Non-Conference Football Schedules
by WashingtonDCduck on Jan 30, 2010 9:51 PM PST
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PrintMY WISH LIST FOR FUTURE OREGON NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS:
- Maryland Ok, this one is selfish. Living here in the Washington DC metro area, I'd love to see the Ducks come and play in College Park, a decent ACC team. They've been down the past few years, but they did manage to beat CAL in 2008 at home. The Ducks want to recruit in this area and what better exposure. ESPN/ABC loves these inter-sectional games.
- Virginia Tech Again, it's a team close to us D.C. Ducks (yes, we have a few hundred loyal fans here that gather for big watch parties). There is more to this than Maryland though, a team like the Hokies playing Oregon would garner lots of national attention and it's defense/special teams "Beamer Ball" as they call it in Blacksburg, against the flashy and high octane Ducks. A home and away series would be great; maybe even play the away game at Fed Ex field.
- Miami/ Florida State/ Florida Any one of these schools would be a great home and away series for Oregon. This has some to do with Oregon's aspiration to recruit in the sunshine state, but also if Oregon could go into one of these places and grab a win, it would go a long way nationally in terms of perception. Much like the game this year in Knoxville, it's huge to be able not just schedule these games but go into vaunted venues and get wins.
- Texas Oregon has recruited well in Texas (look at the current roster, and incoming recruits) but to be able to get Texas to Autzen stadium would be huge. The chance also, to get a game with the Longhorns in Austin would be a great showcase game.
- Honorable Mention: Rutgers, Notre Dame, and Alabama.
I'm a big believer in scheduling one team that you know you will beat (well, not know... but you get the point - a team that your 3rd stringers should get the job done), like some teams from the Sun Belt, or the San Jose States, or New Mexicos of the world. Schedule a second game versus a solid team, a second/third tier program- go and play a Colorado St, or a Kansas. (now, these games are scheduled years in advance, no way to really accurately gauge a programs rise or fall in 3-10 years) And then you schedule a big time game that will surely be on national TV and will generate some national buzz. Get games close to big TV markets, where recruits can see these games and make sure your program stays relevant.
One thing to note is that Oregon is not taking "Pay Day" games anymore. Years past we'd play at Notre Dame, or at Nebraska for the paycheck; meaning- these teams never returned the trip to Eugene. (Rarely, maybe a few trips out there and they came here once.... depends on what teams we are talking about). OREGON STATE does still do these payday games, because athletic directors see no gain in coming to Corvalis, rather they cut a check to the Beavers and tell them to just make the trip to their place (ie: LSU, Penn St.). Kudos to Oregon for having some respect, and demanding teams make the trip back to Eugene on the home/away series.
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The Ducks can now play with anybody so I say bring on the best
Now the SEC runs from real competition as does the ACC and “Big” 12 so it might be hard to get them to play us but I’m all for it if they do.
I wouldn’t mind whooping on Notre Dame every once in a while either.
by Emperor_Doom on Jan 30, 2010 10:53 PM PST reply actions
Now the SEC runs from real competition
Yeah, man. I wonder when the next time we’ll play an SEC team is. I bet it’ll be forever until that happens.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on Jan 30, 2010 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Georgia. 2015 I think.
Who knows past then. But it definitely won’t be Florida.
Only losing THREE starters from the USC game. (Offense and Defense)
Ladies and Gentlemen your 2010-11 Oregon Ducks.
by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 31, 2010 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
Kudos to Oregon for having some respect, and demanding teams make the trip back to Eugene on the home/away series.
I understand that this is an Oregon blog and all, but that statement is ridiculous. With the economy the way it is, athletic departments are pinched and schools are laying people off.
Reser doesn’t seat enough (realistically neither does Autzen) people to make a home and home series with SEC teams viable. So if I was the Beav’s AD, I’d take the money and hope we can rip of a game against a legit opponent on the road. It’s business, and believe it or not, the fans do not dictate everything.
As for the rest of the post…a little bit ambitious, but I’d like to see alot more Pac-10 teams use the ABC schedule model, except USC…they need to be playing an AAC or ABB schedule at worst.
Uh we have a home and home series scheduled against Tennessee and I think Georgia over the next 5 years
Didn’t UGA cancel their visit to Autzen? Tennessee pushed their visit to Autzen back a year, which leads me to believe that they’ll cancel as well.
"When LaMichael James decides he's going North. The foot goes in the ground and it's 0 to 60 now!" Jesse Palmer.
I’m pretty sure both of those charges are incorrect. The original dates of the Tennessee games were 2010 and 2013, which is still set.
Georgia is still set to come to Autzen in 2015, with Oregon going to Athens in 2016.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I heard a rumor a bit back about the UGA game at Autzen, so I looked it up and couldn’t find the date anywhere. Now of course I can find the date. I thought that the UT games were originally set to be back to back years.
"When LaMichael James decides he's going North. The foot goes in the ground and it's 0 to 60 now!" Jesse Palmer.
