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Woody Paige on ESPN's Around the Horn last night said if Penn State wants to be a top 10 team then they can't schedule teams like Coastal Carolina.
Really??
Look at this schedule and tell me what you think:
Eastern Washington (FCS - div 1-AA)
@ Nevada (4-4)
Southern Methodist (1-8)
Massachusetts (FCS - div 1 -AA)
or this one:
@ Clemson (4-4)
Tulane (2-6)
Western Kentucky (2-7)
Arkansas State (4-4)
Is that really so damn imposing?
The first one is Texas Tech....that's right Woody Paige...they played TWO teams that aren't in the FBS!! TWO!!! And the other teams they played aren't much better. A middle of the road WAC team and a terrible Conf USA team.
What makes that better than Penn State's?
Coastal Carolina (FCS)
Oregon State (5-3....4-1 in PAC-10)
@ Syracuse (2-6)
Temple (3-6)
Hmmm.....it sure looks better than Texas Tech's to me. And it is absolutely comparable to Alabama's.
And yes Alabama went to Clemson when they were #9 but everyone agrees that Clemson is NOT THAT GOOD. And surely has never been a legitimate top 10 team. At least Alabama played 4 teams that can make bowl games.
I am not saying PSU's non conference schedule is better than either of them. But it SURE AS HELL isn't much worse if worse at all!
And my opinion on the conference strength is here. With more to come I am sure.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Being In Philly, I certainly am sensitive to the feeling about Penn State's schedule, which has ALWAYS been an issue...back to the days where they were an independent and played Army and Navy and Joe Pa could run the sidelines faster than his players. That being said, I do agree while the Big Ten isn't very Big this year and their out of conference sked is really shaky as well...your point on Tech is well made. I don't think Penn State could hang very well in either the SEC or Big 12 week in and week out but under the current system they likely will take advantage of having no league title game to capture and wiggle their way to the BCS...providing they don't slip up in Iowa, which can be a wild place to play full of surprises.
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