11-26-2017, 10:32 AM
Yes, because if Wilner says it, it must be true!
Look, it's clearly true that conditional upon making it to the CCG, having a final-week bye is an advantage. The problem, of course, is it makes it harder to get to the CCG. And the scheduling realities are what they are, either Stanford and USC drop ND, someone else in the conference finds a non-conference opponent for the final week of the year (and if it's not a CA school agree to move their rivalry game), or someone gets a final-week bye. The first isn't happening and the second can't happen every year. Unless your argument is "give the final-week bye only to schools not expected to be in contention for the CCG" there's just no leg to stand on here.
Look, it's clearly true that conditional upon making it to the CCG, having a final-week bye is an advantage. The problem, of course, is it makes it harder to get to the CCG. And the scheduling realities are what they are, either Stanford and USC drop ND, someone else in the conference finds a non-conference opponent for the final week of the year (and if it's not a CA school agree to move their rivalry game), or someone gets a final-week bye. The first isn't happening and the second can't happen every year. Unless your argument is "give the final-week bye only to schools not expected to be in contention for the CCG" there's just no leg to stand on here.