according to this and we happen to play Memphis on the date they are wanting to play. We have 5 home games set up for that season and one spot left to fill. Memphis still hasn't finalized their schedule. So, if we could move Memphis to 9/03/11 and slide in a home game with Boise St. (without the return game requirement) as a surely nationally televised season opener, wouldn't this be better than playing a no name FCS school?
Boise State is looking for quality opponents in 2011
- Thread starter fairweatherfan
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Our schedule currently looks like this:
<table class="sch4"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/03/11
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at Memphis</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/10/11
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at Auburn</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/17/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
LSU</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/24/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
Louisiana Tech</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/01/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
at Georgia</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/08/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
at UAB</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/15/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
South Carolina</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/22/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="schopen">TBA</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/29/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
at Kentucky</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/05/11</td> <td class="schopen">Open Date</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/12/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
Alabama</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/19/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
at Arkansas</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/26/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
Ole Miss</td> <td class="sch1">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 12/03/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
SEC Championship 1</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
OOC opponents Memphis (away), La Tech (home) and UAB (away), are all "should win" games. Eastern Divisional games vs. South Carolina, at Georgia, and at UK is a favorable slate. Western schedule pretty much exactly like this year's. I think it's not necessary to bring Boise in with a schedule as favorable as that when you know you can pay JSU, Alcorn, etc. to come in and be your one DII cupcake exemption. We should be a strong team in 2011, with Mullen's recruits having enough experience by then to make some noise. Tempting, yes, but I honestly don't think a Boise win offers enough reward over the high risk of adding another SEC-caliber team to our lineup.
<table class="sch4"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/03/11
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</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/10/11
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</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/17/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 09/24/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/01/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/08/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/15/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/22/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="schopen">TBA</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 10/29/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/05/11</td> <td class="schopen">Open Date</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/12/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/19/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 11/26/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sch1">Sat. 12/03/11
Time TBA</td> <td class="sch2">
</td> <td class="sch1">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
OOC opponents Memphis (away), La Tech (home) and UAB (away), are all "should win" games. Eastern Divisional games vs. South Carolina, at Georgia, and at UK is a favorable slate. Western schedule pretty much exactly like this year's. I think it's not necessary to bring Boise in with a schedule as favorable as that when you know you can pay JSU, Alcorn, etc. to come in and be your one DII cupcake exemption. We should be a strong team in 2011, with Mullen's recruits having enough experience by then to make some noise. Tempting, yes, but I honestly don't think a Boise win offers enough reward over the high risk of adding another SEC-caliber team to our lineup.
NO! NO! NO!
Now, I am as competitve as anyone. I don't mind playing good competition, and the challenge, and etc.
BUT that said, we are a perinneal 3, 4 win SEC team. We need wins. We have a tough enough SEC schedule by itself that we don't need to schedule someone like Boise State to get style points. We need games where we can win, and go to bowl games and get money, exposure for our team and school, and extra practice time. This is how you build a program. Not by busting your balls on some impossible schedule so that you can say you have a tough schedule. We can play a team like Boise State IN A BOWL. We need money, but not to the point where we have to ***** ourselves out.
Not to mention, WAC officials will screw us over.
If we get four non-conference wins, we're over halfway to bowl eligibility, and then all we have to do some combination of the following: beat UK, upset someone, win a toss up game, and/or win the Egg Bowl.
And their coach is a Morman.
Now, I am as competitve as anyone. I don't mind playing good competition, and the challenge, and etc.
BUT that said, we are a perinneal 3, 4 win SEC team. We need wins. We have a tough enough SEC schedule by itself that we don't need to schedule someone like Boise State to get style points. We need games where we can win, and go to bowl games and get money, exposure for our team and school, and extra practice time. This is how you build a program. Not by busting your balls on some impossible schedule so that you can say you have a tough schedule. We can play a team like Boise State IN A BOWL. We need money, but not to the point where we have to ***** ourselves out.
Not to mention, WAC officials will screw us over.
If we get four non-conference wins, we're over halfway to bowl eligibility, and then all we have to do some combination of the following: beat UK, upset someone, win a toss up game, and/or win the Egg Bowl.
And their coach is a Morman.
play them...it's called competition.......what a great game to look forward to....beats playing a cupcake</p>
Our schedule is why we're 4-5 instead of 6-3 and bowl eligible right now. Let's keep the non-conference fairly easy since we have a brutal conference schedule. When we're consistently winning seven or eight games, then we can go back to playing stronger non-conference opponents.
Looks like our date list is covered up, does it make $ sense for us to get out of our existing contract.
They are making this look like nobody will play them(scrared), but in reality, most contracts are set several years in advance, not one or two.
Their " nobody will play us" deal is purely Bull ****! Media driven.
They are making this look like nobody will play them(scrared), but in reality, most contracts are set several years in advance, not one or two.
Their " nobody will play us" deal is purely Bull ****! Media driven.
eventually we will have to start winning for five years in a row to garner any type of respect on a national stage. Every time we are on national television the story is the same: "Can little ol' wimpy MState pull one out over <insert perennial powerhouse here>?" I am ready to see MSU in the spotlight in a positive fashion and I don't think that Boise State is much more of a contender than the top 5 and 6 of the SEC and we manage to pull out wins on these teams yearly.
...Boise State runs a razzle dazzle offense that Miss. State could never begin to slow down.
BS plays in a weak conference, but they may be one of the best coached teams in America.
Mullen & Ninja will steer clear of Boise State if they have any common sense.
BS plays in a weak conference, but they may be one of the best coached teams in America.
Mullen & Ninja will steer clear of Boise State if they have any common sense.
when he's had multiple opportunities to come coach at real schools in real conferences. it works both ways Peterson, you damn scientologist.
to join the Pac 10 with another WAC team good in Basketball, like say, University of Nevada instead of doing PR stunts and begging bigger conference teams to play them? This will give the Pac 10, 12 teams and they could have a Championship game like the SEC, ACC and Big 12...oh wait, USC would never agree to an extra game.
Let's win 4 OOC games and get bowl eligible with a pair of SEC wins. The time for playing big time non conference foes is years down the road.