Thwg777
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How would you do that on a pragmatic level? The 2024 schedule has 9 ACC obligated games, the mutt game, Ga State and VMI. The only games that are in GT's control are Ga State, VMI, and the mutts. Are State and VMI increasing the strength of the schedule? If not, then replacing them wouldn't matter. Do you want to drop the mutt game?
Unlike basketball and baseball, there are few games that are not conference obligations. Next year, all of the non-conference opponents are already set. Until 2028 the only opponents not signed are the FCS games. 2028 is the only year in the near future that we could actually schedule something easier because only the mutts are signed OOC. 2029-2032 have the mutts and either Alabama or ND every year, so it only leave one G5 and one FCS spot.
I'm not trying to be cynical of your idea, I just don't understand what you actually mean in actual practice. Do you refuse to play the ACC schedule? In 2025, do you want to drop the mutt game and pay the buyout to Colorado so that GT can sign a full G5 and FCS OOC schedule? What if Key has the team at 10-3 in 2024 and the media actually thinks GT has a shot at the playoffs in 2025? Do we want an extremely weak OOC schedule in that situation? How would you actually take the idea of easier schedule and start taking action?
I think you’re spot on and don’t think we could have done much else in terms of 2024 scheduling teams.
My beef remains with how we’re quick to give up home games and screw over ST holders. How many other ‘P5’ teams play five home games? It reminds me of the time we were cuckholded into watching Tech play Clemson in Death Valley back to back years…