Savannah State

[JCline0429]

Many board members criticized ASU for playing Savannah State last year. Savannah State is playing Oklahoma State tonight.

[BeauFoster]

And your point is?

[proasu89]

I didn't see it as being critical but more or less just frustrated with our situation that forced us to have to have to schedule them. Anyone with any ounce of common sense would not want to trade places with Jay Sutton when it's time to finalize the schedule.

[JCline0429]

And your point is?

It's obvious. We grouse about having a school of Savannah State's level on OUR schedule but yet they are on a much more prominent FBS team's schedule.

[JCline0429]

I didn't see it as being critical but more or less just frustrated with our situation that forced us to have to have to schedule them. Anyone with any ounce of common sense would not want to trade places with Jay Sutton when it's time to finalize the schedule.

Good point. Sometimes we lose track of the idea that we have to fit into other teams' schedules and be able to get them to come to Boone. No matter what level we play, it is going to be hard to get some teams to come to Boone unless they are in-conference foes. Look how long it took to get Montana to come to Boone and they are on our level.
Speaking of Montana, who is going to replace Chisholm at RB next week?

[BeauFoster]

And your point is?

It's obvious. We grouse about having a school of Savannah State's level on OUR schedule but yet they are on a much more prominent FBS team's schedule.

And I'm sure that their fans are complaining about it, too. They should since it's a snoozer of a game.

[AtlAppMan]

I am sure none of the OU fans had any reservations about playing Savannah St either.

The big difference is they play a tough Big 12 schedule that more than makes up for the drop to their strength of schedule as a result of playing one of the weakest teams in D1 football.

[JCline0429]

And your point is?

It's obvious. We grouse about having a school of Savannah State's level on OUR schedule but yet they are on a much more prominent FBS team's schedule.

And I'm sure that their fans are complaining about it, too. They should since it's a snoozer of a game.

Being FBS won't guarantee us from playing teams of the like of Savannah State. Look at UNC playing Elon for example.

[RankinApp]

84-0 OK State.

Wow.

[appfan83]

And they play Florida State this coming week too

[BeauFoster]

And your point is?

It's obvious. We grouse about having a school of Savannah State's level on OUR schedule but yet they are on a much more prominent FBS team's schedule.

And I'm sure that their fans are complaining about it, too. They should since it's a snoozer of a game.

Being FBS won't guarantee us from playing teams of the like of Savannah State. Look at UNC playing Elon for example.

If you have a good enough schedule outside of SSU, a fan base will let it slide (to an extent). In Ok States situation, they have a full Big 12 slate. We had 2 other laffers, including Jacksonville if I recall. That's why people complained.

[sixtoes9134]

If Savannah St. and A&T hadn't been on our schedule last year, we would have likely not made the playoffs.

Think if we had McNeese and/or Montana on last years schedule with the problems we had.

[JCline0429]

And your point is?

It's obvious. We grouse about having a school of Savannah State's level on OUR schedule but yet they are on a much more prominent FBS team's schedule.

And I'm sure that their fans are complaining about it, too. They should since it's a snoozer of a game.

Being FBS won't guarantee us from playing teams of the like of Savannah State. Look at UNC playing Elon for example.

If you have a good enough schedule outside of SSU, a fan base will let it slide (to an extent). In Ok States situation, they have a full Big 12 slate. We had 2 other laffers, including Jacksonville if I recall. That's why people complained.

Who was the third laffer?

[BUTCH1991]

Who was the third laffer?[/quote]

A&T