[lex24]

I don’t care about the game planning  aspect. It’s 12 days to rest vs 5. That should not happen in a Championship game.  They should be on equal footing. The only time one team should get a bye is when it earns it. As in NFL seedings.

In a championship game you want the playing field as level as possible. When one team gets an extra week to get healthier, it has a competitive advantage.

That should not be a difficult concept for a scheduler and a conference to understand.

Respectfully disagree.  I actually think it is a rather large disadvantage to have your bye either very early or very late in the season.  Moreover, the bye is not as helpful from a gameplanning perspective because SC won't know who they are playing for another week, and not like Stanford and WSU play remotely similar styles.

[lex24]

I don’t care about the game planning  aspect. It’s 12 days to rest vs 5. That should not happen in a Championship game.  They should be on equal footing. The only time one team should get a bye is when it earns it. As in NFL seedings.

In a championship game you want the playing field as level as possible. When one team gets an extra week to get healthier, it has a competitive advantage.

That should not be a difficult concept for a scheduler and a conference to understand.

Respectfully disagree.  I actually think it is a rather large disadvantage to have your bye either very early or very late in the season.  Moreover, the bye is not as helpful from a gameplanning perspective because SC won't know who they are playing for another week, and not like Stanford and WSU play remotely similar styles.