According to this site, when the games were scheduled in 2005, they were set for 2010 and 2013.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
You might have them...
but both those stadiums seat over 90,000. They’re getting the raw end of that deal. I’m just saying it’s ridiculous to say that it takes self respect to refuse a check from a team in this situation.
How are they getting the raw end of that deal? Just because they can seat 90k+ at home, doesn’t mean they were going to send 90k+ to Eugene.
Oregon had a home-home with Michigan, and both stadiums sold out with no problem.
Maybe I’m missing the point.
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-N-O-B-A-L-L-S"
It's a win win for both teams
UO gets a check plus their home game (or another one and done on the road), Michigan (or whoever) can make the extra money from having more tickets sold. Revenue from extra seats > extra cash paid to whoever for a one off.
It’s not about sellouts, it’s about big-time programs traveling across the country for a game that isn’t a sure win. If they can make that difference up by scheduling a “B” level team to a one off deal, it would seem like the more prudent move for both schools. Most Pac-10 schools don’t have this issue (maybe USC) because they’re stuck travelling no matter what. Every school outside the SEC needs one marquee OOC game, some can pay for that luxury, others get paid because they can’t.
I have to agree
At least with B Money’s first assertion.
I can’t fault OSU for their scheduling strategy. Balancing a budget is tough, and in this economic environment it’s brutal. The OSU athletic department has a number of hurdles when it comes to attracting OOC BCS schools for a home and home. They gotta do what they gotta do.
Frankly, the TCU game in Dallas is a smart move. It will draw a big gate, and because TCU is at a pinnacle of exposure, the game is almost certain to be on TV, maybe even nationally. Go back 10 years, and an OSU v. TCU game would have been broadcast locally at best, if at all.
"...the noise is one aspect, but you can feel the intensity of their crowd." - Pete Carroll on Oregon's Autzen Stadium.
OSU
I do respect OSU playing Boise and TCU this upcoming year. That is pretty cool.
the Big 12 and SEC play embarrassing OOC schedules..
but they both had teams in the title game.. in today’s system where pretty much all you have to do (assuming you’re not a non-AQ) to get in the title game is go undefeated, so why play any tougher teams than you absolutely have to? If Florida, Texas, {insert other SEC team here}, etc. play nothing but push overs why shouldn’t we???
If you’re mentioning SEC teams that are likely to compete for the SMNC next year, you’re very obviously twisting facts to not mention Bama.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on Jan 31, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Kinda like we play Portland State and New Mexico, so we fit in?
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on Feb 1, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
We also play an away game against some other random team that you left off. Not to mention, the only reason that we are relegated to playing Portland State is because CMU backed out of a scheduled game.
Last year, we played a pathetic non-conference schedule as well, only two ranked teams? Terrible.
LaMichael James + Kenjon Barner + Lache Seastrunk + Dontae Williams + Remene Alston + Kenaon Lowe + ...
Listing Bama’s OOC as “Duke and San Jose State” is as disingenuous as listing ours as “Portland State and New Mexico.” You’re leaving out the big opponent.
I’m not arguing that SEC OOC schedules are harder than Pac-10 schedules. I’m saying that Duckfan cherry-picked which SEC team to name, because most of the rest play one big name OOC, which is fairly typical nationally.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on Feb 1, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
actually
i picked those because they were the ones i could list off hand.. their other game was Georgia State, at home.
I still think that you ought to check schedules and note that Bama plays Penn State, LSU plays UNC and WVU, UGa plays CU and GT, Auburn plays Clemson, Vandy plays Wake, UConn, and Northwestern, Arkansas plays Texas A&M, and Tennessee plays us, (with minimal credit to Kentucky, Florida, and USC for Louiville, FSU, and Clemson) before claiming that every SEC team just schedules a bunch of cupcakes.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
I think that it’s unanimous that you can’t be an PAC 10 and an SEC fan at the same time.
"When LaMichael James decides he's going North. The foot goes in the ground and it's 0 to 60 now!" Jesse Palmer.
Nah, it’s only people on this side of things who think that.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
by AllSaintsDay on Feb 1, 2010 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
For that matter, why travel when you don’t have to?
As for the SEC home-and-homes with Oregon, I’ll believe the Tennessee and Georgia games in Autzen when I see them. My guess is that Tenn scheduled the games far enough apart to be able to bail on us after we go there. But then, I’m a professional cynic.
Good luck getting Florida to come west. They barely leave the state most years, let alone their time zone.
everything is history, eventually.
Tennessee traveled west to Cal and UCLA in recent years. I really don’t see any reason to be more skeptical about them than any other team.
Every few minutes, it hits me.
"Holy *$^#, the Saints are in the Super Bowl."
I really agree
Unless you are trying to get national exposure by playing a top-tier program in your OOC schedule, there is little to gain by doing it. It seems like you have a better chance getting into the NC game if you just run the table from the (SEC, B12, B10, or P10) Outside of that it really comes down to the pollsters, and more specifically where you start the season. I mean a big OOC win can bump you in the polls, but if a Florida or someone just played easy teams chances are they would still get in before a team that had a big OOC win based purely on the starting position in the preseason polls.
by oregonsportsaddict on Feb 4, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
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