@MikeAsti11 Being like Cincinnati would be great if we were in the AAC. Let’s see if the strategy works in the Big12.
@jeff_ruff @MikeAsti11 Said that ever since. One thing to beat up on schools like ECU and Tulsa weekly. What we did in the Big East in our most successful years after VT and Miami were gone. We got freebies Vs UConn, Rutgers, etc Schedule matters.
@ClintBennett90 @jeff_ruff Literally no team in the country has a schedule without freebies on it and putting together too tough of a schedule makes things unnecessarily hard. But the only point that matters is there’s talent at Cincinnati, which is why WVU is going after those players.
@MikeAsti11 @jeff_ruff Yea I miss read the initial context. I thought Jeff was talking about their transition into the Big 12. I think people are going to find out it isn’t easy, don’t fool ourselves that’s part of the reason Fickle jumped ship at end of this season. I agree they have some talent.
@MikeAsti11 @jeff_ruff Also argue no one in the country is scheduling as hard as us. Sure VT can be considered a “freebie” but we also went there on a Thursday Night. Towson was the true only freebie. Same as next year. Like we weren’t good this year but we weren’t an easy out especially at home.
@ClintBennett90 @jeff_ruff WVU should in no way be scheduling as tough as they do. When you have ranked teams in conference, it’s fully unnecessary to add much more, especially starting on road so often. That’s WVU’s own fault.
@MikeAsti11 @ClintBennett90 Was the non-conf really that tough this year?
@jeff_ruff @MikeAsti11 I think VT was awful and Pitt underachieved late. However tell me which odds are better. Playing those teams on the road non conference or getting to play Georgia St at home. Odds tell us we probably have a 90% chance of winning that Georgia St game. That’s why no other team in
@jeff_ruff @MikeAsti11 The country is scheduling like us because of Mikes point. There’s enough ranked teams in conference play if you are P5. No reason to lessen your chances of winning non-conference. Not even talking about better coach/etc, but look how the schedules set up under Dana.
@jeff_ruff @MikeAsti11 Always seemed pretty easy until mid to late October-November and that’s when we’d always crumble.
@ClintBennett90 @jeff_ruff Also, getting both P5 out of conference matchups on the road is tougher than what most do. Adding freaking Bama in the future is incredibly unnecessary. I’m not saying only play Towson out of conference, but do one rival or big game outside of that and keep it reasonable.
@MikeAsti11 @jeff_ruff Agreed Mike. 90% of schedules in the country are 1. P5 2. FCS 3. G5 And when teams do play a big P5 game there are mostly at a neutral venue. I know that the teams we played have to return the trip. It’s just crazy it’s happened 3 times in a row. I’d also prefer to open with