(08-13-2018 08:38 PM)olddawg Wrote:  A fluffed up record means nothing to me. There were years w/ Brady where we were decidedly mediocre yet still had 20 wins. The fans aren't fooled. That home slate is putrid. Is there any other DI school that has scheduled two DIII schools AND has ZERO P5s on their schedule?

I think you'd find a lot more schools with the 2 Non D1 games- they don't count towards the RPI so it's something that a lot of schools are doing. A mid major with no P6 games is very rare. I think in many cases these games are scheduled for financial reasons. JMU is the rare mid major with a borderline major athletics budget. IMO they really don't need the pay day so unless it's the right opponent (geography/recruiting footprint) or the right time where they have a shot to win maybe Rowe would rather not fly to Minnesota or someplace like that just to get a P5 game on the calendar. I can understand it because it often is sandwiched in your schedule in a way where you will likely lose that game and it may compromise you travel wise in the game after. That said, as a fan I want to see JMU face the best like they do often times in other sports. You have to find a way to get a game or better yet 2 each year against the big boys.