Quote Originally Posted by It_Could_Happen View Post
I like this. Why can't we schedule a team like this:

Arizona
Washington
Minnesota
Boston College
Virginia
Iowa State
Because even if those teams are an easy win they are going to want a return game or an outrageous sum to play one game in Starkville. That means fewer home games in Starkville, which means lost revenue and one less game that recruits have a chance to go to, and money that MS has to spend to send the team to somewhere like Ames, Iowa. They also aren't going to create any more excitement than playing Louisiana Tech or any other Sun Belt team. So, in other words- it doesn't make any sense for us and either way win or lose it doesn't make any sense for us financially.

There's a lot more to the schedule than the "just get six wins" accusation. Nevermind the fact that the whole reason I and most fans with a brain want a manageable schedule is to give us a better chance at 8-10 wins rather than just to squeak by with 6. Not to mention the fact that we've noticed that going with that scheduling philosophy hasn't worked for us historically- so of course, we have fans that want to keep doing what hasn't worked historically in the name of "interesting".