Georgia AD Greg McGarity explains why Bulldogs are scheduling so many top nonconference foes
Over the next 10-plus seasons, the Georgia Bulldogs have some big-time home-and-home series on their schedule.
Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Clemson, UCLA, Florida State, Texas and Oregon are some of the schools the Bulldogs will face either in home-and-home series or neutral site games in the next couple of decades.
Why is Georgia going so big with their schedule when others aren’t? In a piece by CBS Sports, AD Greg McGarity said he thinks the tough schedules will give the Dawgs a boost when it comes to the College Football Playoff selection process:
“The distinction between some schools is very thin,” McGarity said. “If I’m sitting in the room and I’m a selection committee member, I’m going to value who you play and how did you schedule up. You get extra credit there. I think that’s where it’s leading.”
These games won’t be easy, but if the Bulldogs can navigate the difficult schedules, they’ll be in a good position to make the Playoff those years.
Plus, the games will be fun for fans, and that’s always good during nonconference seasons.
Shut up, Greg. Answer the question truthfully, you weak, feckless, ineffectual milquetoast:
“Because Kirby told me to do it.”
I was thinking the same thing. They basically gave Kirby free reign on what should happen.
Why do you think Kirby wants to do it? Is it possible that having a harder SOS will help you come selection time? Is there another reason that you know about? So the answer he gave was an accurate one.
They are setting themselves up to get fired.
Who? Your Vols?
Tru-T-Troll, please take our ‘G’ off your profile. It is really just an embarrassment to us.
I don’t see why everyone can’t just ignore him? He posts constantly and then multiple people always jump in and respond to him. If no one ever responded he would eventually stop.
I don’t think he would stop; he’s far too committed to his bit of insanity.
But if we stopped responding, he’d lose a great portion of the pleasure he feels. It would then just become obligation to him.
If any of SDS’s crack reporters could unearth the contracts on these matchups, they might have an interesting story.
What are the buyout clauses?
Frankly, I would love to see A&M work in a home-and-home with FSU in the next few years. Good fun.
I wish Mizzou would follow suit and schedule more interesting games. The fans are more willing to shell out money to attend a big game than some crap cupcake game.
You would have an instant classic if Kansas would ever stop pouting in the corner.
It would certainly get the fans interested but it wouldn’t do much to elevate the program on a national level. Recruits don’t care if we play Kansas, but they might get excited if Notre Dame, USC, or Ohio State was on the schedule once in a while.
If you’re going to be the man you’ve got to beat the man, you’ve got to walk the aisle.
Kudos to Coach Smart for getting UGA on the A-list.
It’s just what everyone in the SEC should be doing. That West Virginia rematch is finally coming back to Mizzou ie. When you beat Purdue and then they beat Ohio State, it’s value added. And old friends on the way back up like Colorado, Iowa State, and Kansas State need the Missouri game even more.
Is it value added when you get beat 35-3 to a 7-6 Purdue?