claver2010 {l Wrote}:dtwalrus {l Wrote}:Hypothetical future G5's scheduled with UConn and UMass:
Year 1: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UMass
Year 2: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UConn @ Foxboro
Year 3: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, @ UMass
Year 4: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UConn
Year 5: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UMass @ Foxboro
Year 6: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, @ UConn
Year 7: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UMass
Year 8: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UConn
Or:
Year 1: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, FIU
Year 2: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, @ Miami (OH)
Year 3: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, Houston
Year 4: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, Miami (OH)
Year 5: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, UTEP
Year 6: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, @ Houston
Year 7: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, Akron
Year 8: Baby Rapist, FCS, Decent G5 or Mediocre P5, Fresno State
You seriously prefer the latter?!?!
wouldn't that require Bates to schedule a p5 opponent?
something he hasn't done in his 3 years here
Theoretically there's a P5 requirement starting in 2017. In fairness, we already have Baby Rapists scheduled in 6 of the first 10 years of the agreement...ND 4x and Ohio State 2x. We need 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2026. AtlEagle's totally right when he says we shouldn't expect any especially challenging OOC games beyond that P5 requirement. So Bates really just has 4 poster OOC games to setup.
The question then becomes what to do with the two crappy G5 filler teams you going to schedule every year. Lots of openings for those over the next ten years. Hence, UConn and UMass. Who else from the G5 is worthwhile?