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Post by AztecWilliam on Sept 26, 2011 9:40:16 GMT -8
I am tired of schedules that look like those of Nichols State or Eastern Washington. We used to get schools such as Washington, USC, and Oklahoma to play here.
These days we go around the country holding out a tin cup like some pathetic mendicant hoping that someone will drop in a coin or two so we can buy a crust of stale bread. "Oh, please, Mr. Big Time Program, we will gladly come to your house to get butt-whipped if only you will pay us some meager, or . . . forgive us for being so insolent . . . perhaps enough coins so we can buy TWO crusts of stale bread."
Enough of this crap! We must demand that Michigan or Notre Dame or whoever give us a home-and-home deal. At worst, two there and one here as we did with Ohio State. (And even then we sold back the third game to the Buckeyes!) And if it's a 2-1, demand that we get 1.5 million each time we darken their door and offer than a half a mil to come here. If they gripe over that last one, tell them to shut up and enjoy the nice weather here while they visit or get some patsy to play in their place.
And what if we can't get a big-time-program to agree to such a deal? Well, fine, in that case we schedule Louisiana Tech, Florida International, or Western Michigan. We need money, but we need, desperately need, 10 win seasons even more. Go back and look at our schedules during the Craft era (among others) and ask yourself how we would have done had we been playing North Texas instead of Ohio State, or Kent State instead of Michigan.
We need to stop acting as if we were a member of the Big Sky Conference in terms of scheduling non-conference games. Yes, we need a win over someone like Michigan, but we are unlikely to get it if we always play schools of that caliber in their yard. And, anyway, what we really need is to reliably beat Nevada, Fresno State, Boise State, and Hawai'i. If we go 6-2 or 7-1 in conference, nobody will care that our extra 3 or 4 wins came against the likes of Weber State or Ball State. What will impress people on the national level will be regular season records of 9-3, 10-2, or 11-1.
And, yes, people will show up at the Q if we playing "no-name" teams. They will if we have been winning consistently and they feel confident that the Aztecs are going to win again.
Enough of this "We are poor little sheep who need a hand-out" type scheduling. Nobody will think we are big-time if we act as if we were small-time, and that's what our non-conference scheduling has been shouting out loudly and clearly.
AzWm
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Post by vision on Sept 26, 2011 9:56:20 GMT -8
Up until last season we had been to two bowls game in like 30 years. We played "big schools" for money. In recient years, our scheduling has changed. We play one easy team OOC, one or two pick um games, and one BCS top team. That is very respectable.
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Post by AztecSports95 on Sept 26, 2011 10:17:28 GMT -8
We are in year 3 of a 5 year rebuilding process. How quickly people forget when we used to schedule all BCS schools in our OOC and would go in to conference play 0-3 and riddled with injuries and low levels of confidence. Back then we used to say "It's time for a new scheduling philosophy," and we cried that we needed some easier games on the schedule.
I like our schedule this year. It has gotten progressively harder each week leading in to conference play.
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Post by dreadhawk909 on Sept 26, 2011 10:19:12 GMT -8
I am perfectly content with our current OOC schedule philosophy.
1 FCS school
2 games against schools at about our level (1 road, 1 home)
1 road game at a "Big Boy" for a pay day and some national exposure (and hopefully a damn win once in a while)
Perfect in my mind.
Let's beat some big guys before we schedule 4 of them each year.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 10:19:55 GMT -8
didn't we just play a BCS school at home last week?
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Post by AztecSports95 on Sept 26, 2011 10:21:37 GMT -8
2002: Fresno St, Colorado, Arizona St, Idaho, UCLA = 0-5 going in to conference play
2000: Arizona State, Illinois, Arizona, Oregon State = 0-4 going in to conference play (2 hm/2rd)
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Post by wakelaunch on Sept 26, 2011 10:35:36 GMT -8
Agreed, really weird post. I think our schedule this year was perfect
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Post by 1611Luginbill on Sept 26, 2011 10:38:54 GMT -8
"And if it's a 2-1, demand that we get 1.5 million each time we darken their door and offer than a half a mil to come here."
LOL
Jim Sterk: Hi there Dave. My secretary told me something about maybe scheduling a game?
David Brandon: Yeah. We were thinking of an OOC game and we can cover about a mil.
Sterk: Are you sure you can't do better? We were thinking a 2 for 1 with more favorable financial terms.
Brandon: Well, it's really kind of a take it or leave it. I have to make calls to Nevada, Rice, and Hawaii. They're all on board and ready to go on this deal but I wanted to give you first crack.
Sterk: Based on the conversations with our really smart fans, I'm gonna have to demand a 2 for 1 with 1.5 mil each time and we'll give you 500k on the retur.......
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Sterk: Hello? Dave?
