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It's a good move adding someone like Nebraska. They'll never get any kind of respect though until they get people like Furman off their schedule. There's no need for W&M and some of the other teams they've had. They'd be better off and have almost just as easy a victory with someone like Washington, Northwestern, even the Ohio game they had. Even a team like North Texas, San Diego State, or UTEP would be better. It does seem like they're trying to take care of some of those tomato cans by getting them off the schedule in the future though.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ironlung</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's a good move adding someone like Nebraska. They'll never get any kind of respect though until they get people like Furman off their schedule. There's no need for W&M and some of the other teams they've had. They'd be better off and have almost just as easy a victory with someone like Washington, Northwestern, even the Ohio game they had. Even a team like North Texas, San Diego State, or UTEP would be better. It does seem like they're trying to take care of some of those tomato cans by getting them off the schedule in the future though. </div></div>
These aren't world beaters either:
Sept. 13, 2008 UAB 12:30 pm ET
Oct. 4, 2008 Northern Illinois TBA
Nov. 8, 2008 Wyoming TBA
A combined 9-27 last season.
I do agree that I would like to see VT beef up the OOC some more. Furman is a good 1-AA school but what the heck? I can see WM & Mary or JMU to help in-state schools but other than that beef it up!
They aren't world beaters but they are 1-A, which does look better. Granted some 1-AA teams can beat 1-A, but it still makes the schedule look better.
True in a sense. But why schedule a D-1 team that half of 1-AA could beat? A pansie is a pansie, right?
UAB and Northern Illinois are at least decent competitive 1A teams that put players into the draft though. Compared to most years this is a super weak schedule for UT but would be one of VT's toughest. So please, don't turn this into some kind of pissing contest. I don't know why the original poster brought this stupid [censored] up, but I'm not slinging [censored]. At the very least I was complementing VT on adding someone like Nebraska. I didn't say that VT needed to add world beaters. UTEP, OHIO, and the others I mentioned aren't world beaters, they aren't NAIA competition either.
Do wins against 1-AA opponents even count in your BCS points total? I was thinking that in the beginning, they did not figure into the rating. I'm not sure now.
I don't even know. I just don't like it. I don't like it when UGA does it three times a year, when LSU does it, when Auburn does it, or when VT does it. It's like GC vasity playing St. Paul's jv team. It's pointless.
2008 Virginia Football Schedule
8/30 Southern California 3:30 (ABC Regional and ESPN2)
9/6 Richmond 3:45 (ESPNU)
9/13 @ Connecticut 7:30 (ESPNU)
9/27 @ Duke TBA
10/4 Maryland TBA
10/11 East Carolina TBA
10/18 North Carolina TBA
10/25 @ Georgia Tech TBA
11/1 Miami TBA
11/8 @ Wake Forest TBA
11/15 Open Date
11/22 Clemson TBA
11/29 @ Virginia Tech TBA
You'll not hear me saying a damn thing about anybody's schedule after who we open with. Playing in your new place-chance for big time shine,and you schedule Southeast Jenkins Polytechnical Community College [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] What an embarrassment.
Miami's Schedule (still gagging and vomiting)
Date Opponent* Result Record
Aug. 28, 2008 Charleston Southern 7:30 pm ET
Sept. 6, 2008 at Florida 8:00 pm ET
Sept. 20, 2008 at Texas A&M 7:00 pm ET
Sept. 27, 2008 North Carolina TBA
Oct. 4, 2008 Florida State TBA
Oct. 11, 2008 UCF TBA
Oct. 18, 2008 at Duke TBA
Oct. 25, 2008 Wake Forest TBA
Nov. 1, 2008 at Virginia TBA
Nov. 13, 2008 Virginia Tech 7:30 pm ET
Nov. 20, 2008 at Georgia Tech 7:30 pm ET
Nov. 29, 2008 at NC State TBA