BuckeyeBill
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I went and searched for a thread dedicated to our SOS this year and was a bit surprised not to find one. While not wanting to start off a pissing contest with our guest posters, I would like to hear thoughts on this year's SOS and whether it will help us or hurt us. I know it's been "discussed" ad naseum in numerous threads, I still think there ought to be one dedicated to the subject.
My personal thoughts on this year's schedule are that I hope I never see another year like this. Yes, if UW had been their old selves, it might not have been so bad. But is it really asking so much to have 2 tough OOC games each year? I have no problem playing 2 Ohio schools, but if we're going to do that, then let's make sure the other opponents are of a little higher caliber. And while the UW was scheduled far in advance, the Kent games was scheduled relatively recently. I know late scheduling is difficult, but I suspect we could have picked up some stiffer competition.
When I hear the rest of the country whining about our cake schedule, I have to admit, I agree with them. Not sure what the best solution is, it's not like we have any say in the rankings. The bottom line is, if we win out, we're in the NC game. And I just don't believe we're going to know if we're deserving of that spot until we get there. Whatever happens, I do not want to see another game like last year's NC. But at least last year, we can claim we played a reasonable schedule and were deserving to be there. This year, that's a much harder claim to make.
I know all of us are sick of hearing the SEC hype (it's second only to ND hype, maybe not this year). But I really do believe their schedules are a hell of a lot tougher than ours. That is going to be much better preparation for their games than what we're going to get.
Hopefully, the B10 stiffens up in the second half of the season. Because we're going to need the competition.
My personal thoughts on this year's schedule are that I hope I never see another year like this. Yes, if UW had been their old selves, it might not have been so bad. But is it really asking so much to have 2 tough OOC games each year? I have no problem playing 2 Ohio schools, but if we're going to do that, then let's make sure the other opponents are of a little higher caliber. And while the UW was scheduled far in advance, the Kent games was scheduled relatively recently. I know late scheduling is difficult, but I suspect we could have picked up some stiffer competition.
When I hear the rest of the country whining about our cake schedule, I have to admit, I agree with them. Not sure what the best solution is, it's not like we have any say in the rankings. The bottom line is, if we win out, we're in the NC game. And I just don't believe we're going to know if we're deserving of that spot until we get there. Whatever happens, I do not want to see another game like last year's NC. But at least last year, we can claim we played a reasonable schedule and were deserving to be there. This year, that's a much harder claim to make.
I know all of us are sick of hearing the SEC hype (it's second only to ND hype, maybe not this year). But I really do believe their schedules are a hell of a lot tougher than ours. That is going to be much better preparation for their games than what we're going to get.
Hopefully, the B10 stiffens up in the second half of the season. Because we're going to need the competition.