Illinois Hokie's Recent Comments

They are looking at a rebuilding effort that lasts the better part of a decade, unless they somehow decide to stick with the triple option and hire a coach that runs it.

Thanks for making me read the entire thing in the voice of Mr. Poopybutthole, you glipglop.

I mean... I picked that metaphor for a reason.

Somebody photoshop Bud's face onto Ash's body from the Army of Darkness movie poster.

This might be the greatest post ever.

Sounds more like they're trying to soften the blow of losing a home game to their fanbase.

Doesn't that put the championship game during finals for a lot of schools?

Good frame. Needs to put on about 35 good pounds.

I heard about this on NPR yesterday. It's a preemptive measure to allow NC farmers to get their harvest in before Matthew hits...if Matthew hits. They still aren't sure of the storm's track yet. But declaring a state of emergency lifts all size, weight and hours of service restrictions on agricultural vehicles. It also allows the state to invoke price gouging protections, so gas stations can't sell gas at five bucks a gallon and grocery stores can't charge ten bucks for a loaf of bread.

This is a strategic move, not a reactionary one.

Hey, the vote tally is green on yours. Does that mean you won, or just that you're in the lead?

Larry Fedora tips himself to you as he passes you in the street, and says, "M'lady." Even if you're a dude.

What big challenge was presented by Wisconsin's postponements?

The need to fill a vacancy on the schedule on short notice. If you require that vacancy be filled with a P5, you make that challenge exponentially harder. Show me a P5 team that has an open non-conference slot in the next 2 years.

Probably about the same as the challenges that would be necessitated by adding a 9th conference game to schedules already locked for future years.

That's not true at all. Most every agreement for a non-conference games has an escape clause for situations just like this. It is much easier to cancel an existing non-conference game than it is to schedule one on short notice.

It's basically a zero sum game. It's not like ACC teams are the only ones looking for games.

No other conference requires 2 P5 opponents. That means the ACC will be the only conference looking to double up on their scheduling, with no other conference having an incentive to do so. This is exactly the kind of scenario that would lead to the absurdity of two ACC teams scheduling each other as non-conference games. Except, that's already happening with the one P5 game requirement. If we go to two, expect it to become widespread.

The point is that neither presents a scheduling challenge.

That's patently false.

Either way, a 9 game unbalanced conference schedule - 5 home, 4 away or vice versa - is a much bigger issue than any scheduling challenge.

This is a much stronger argument. But I never argued against the idea that 5 away conference games is a problem. In the long run, it's zero sum, because we also get 5 home conference games every other year. But it's definitely an obstacle in those years when you have to travel in conference an extra time. The question is, is the difficulty of an extra away game that matters every two years worth accepting the logistical difficulties inherent to the 8+2 model. (Even if you deny that difficulties exist.)