Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site msdc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gatech!gt-stratus!msdc!mannie From: mannie@msdc.UUCP (Mannie Lowe) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Scheduling Message-ID: <153@msdc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 10:33:57 EST Article-I.D.: msdc.153 Posted: Thu Nov 7 10:33:57 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 07:46:50 EST Distribution: net Organization: Medical Systems Development Corp. Lines: 16 The recent discussion about the schedules of the SEC, BIG 10, & PAC 10 teams has started me thinking (I know, very dangerous of me). Why do football coaches have to schedule their games three and four years in advance? Why can't they make up their schedules at the end of the bowl games like the basketball teams work on theirs after the tournament. This has always puzzled me. Teams are changing conferences all the time, being put on probation, establishing dynasties and falling flat on their faces. It seems that with creative and maybe intelligent scheduling we won't be debating the relative strengths and weaknesses of the schedules. Anyone out there have any reasons, good or bad, why schedules are made up this way??? Mannie Lowe Medical Systems Development Corp {gatech,ihnp4,mcnc,ncsu,akgua}!msdc!mannie