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RE: Notre Dame to examine future scheduling strategy
(01-05-2018 06:03 AM)XLance Wrote: (01-04-2018 10:43 AM)Gamecock Wrote: (01-04-2018 09:48 AM)XLance Wrote: (01-03-2018 10:56 AM)Gamecock Wrote: (12-31-2017 10:52 AM)hawghiggs Wrote: Works for me. Arkansas is supposed to play them in 2020. I'd rather not play them. I'd rather see Arkansas play Houston or any other old SWC member.
I'd love to see South Carolina do a home and home, but I don't see it happening. We seem married to the idea of playing UNC/NC State in Charlotte anytime we schedule a second P5 OOC game.
Curious, in that all of those games have been orchestrated by South Carolina.
No denying that. Personally, I think it's largely the brainchild of Ray Tanner/Steve Spurrier. As far as I know no future matchups have been scheduled since Muschamp took over.
I'm just saying I'm not a huge fan, particularly of scheduling NC State. I think UNC in Charlotte every four years (2015, 2019, 2023) is probably about the perfect amount.
Spurrier was never one to be shy about sharing his opinions.
He did voice two bold and interesting statements about CR.
1- that South Carolina should be in the ACC
2-all three Florida schools (Florida, Florida State and Miami) should be in the same conference (he did not specify whether that would be in the SEC or the ACC, just that all three should be in the same league).
Spurrier was one of those who was supportive of Clemson to the SEC, but not because he thought Clemson belonged there. I'm sure his reasoning about South Carolina in the ACC was based on his same view of things. He strongly felt that with the growth of conferences that in state rivals should stay together.
He recognized the complexities of keeping these rivalries going when conferences grew to 16 or more and required more conference games to be played.
I don't call that line of thinking crazy, but rather proactive, and not on the behalf of conferences, but rather on behalf of taking the steps necessary to preserve the athletic departments most important money games.
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