Available bye week opponents

[CyForPresident]

The winner is Hampton. They have a bye on 10/20 and they also need more games because they are an FCS independent. Right now they have nine games scheduled.

Somewhere else on this thread it said these teams have a bye that week

• Georgia
• Miami
• Notre Dame
• Virginia Tech
• West Virginia
• Texas
• Oklahoma State
• South Carolina
• Florida
• Texas A&M
• Kansas State
• Boston College
• Louisville
• Northern Illinois

The schedule of these teams is full so it won't be one of them unless there is a future cancellation.

The FCS schools with a bye 10/20 are

• Austin Peay
• Chattanooga
• Colgate
• Eastern Washington
• Florida A&M
• Gardner-Webb
• Hampton
• Holy Cross
• James Madison
• Kennesaw State
• Montana
• Nicholls State
• Pennsylvania
• Portland State
• Prairie View A&M
• Savannah State
• Villanova
• Wagner
• Yale

I did not review every schedule but it looks like they all have a full schedule, except Hampton.
Maybe we could run up the score to get back at them for beating us at basketball.

Hampton has 11 games scheduled, but I’d play them in a heartbeat

https://fbschedules.com/hampton-football-schedule/

 

[NetflixAndClone]

I remember that was an extraordinary year when some bowl qualifiers were ineligible for various reasons. As I recall, the 5-7 teams won most of their bowl games, too. Didn't watch any of those, but it was testimony that losing teams should not necessarily be punished mercilessly by being banned from even practicing during that time. One on Johnny Major's ISU teams went to a bowl with only 5 wins back in the early 70s when there were only a small number of bowls. I guess the must have passed the "eye test" of the day, but the point is that bowl invites should not be gated by X number of wins alone.

5-7 teams are picked by their APR scores.

 

[isubett]

Hampton has 11 games scheduled, but I’d play them in a heartbeat

https://fbschedules.com/hampton-football-schedule/

Here is the schedule I looked at. I don't know why they are different. Could be one the CBS obe shows teams that count in FCS.

https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/schedule/HAMP/hampton-pirates

 

[ghettocowboy4cy]

As CW said buy the win. Any william and mary school will do just fine.

 

[bgprest]

Find the shittiest team we can and play them. Hell, that would be ideal.

But I don’t think they’ll allow us to play Kansas twice.

 

[jdoggivjc]

But I don’t think they’ll allow us to play Kansas twice.

Even if we paid them to play?

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

It would be surprising if a power school wants to play another game. Wonder if NIU is the leader in the clubhouse?

Um, the upper tweet says "FCS" and the lower tweet lists FBS schools.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

What contingency plan should they have made?

A stand-by stadium with a retractable roof. Duh.

 

[cyworship]

My opinion will be that the choice will be made to play a make up game on Dec. 1 (if we are not in the championship game). We could have a game planned against a FCS team if they do not make the FCS playoff. If you announce it now both teams would be suggesting they are not going to make the champ game / FCS playoff. So we may not know the team until it is determined if we will be in the championship game and they are not going to make the FCS playoff. Teams like Presbyterian or Southern only have 10 games so might be good candidates if they are interested in the money?