If you want respect, schedule good teams, Part 3 of 4

Published: February 20, 2008, 8:46 am

Tags: kansas jayhawks, hawai i warriors, boise state broncos, texas longhorns, strength of schedule, lsu tigers, utah utes, pitt panthers, kansas state wildcats

3/4.Part 2/4.Part 1/4.Everyone argues that strength of schedule should mean everything in college football, until someone calls their team out on scheduling Directional Community College...As promised, here's the top five weakest schedules BCS bowl teams have played from 2003 through 2007. Here's my criteria for selection:-I-AA schools! Like in Schedules, Part 2 the addition of I-AA schools has a huge impact on the relative ease of a team's schedule. Most of the teams on this list have at least one I-AA opponent on there. While some of those I-AAs are very good teams, and others are a close step up from high school ball, they are all a detriment to any pro-strength of schedule argument. Face it, if you want to get respect for your team's schedule, then play teams in your own classification. -Opponent records, looking back. Was a team hyped in the beginning of the year, only to fall flat on its face? Sure, beating Michigan State in September looks good, but how good is it when

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