2025. That is a lot of wheeling and dealing to get the schedule filled with quality P5 opponents, especially when the Big 12 and Big Ten currently play only 3 OOC games per season. As it stands for USF right now, we have just 5 OOC games to schedule between now and 2025. Most alarming is the need for a home game in 2020 and 2021. Curious to hear everyone else's thoughts regarding scheduling. FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 2018 09/01 - Elon 09/08 - Georgia Tech 09/15 - at Illinois (at Chicago, IL) 10/06 - at UMass 2019 08/31 - Wisconsin 09/07 - at Georgia Tech 09/14 - at Central Michigan 10/12 - BYU 2020 09/05 - at Texas 09/19 - Nevada 09/26 - at Florida Atlantic 2021 09/02 - at NC State 09/11 - Central Michigan 09/24 - at BYU 2022 09/03 - Texas 09/17 - at Florida 09/24 - at Louisville 10/22 - UMass 2023 09/02 - at Western Kentucky 09/09 - Florida 09/16 - San Jose State 2024 08/31 - Western Kentucky 09/07 - at Texas 09/14 - NC State 09/21 - Louisville 2025 08/30 - at Northern Illinois 09/06 - at Florida 2026 09/19 - at Louisville TBA TBA - Florida Atlantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsmeanbusiness Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 291 Content Count: 2,667 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/15/2012 Share Posted May 25, 2018 A 2 for 1 with a former coach not named Skip would be awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puc86 Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 147 Content Count: 19,272 Reputation: 6,158 Days Won: 255 Joined: 10/13/2002 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 minute ago, bullsmeanbusiness said: A 2 for 1 with a former coach not named Skip would be awesome. A two for one with Oregon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsmeanbusiness Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 291 Content Count: 2,667 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/15/2012 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, puc86 said: A two for one with Oregon? That would be awesome, but I was specifically thinking FSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puc86 Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 147 Content Count: 19,272 Reputation: 6,158 Days Won: 255 Joined: 10/13/2002 Share Posted May 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, bullsmeanbusiness said: That would be awesome, but I was specifically thinking FSU When I think Usf coaches only CJL comes to mind 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Toro_86 Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 176 Content Count: 8,612 Reputation: 2,661 Days Won: 28 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted May 25, 2018 These next few recruiting classes better be talented and deep, because in 2022 we need to put on our big boy pants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullrush33 Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 3,808 Reputation: 793 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2008 Share Posted May 25, 2018 We are phasing out FCS teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bullrush33 said: We are phasing out FCS teams It seems though, but we might not have much of a choice in 2020 or 2021. Those two years are shaping up to be terrible home schedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchem1995 Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 51 Content Count: 3,357 Reputation: 1,101 Days Won: 5 Joined: 04/02/2014 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Wonder who will be our coach come2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsmeanbusiness Posted May 25, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 291 Content Count: 2,667 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/15/2012 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, jchem1995 said: Wonder who will be our coach come2022 Great question, if 2018 is on par with last year (or slightly worse) hopefully still Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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