(07-24-2023, 10:14 AM)msqueri Wrote: Harbaugh also faced the #10 schedule in America in 2007. We'll have to see what Taylor faces but I'd be surprised if it's that high given that Taylor gets to face Hawaii, Sacramento State, Colorado, Cal, and Arizona State, gets to try to build momentum with a ludicrously easy first half of the schedule, gets a very favorable home/road split by getting three of most winnable games (Sacramento State, Arizona, and Cal) at home and a fourth (Colorado) after a bye when the opponent is situated for a classic trap game sandwiched in between road games against tougher foes, and gets to skip playing the two-time reigning conference champion entirely. Compare that to Harbaugh playing in a Pac-10 whose worst team was Sagarin #55.
Sports Illustrated rated Pac-12 teams preseason 2023 Strength of Schedule by adding up the prior year's football records of their opponents. The SI projected strength of schedule is as follows:
#12 Cal
#15 Stanford
#20 Arizona State
#29 Colorado
#37 Utah
#54 Washington
#60 Arizona
#63 Oregon State
#71 UCLA
#96 Oregon
#97 USC
#113 Washington State
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