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gtowndawg said:
Glad someone said it. It truly is amazing.

edited: and then after we go 4-8 against the toughest SOS in the country they will complain.
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Loser fanbase. But if we'd get strong leadership from the top, they'd fall in line.

Byrne, and then Stricklin later, knew the plan - schedule as easy as possible, period. 4 easy OOC, every year, play the P4 OOC in the bowl game. And that worked in the old era. However, as all of you know, we now find ourselves in a new era, where bowls don't matter and we're saddled with a 9-game SEC slate along with the P4 OOC mandate.

I used to care about such things and would spend a lot of time thinking about what our strategy should be, but I'm too old now, that's what Selmon gets paid for. I'm pretty sure a realistic starting point would be, what's the best way to contend for a playoff at least once every 5 years, since that's basically all that matters.
 
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patdog said:
The one thing Mississippi State football has consistently done right, across several different athletic directors and head coaches, is manage non-conference scheduling. We consistently have 7 home games and schedule games we can win at least half the time for the P4 scheduling requirement. Honestly, for me the non-conference P4 home games have been some of the most interesting games we've played the last decade. Not a doormat, but also not another SEC powerhouse we're rarely going to beat.
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My bad - I did forget about the Arizona schools so I am wrong in that we have had some good games in the past several years.
Guess I was mostly seeing what was on the schedule for the next 5-6 years and doesn’t appear to be too exciting.
We did have NC State scheduled as well in 2020 as a road game but Covid took care of that unfortunately.
 
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patdog

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DAWGSANDSAINTS said:
My bad - I did forget about the Arizona schools so I am wrong in that we have had some good games in the past several years.
Guess I was mostly seeing what was on the schedule for the next 5-6 years and doesn’t appear to be too exciting.
We did have NC State scheduled as well in 2020 as a road game but Covid took care of that unfortunately.
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I think we’ll pick up some interesting P4 games in The next few years. I mean heck any P4 games will be interesting & they’re mandated.
 
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2030-2031 Teams with no P4 opponents on schedule both years:

NC State
Stanford
Syracuse
Baylor
Houston
Kansas St.
Oklahoma St.
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
Penn St.
Rutgers
 
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Choctaw Dawg said:
2030-2031 Teams with no P4 opponents on schedule both years:

NC State
Stanford
Syracuse
Baylor
Houston
Kansas St.
Oklahoma St.
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
Penn St.
Rutgers
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No to Indiana , Michigan , Oregon & Penn state. Too good. Rumored to be playing K Stste in 28-29 & just played them a few years ago & playing Minnesota in 26-27 so no there too. The rest look like good games.
 
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I've spent time in 39 states. In a previous job I've driven every mile of state highway in west Virginia at least twice. Stayed in every town or city that has a hotel. WV is the worst state I've been to and it's not close. Some decent areas around new river gorge but the rest of the state is the cheeks. I'll never voluntarily return.
 
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patdog said:
No to Indiana , Michigan , Oregon & Penn state. Too good. Rumored to be playing K Stste in 28-29 & just played them a few years ago & playing Minnesota in 26-27 so no there too. The rest look like good games.
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Iowa is no picnic
 
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