- February 22nd, 2023, 12:40 pm
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If LU doesn’t go to a Bowl it’s a bad season.
Ill flame wrote: ↑February 22nd, 2023, 11:52 am The new goal is conference championships and playoff berths which means there is less incentive to schedule tougher games. No undefeated team has ever been passed up for a NY6 slot since the access bowl was created and the AAC is significantly weaker than ever.The first priority is Bowl Eligibility. You don’t get there nothing else matters or is likely to happen. You can lose your conference championship but still go to a Bowl.
If we were still independent and our goal is a bowl berth against a mediocre G5 then it would make more sense to schedule as many difficult games as possible without risking losing more than 6 games. There's really not much harm in losing a game or two in that scenario but the upside of beating an Arkansas was worth the risk.
I hate to say it but until we are in a tougher conference or the CFP expands again to allow more autobids and one loss doesn't sink our CFP goals then we should schedule as weak as possible while still keeping fans interested. Our 2029 schedule (@ Virginia Tech, @ East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, FCS school) should be the way forward for the foreseeable future. It makes too much sense to have the easy home win against FCS schools.
If LU doesn’t go to a Bowl it’s a bad season.
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