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Topic: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)

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Cincydawg

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Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« on: August 28, 2018, 09:25:52 AM »
Using preseason appearances:

Michigan (4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 60% on the road)
Texas A&M (#2 Clemson OOC and #1 Bama and #9 Auburn)
Notre Dame
Maryland
Rutgers
Kansas State
LSU (they play 1, 3, 8, and 9, plus 18)
Auburn (they face 1 and 3 on the road, plus 6, @18, and 25, not easy either)

All face 5 ranked opponents.  I'm sure I missed some of course.

LSU or Michigan?

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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2018, 10:31:25 AM »
Ours is certainly not the toughest in the country but it's fairly salty.  Texas will play 4 ranked opponents: USC, Oklahoma, TCU, and West Virginia.  Since the 3 OOC opponents are Maryland, USC, and Tulsa, that means Texas will play 11 P5 teams this year.  Not bad.  I'm hoping for 8-4 against that schedule, and a win over one or more of those ranked teams would be great.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2018, 10:35:08 AM »
Ohio State is also playing 11 P5 teams.  That is a credit to scheduling in my book.  You never know how good an opponent may be in 6-8 years.  I think everyone should play 10.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2018, 10:42:58 AM »
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2758778-ranking-college-footballs-10-hardest-schedules-for-2018


Bleacher report's toughest schedules:

1.  Nebraska
2.  Rutgers
3.  Michigan
4.  LSU
5.  GT
6.  UCLA
7.  ND
8.  Texas A&M
9.  FSU
10.  Louisville
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2018, 10:51:01 AM »
Michigan, LSU, aTm and Auburn have a claim.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2018, 10:54:19 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 28, 2018, 10:35:08 AM
Ohio State is also playing 11 P5 teams.  That is a credit to scheduling in my book.  You never know how good an opponent may be in 6-8 years.  I think everyone should play 10.
Purdue also playing 11.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2018, 10:57:47 AM »
Nebraska plays only 4 ranked teams and so missed my cut, but that is arbitrary.  Akron, Colorado, and Troy are decent OOC games but I don't see that slate overall as being like UM's or LSU's.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2018, 10:59:21 AM »
GaTech plays 2, 20, 8, and 3, which again missed my cut.

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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2018, 10:59:29 AM »
WVU also playing 11 P5 opponents. The two P5 OOC games against Tennessee and NC St are both away from home. UT in Charlotte and a true road game in Raleigh.
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2018, 11:11:24 AM »
GaTech plays 2, 20, 8, and 3, which again missed my cut.

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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2018, 11:32:30 AM »
in the bleacher article they state their rankings include where the game is played as well as sequencing (back to back to back tough games for example).  I think there is validity to that approach and thought.   Playing 5 citadels should count for something as well.    I'd propose a system based only on where teams are ranked preseason (and those rankings are soooo accurate) is incomplete. 
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2018, 11:37:07 AM »
for clarity... I'm not suggesting UNL has the toughest schedule in the country with the bleacher report.  I'd pick UM.   But, it does highlight other factors that are important in the assessment... imo
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2018, 12:17:53 PM »
Wisconsin
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Re: Toughest Schedules in the Country(?)
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2018, 12:35:04 PM »
Quote from: Entropy on August 28, 2018, 11:37:07 AM
for clarity... I'm not suggesting UNL has the toughest schedule in the country with the bleacher report.  I'd pick UM.   But, it does highlight other factors that are important in the assessment... imo
Yes, I understood you were citing another list, and then explained usefully the other considerations, which indeed are factors.
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