Meanwhile at Marshall...

[Big12Mustang]

I would advocate playing the same OOC schedule we had this year but I would rearrange the games so we could have them at different dates. Start the season vs an AAC team, play NT and BU/TT afterwards. Play A&M in Nov., and maybe have TCU be the last game.

[sbsmith]

True - but the formula worked. We need to bring in a staff that is going to recruit like LB's staff. But a football team needs a lot more players than a basketball team. They are not going to be able to load up a team after one year like LB did. Let's play some games we can win while the talent is being upgraded and get on the more favorable side of win/loss records.

What would you define "games we can win" as? We have NTSU and likely an FCS team on the schedule next year, are those "games we can win"? How much weaker do we need to make the schedule?

[blackoutpony]

True - but the formula worked. We need to bring in a staff that is going to recruit like LB's staff. But a football team needs a lot more players than a basketball team. They are not going to be able to load up a team after one year like LB did. Let's play some games we can win while the talent is being upgraded and get on the more favorable side of win/loss records.

What would you define "games we can win" as? We have NTSU and likely an FCS team on the schedule next year, are those "games we can win"? How much weaker do we need to make the schedule?

Tom probably would prefer we just play the whole Southland conference, although I'm not sure we would squeak out more than 2 wins there at this anyway.

[fifty]

Marshall is going to take the access bowl bid. Bank on it.

[sbsmith]

Tom probably would prefer we just play the whole Southland conference, although I'm not sure we would squeak out more than 2 wins there at this anyway.

True, at least half that league would beat us. Very few people realize just how bad our team is.

[West Coast Johnny]

I don't fault them because they probably will win every game on their schedule. But that schedule just plain sucks. I know that Marshall wants to play WVU every year but the Mountaineers aren't interested. But that schedule just plain sucks and they don't deserve a major bowl if they win out.

Also, SMU should hire Marshall's coach, whoever that is.

[diamond_tom]

Tom probably would prefer we just play the whole Southland conference, although I'm not sure we would squeak out more than 2 wins there at this anyway.

True, at least half that league would beat us. Very few people realize just how bad our team is.

I'm a Southwest Conference guy. I've travelled to Lubbock, College Station, Waco and Fort Worth for the poundings we took in these games. I loved playing those teams and hope we meet them again in the Big 12 one day. We haven't been competitive with them for nearly 30 years now. I'm just looking to try a new approach.

[sbsmith]

I'm a Southwest Conference guy. I've travelled to Lubbock, College Station, Waco and Fort Worth for the poundings we took in these games. I loved playing those teams and hope we meet them again in the Big 12 one day. We haven't been competitive with them for nearly 30 years now. I'm just looking to try a new approach.

We haven't been competitive with them because we haven't had the coaching staff nor the admissions/academic model to get the talent necessary to do so. We have the model so now we need the staff. Let that be our new approach and see if it works before we just give up to play ball in the Southland Conference.

[jimhagle]

Love the name of Marshall's coach-Doc Holiday.

[Mustangs35SMU]

Better question is would we even have a winning record with their schedule?

[sbsmith]

Better question is would we even have a winning record with their schedule?

We'd be 1-11 with their schedule (the 1 being Rhode Island).