[Goose]

2024 and 2027 are the only future seasons with 2 P5 OOC, for the record. Yes, even that's too many IMO (there is no reward for doing it beyond playing near recruits), but it's not an every year thing.

This season's schedule is just awful timing with the most in-doubt team Shaw has ever had.

Well, as a spectator it is more fun to watch games against decent teams (that's not necessarily synonymous with P5 teams, of course) where the outcome is in doubt.  Beating Sac State or Cal Poly doesn't exactly move the entertainment needle, as evidenced by the fact that when we do play teams like that at home, attendance is typically awful.  I suspect it doesn't exactly get our players juices going either.

BC

Yes, in the past it often didn't get the juices going, and as a result, we lost. Maybe that is "in the past", but for some reason I think that on any given day we can play down to their level.

[Goose]

2024 and 2027 are the only future seasons with 2 P5 OOC, for the record. Yes, even that's too many IMO (there is no reward for doing it beyond playing near recruits), but it's not an every year thing.

This season's schedule is just awful timing with the most in-doubt team Shaw has ever had.

Well, as a spectator it is more fun to watch games against decent teams (that's not necessarily synonymous with P5 teams, of course) where the outcome is in doubt.  Beating Sac State or Cal Poly doesn't exactly move the entertainment needle, as evidenced by the fact that when we do play teams like that at home, attendance is typically awful.  I suspect it doesn't exactly get our players juices going either.

BC

Yes, in the past it often didn't get the juices going, and as a result, we lost. Maybe that is "in the past", but for some reason I think that on any given day we can play down to their level.