Yet another reason the BCS teams stay 'on top'
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:29 pmBy and large, non-BCS teams, in order to increase their strength of schedule, have to play "2-for-1s" where the BCS team gets two home games in exchange for a visit to the non-BCS team.
The collective nature of this leads teams like Florida, Alabama, et al, to virtually always have at least 6, if not 7 home games.
Now, if year after year, TEAM A got 5 home games, and TEAM B got 6 home games, TEAM B is going to have a better winning percentage.
Check out OHIO STATE'S schedule, they play 5 home games in a row, and 8 total games at home.
Last year LaTech played 3 home games, and one home game at Shreveport (I believe).
The collective nature of this leads teams like Florida, Alabama, et al, to virtually always have at least 6, if not 7 home games.
Now, if year after year, TEAM A got 5 home games, and TEAM B got 6 home games, TEAM B is going to have a better winning percentage.
Check out OHIO STATE'S schedule, they play 5 home games in a row, and 8 total games at home.
Last year LaTech played 3 home games, and one home game at Shreveport (I believe).