Adding more conference games

[Economics_Nerd82]

The knock on the BE seems to center around the fact that we only have 8 teams in our conference and have to schedule 5 OOC games.

Would adding another conference game or two be a good idea? For instance, this year USF would play the normal 7 games in conference and then play SU and UConn a second time. Every year the two teams USF would play would rotate so next year we may have Cinci and Rutgers.

Just wanted to see what some of you guys thought on that.

Also, would a Conference championship game help out? It would see like at the end of the year WV or USF might be at #2 and LSU at #3.... and then when LSU beats X in the SEC conference championship USF or WV may get jumped because LSU just increased it strength and record.

[Henry Jones Jr.]

Uhhh, i dunno if the 2 times playing a team a season would work in college football. Maybe im being a traditonalist?

[GarySJ]

On the contrary, the Big East's five non-league games give them an opportunity to gain credibility by playing more relevant non-league opponents. The only way to gain credibility with the blueblood leagues is to beat their asses in OOC games. Which the BE isn't doing too bad a job of now (25-29 against other BCS teams, including Notre Dame, since the league was "gutted".)

Besides, playing some teams twice and some teams once would make the schedule unfair.

[gobulls83]

The knock on the BE seems to center around the fact that we only have 8 teams in our conference and have to schedule 5 OOC games.

Would adding another conference game or two be a good idea? For instance, this year USF would play the normal 7 games in conference and then play SU and UConn a second time. Every year the two teams USF would play would rotate so next year we may have Cinci and Rutgers.

Just wanted to see what some of you guys thought on that.

Also, would a Conference championship game help out? It would see like at the end of the year WV or USF might be at #2 and LSU at #3.... and then when LSU beats X in the SEC conference championship USF or WV may get jumped because LSU just increased it strength and record.

A conference must have 12 teams to schedule a title game.

[smazza]

On the contrary, the Big East's five non-league games give them an opportunity to gain credibility by playing more relevant non-league opponents. The only way to gain credibility with the blueblood leagues is to beat their asses in OOC games. Which the BE isn't doing too bad a job of now (25-29 against other BCS teams, including Notre Dame, since the league was "gutted".)

Besides, playing some teams twice and some teams once would make the schedule unfair.

true

big east has opportunity for playing great teams and bolstering standing in usa

[Jamie]

On the contrary, the Big East's five non-league games give them an opportunity to gain credibility by playing more relevant non-league opponents.

The problem is getting certain BE schools *cough* Rutgers and UConn *cough* to schedule relevant non-league opponents.

[Economics_Nerd82]

Rutgers has 8 home games this year.

[twillybull]

Rutgers has 8 home games this year.

and they're currently on track to loose 5 of `em!

[smazza]

dont schedulle rutgers anymore

[mikebeau]

the lack of conerence games gives usf a disadvantage in schedule OC games.  Schools know we don't have a leg to stand on bargaining wise as far as getting home and homes and what not, because other schools know we have to schedule 5 OC games a year.  Hence the Auburn one game away.