Does it really matter how many IC games or P5 games you play?

[rmilia1]

I agree with a lot of what you typed, but if you look at the top 25 teams, I think you will find they are all scheduling way better OOC.

Sure but they don't HAVE to

They do it because it's a money maker and because even if they lose it doesn't really matter

It's tougher for non blue blood programs to schedule great OOC games because A. They already know they're going to be at a talent disadvantage and B. If they lose it hurts them much much more than it would hurt the other team

If Wisconsin plays UGA OOC the reality is that even if Wisconsin somehow wins that game they still need to go win the B10 and probably not lose a game to get into the playoff so nothing really changes for them even with a win

Im hoping that by going to an expanded playoff we will see many many more great OOC games

We see a TON of great OOC games in CBB because you're rewarded at the end of the season for playing those games ( and rewarded more for winning )

There's really no upside for middle tier programs to play great OOC games under the current 4 team model. You're just eliminating any margin for error you have if you lose ( likely ) and youre not really increasing your chances of getting a bid with a win ( minimally maybe but only if EVERYTHING else goes wrong for other teams )

Like a 11-1 Iowa who beat Clemson in the OOC but lost at Madison by 3 to B10W champ Wisconsin isn't getting an at large

 

[antone112]

A true away game between SEC and B1G since 2013 is probably a pretty small sample size. I'd have to guess no more than 5 games total. The neutral games you will get argument bc almost all of them all are bowls whose locations notoriously favors the SEC. For example the neutral game between Ohio State and Georgia played in Atlanta, or the neutral game between Nebraska and Tennessee played in Nashville

Yeah. Why aren't we playing games in Cleveland or Kansas City in late December/early January? It's a mystery, we'll never know.

Seriously though, it's been a while since we've experienced this, but Nebraska usually has more fans than the other team (even in SEC country vs the SEC) when we play in a bowl game.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Yeah. Why aren't we playing games in Cleveland or Kansas City in late December/early January? It's a mystery, we'll never know.

Seriously though, it's been a while since we've experienced this, but Nebraska usually has more fans than the other team (even in SEC country vs the SEC) when we play in a bowl game.

I'm not arguing for the games to be moved. It is supposed to be a reward so let the kids go somewhere nice.

I'm just pointing out to just look at Ws and Ls of neutral games and not take into account where they are played is kind of unfair