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RockyBalboa · 10-31-2008, 12:19 AM

With the recent announcement by Bronco last night that Tulane is no longer an option for 09' and that the opener on the road has been filled here's some thoughts.

We already have 2 BCS teams on the schedule, plus we play Utah State
again.

According to Bronco's philosophy he wants to have 2 BCS teams on the
schedule, an easily winnable game (Utah State), and a mid to top-tier
Non-BCS team.

Using that as his scheduling template and knowing it's a road game
these are my guesses for who it will be. Keep in mind these would all
be home and homes that were signed...unless....BYU wants to surprise
us and sign a 1 and done with a big program. Also if they've decided
not to sign off on the Tulane series...I think a lot of that has to do with
the escalating rise in travel expenses. Why go that far to play a non-
descript program without a return of a high $ guarantee to offset
travel costs? With that in mind I've chosen geographically feasible
scenarios.

San Jose State....they have home games against Cal-Poly and Utah. They
could replace Cal-Poly with BYU. However...they have 2 road games at
Stanford and USC....that would be a brutal Non-Conf schedule if they
include BYU.

Fresno State...the only Non-Conf home game they have scheduled is
against UC Davis...they have road games at Wisconsin, Cincinnati and
Illinois...I know Pat Hill has take on all comers attitude,,,but
that's nuts. But given that he's nuts I wouldn't be surprised to see them
replace their I-AA team with BYU.

Those are my 2 picks........

Now if they choose a 1 and done which I would be shocked if they
did......here's my picks for that:

Alabama
Michigan

And then I came across this while perusing the D-I OOC schedules and had this intriguing thought:

http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/f...sas_future.htm

They only have 1 OOC game scheduled for next season thus far.....it
would be the perfect time to sign a home and home against an SEC team
that is currently in a bad slump.

Opening the season on the road against them with a return trip to LES
in 2011 would be a good deal. Plus with my opinion that our 09' team
will be better than this year...opening at a struggling Arkansas
program in is a shrewd move where we can start the year off
with a bang in SEC country.

With the following 2 weeks having Florida State at home and at Arizona
State that would be a heck of a way to start the season.

SoCalCoug · 10-31-2008, 12:32 AM

Arkansas > Tulane

I could go for that. Do you really think Arkansas would consider a home & home with BYU?

RockyBalboa · 10-31-2008, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

Arkansas > Tulane

I could go for that. Do you really think Arkansas would consider a home & home with BYU?

I have no idea. Just a thought though.

2009 would be the perfect season to add another BCS team to the schedule.

10-31-2008, 12:19 AM	#1
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	The new 2009 Opponent With the recent announcement by Bronco last night that Tulane is no longer an option for 09' and that the opener on the road has been filled here's some thoughts. We already have 2 BCS teams on the schedule, plus we play Utah State again. According to Bronco's philosophy he wants to have 2 BCS teams on the schedule, an easily winnable game (Utah State), and a mid to top-tier Non-BCS team. Using that as his scheduling template and knowing it's a road game these are my guesses for who it will be. Keep in mind these would all be home and homes that were signed...unless....BYU wants to surprise us and sign a 1 and done with a big program. Also if they've decided not to sign off on the Tulane series...I think a lot of that has to do with the escalating rise in travel expenses. Why go that far to play a non- descript program without a return of a high $ guarantee to offset travel costs? With that in mind I've chosen geographically feasible scenarios. San Jose State....they have home games against Cal-Poly and Utah. They could replace Cal-Poly with BYU. However...they have 2 road games at Stanford and USC....that would be a brutal Non-Conf schedule if they include BYU. Fresno State...the only Non-Conf home game they have scheduled is against UC Davis...they have road games at Wisconsin, Cincinnati and Illinois...I know Pat Hill has take on all comers attitude,,,but that's nuts. But given that he's nuts I wouldn't be surprised to see them replace their I-AA team with BYU. Those are my 2 picks........ Now if they choose a 1 and done which I would be shocked if they did......here's my picks for that: Alabama Michigan And then I came across this while perusing the D-I OOC schedules and had this intriguing thought: http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/f...sas_future.htm They only have 1 OOC game scheduled for next season thus far.....it would be the perfect time to sign a home and home against an SEC team that is currently in a bad slump. Opening the season on the road against them with a return trip to LES in 2011 would be a good deal. Plus with my opinion that our 09' team will be better than this year...opening at a struggling Arkansas program in is a shrewd move where we can start the year off with a bang in SEC country. With the following 2 weeks having Florida State at home and at Arizona State that would be a heck of a way to start the season. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'. Last edited by RockyBalboa; 10-31-2008 at 12:23 AM.

10-31-2008, 12:32 AM	#2
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	Arkansas > Tulane I could go for that. Do you really think Arkansas would consider a home & home with BYU? __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug