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In defence of scheduling cupcakes, I think there are a limited number of good teams you pick from, plus the schedules are often make a number of years ahead and a particular year may have been solid at the time. Whether or not they are horrid now, teams such as Western Michigan and Northern Illinois are actually ranked and go to bowls once in while.
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Catalogue it as a defence in cases, not an umbrella defence.
I think Mercer has a good basketball team sometimes. Of course, so does Marquette and I don't think they have a football team. I'm a Wisconsin Badgers fan and and miffed they schedule patsies such as Michigan and Iowa Last edited by drcy; 11-18-2017 at 01:34 PM. |
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The little schools come begging for this as they might make more $$$ in one game against a powerhouse than they will the entire rest of the season combined.
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This is what I was going to say. It is a big boon to the small school, and they couldn't do this at the home of the small school, they probably don't have the resources to host a game like this. My college's football stadium wasn't much different than my high school's.
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Yep, that's what it really is, a nice "present" to the smaller school. Both to the program financially, and in some ways to the players. The players from the small school get to maybe play against some really top talent, and that's usually a cool experience.
I think a certain number of games like that should be required for all the upper division schools. Dad didn't play football, but ran track. He qualified for a major meet that included some world class runners. In at least some of the heats the barely qualifying runners raced against the world class runners. Except there was a handicap for the better runners. He said it was amazing, and he ran his best time trying to not get overtaken despite the handicap. |
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Bama plays in SEC and plays the SEC championship..
every team guns for them and gives them their best.....playing mercer is fine given their whole schedule.. |
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Final Score (and nobody cares):
Florida State 77 Delaware State 6 (if their quarterback had not gotten hurt against Alabama and the team had stayed in contention throughout the season, just imagine how many folks would care about THIS cupcake game.)
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Yes, multiple reasons for playing these games, and no reason not to other than non-Alabama fan anger.
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never mind
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So I love college football, but according to Runscott I hate Alabama and all the other teams that play in these games, which includes all the top 25 Division ! schools and more. Therefore, I love college football and I hate all the teams that play it. Boy am I a weird dude?
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Not a big issue. It used to be that cupcakes were player during the first two weeks of a season. Several schools are now scheduling them toward the end to rest players. I think it's smart and not a big deal. Alabama's current strength of schedule is 22 and will raise once they play Auburn and in the SEC Title game.
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I agree with your second sentence; however, you used Alabama as your example and that's what I responded to. A final-4 contender scheduling a cupcake right before the tough stretch at the end of the season is very different from a non-contender scheduling cupcakes at the beginning of the season. Also, scheduling such games at the beginning of the season can hurt a team's rankings, as I'm sure you know. I understand the appeal of using a straw man when someone disagrees with you, but I probably agree with your thoughts on how teams use these games early in the season. If you want more back-patting, express your outrage over teams like Wisconsin complaining about being undefeated and ranked fifth, while scheduling cupcake games early in their schedule.
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Bama
They opened the season as they have for the past 7 years . against FS it was at the time the game of the year. winner is in. Bama opens every year against a top ranked team out of conference. most of the SEC does.
just for a discussion the SEC is down this year. do you really believe that any other team in the country could play a SEC schedule and go undefeated?. injuries are the reason every team has some cup cake games. Either way I love collage football. it will work out. ROLE TIDE ROLE. Don't hate the teams love the games that you are about to watch for the remainder of the season. I hope your team wins as long as they don't play BAMA. Last edited by minibatsman; 11-21-2017 at 12:55 PM. |
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I would certainly put Wisconsin in the same basket with Alabama, Ohio State and all the other big schools that have cupcakes. A few years back Wisconsin played mighty Wofford. These games are really a scrimmage rather than a contest.
A few coaches however seem more obsessed than others and exhibit this tendency in the cupcake games when they seem to feel they will be considered more favorably if the winning margin is 80 rather than 60. Urban and Nick come to mind, but there are others.
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2nd string
I cant argue the 60 point games against whoever. its a big deal for these small programs financially and for the players to play in these games. and as I said larger teams need these games. also To heal up and tune up for lets say the IRON BOWL but when the second and third string get a chance to play . there going to do as much as they can. if it wasn't for these leads they wouldn't play a single down the entire year. 30 of the 60 points were from the second string.
I think this is how big programs build years of success instead of like AUBURNs one and done seasons. WAR EAGLE. last weekend there was some good games. Miami was a good one . there is like 50 games change the channel. Last edited by minibatsman; 11-22-2017 at 08:21 AM. |
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