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Post by RockNFish on Sept 26, 2011 10:39:07 GMT -8
I am perfectly content with our current OOC schedule philosophy. 1 FCS school 2 games against schools at about our level (1 road, 1 home) 1 road game at a "Big Boy" for a pay day and some national exposure (and hopefully a damn win once in a while) Perfect in my mind. Let's beat some big guys before we schedule 4 of them each year. +1 |
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 26, 2011 10:49:03 GMT -8
When the hell did WA ever play in Qualcomm? Most of the pacfudge schools like USuC & ucla refuse to play SDSU in SD. Heck Ojai-o State bought out their roadie to SDSU and Tollner went to the plumbers butt of America. "We" have become road fodder for a paycheck as far as the BC$ goes.
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Post by fantaztec on Sept 26, 2011 10:55:33 GMT -8
I am perfectly content with our current OOC schedule philosophy. 1 FCS school 2 games against schools at about our level (1 road, 1 home) 1 road game at a "Big Boy" for a pay day and some national exposure (and hopefully a damn win once in a while) Perfect in my mind. Let's beat some big guys before we schedule 4 of them each year. Yes. Lets take their 1 million and go beat them. Do you have any idea how badly we need the money? The OP needs to realize we HAVE to walk around with our hands out to buy stale bread crusts. We are THAT bad off. Sdsu athletics is desperate for money to stay afloat, let alone compete. +1 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 11:27:52 GMT -8
2002: Fresno St, Colorado, Arizona St, Idaho, UCLA = 0-5 going in to conference play 2000: Arizona State, Illinois, Arizona, Oregon State = 0-4 going in to conference play (2 hm/2rd) Pretty much says it all. That scheduling was a part of how Rick Bay was building for success at SDSU. My credo: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But if Bay built it, it was broke. (Exception: Bay did a great job of not dropping checks that John Moores handed him.) |
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Post by k5james on Sept 26, 2011 11:30:40 GMT -8
Yeah, Boise State is really struggling with thier cupcake OOC scheduling...
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Post by aztec619 on Sept 26, 2011 11:36:24 GMT -8
I am perfectly content with our current OOC schedule philosophy. 1 FCS school 2 games against schools at about our level (1 road, 1 home) 1 road game at a "Big Boy" for a pay day and some national exposure (and hopefully a damn win once in a while) Perfect in my mind. Let's beat some big guys before we schedule 4 of them each year. +1 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 11:36:55 GMT -8
James, love your comments generally but you're off base on this one. Check Boise's schedule: www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/BoiseState.htmThey've been playing one, maybe two, tough OOC games per year. That's it. Then there's the marshmallow soft WAC schedule they play. |
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Sept 26, 2011 11:38:23 GMT -8
Bizarre post. This issue has already been addressed and pretty much solved. Upcoming games over the next few years: Washington, Oregon state,Arizona State. We just played Michigan and before that Washington State. Along with a early season patsie. If anything it's time to commend the Athletic Dep. for finally getting it right.
Washington, Oregon state,Arizona State.That looks like 1&2 at best a great way to build team confidence & a community following! |
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Post by k5james on Sept 26, 2011 11:46:58 GMT -8
James, love your comments generally but you're off base on this one. Check Boise's schedule: www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/BoiseState.htmThey've been playing one, maybe two, tough OOC games per year. That's it. Then there's the marshmallow soft WAC schedule they play. Your sarcasm meter is broken. I'm in agreement that this thread is fuktarded and our schedule is fine.  |
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Post by GothamCityRogue on Sept 26, 2011 11:51:57 GMT -8
"And if it's a 2-1, demand that we get 1.5 million each time we darken their door and offer than a half a mil to come here." LOL Jim Sterk: Hi there Dave. My secretary told me something about maybe scheduling a game? David Brandon: Yeah. We were thinking of an OOC game and we can cover about a mil. Sterk: Are you sure you can't do better? We were thinking a 2 for 1 with more favorable financial terms. Brandon: Well, it's really kind of a take it or leave it. I have to make calls to Nevada, Rice, and Hawaii. They're all on board and ready to go on this deal but I wanted to give you first crack. Sterk: Based on the conversations with our really smart fans, I'm gonna have to demand a 2 for 1 with 1.5 mil each time and we'll give you 500k on the retur....... (click) Sterk: Hello? Dave? ahahahahaha. And you're not writing for SNL why? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 12:11:03 GMT -8
Your sarcasm meter is broken. I'm in agreement that this thread is fuktarded and our schedule is fine. My cover is blown. Got in way too late for a Sunday last night and then woke up too late to get to Starbucks before noon so I'm only now getting my caffeine buzz on. Gimme another hour and I'll reach my usual level of semi-consciousness. |
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Post by Trujillos & Beer on Sept 26, 2011 12:30:47 GMT -8
When the hell did WA ever play in Qualcomm? Most of the pacfudge schools like USuC & ucla refuse to play SDSU in SD. Heck Ojai-o State bought out their roadie to SDSU and Tollner went to the plumbers butt of America. "We" have become road fodder for a paycheck as far as the BC$ goes. UCLA played in SD in 2005. ASU played twice in San Diego in the early 2000's. UA played in SD in the early 2000's. WSU played here this year. UW, OSU and ASU will be playing here in the future. BTW State lost every one of those games until WSU. |
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