Adjusting the 2023 football schedule
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:10 pm
BYU Football Schedule 2023
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee - This is the 2nd game in a 2019/2023 series. I'd love to keep this and host Tennessee again if possible!
SAT, 9/9 @ Virginia - Bronco Mendenhall could get his wish and have the 2nd and 3rd games in the 2021/2023/2025 series dropped from the schedules.
SAT, 9/16 @ Utah State
SAT, 9/23 @ Arkansas - This is the 2nd game in a 2022/2023 series. I expect it to be dropped or maybe the whole series is dropped for someone else in 2022?
FRI, 9/29 Rice - This is the 1st game in 2023/2025 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 10/7 @ Fresno State - This is the 1st game in a 2023/2027 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 10/14
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
SAT, 10/28 USF - This is the 2nd game of a 2022/2023 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 11/4 UNLV - This is the 1st game in a 2023/2024 series that would be dropped.
SAT, 11/11 UCF - This game is the 1st game in a 2023/2024 series that would be dropped since they are now conference mates.
SAT, 11/18 Southern Utah - Probably kept but possibly moved up to the 9/9 slot?
SAT, 11/25 @ USC - This is the 3rd game in a 3 game series (2019/2021/2023)
This leaves 5 games on the OOC schedule.
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee
SAT, 9/9 Southern Utah - Rescheduled from 11/18
SAT, 9/16 @ Utah State
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
SAT, 11/25 @ USC
If there is only 3 OOC games, I think BYU has to choose between hosting Tennessee and a road game to USC. Having 2 P5 OOC games wouldn't make a ton of sense. I may take Tennessee here though USC on Thanksgiving weekend is a nice game.
Then you have to choose between a road trip to Utah State and hosting Boise State. For reasons explained in a minute, I'd keep Boise State and push the Aggie road trip to another season.
This would be my OOC schedule for 2023 unless they go 4 OOC games. In that case I add back in the @ Utah State game. It will be weird to have 3 OOC home games but the stars align for it this season.
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee
SAT, 9/9 Southern Utah - Rescheduled from 11/18
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
The key is going to be figuring out how to build your OOC schedule with a FCS team, and the regular rivalry games with Utah/Utah State/Boise State. Maybe you do an arrangement where you play 2 of the 3 in a 4 game OOC schedule (with a FCS game and a wild card game of your choosing). A 3 game OOC game almost surely means you have to rotate Utah/Utah State/Boise State or drop one or two of these from your regular schedule.
3 game OOC Schedule
FCS
Boise State or Utah State
Utah or P5
A 4 game OOC would increase the regularity of the rivalry games or have an occasional break with another team taking a spot (like Utah has done with Florida). If you don't play Utah, you could find another P5 to rotate in.
What are your thoughts?
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee - This is the 2nd game in a 2019/2023 series. I'd love to keep this and host Tennessee again if possible!
SAT, 9/9 @ Virginia - Bronco Mendenhall could get his wish and have the 2nd and 3rd games in the 2021/2023/2025 series dropped from the schedules.
SAT, 9/16 @ Utah State
SAT, 9/23 @ Arkansas - This is the 2nd game in a 2022/2023 series. I expect it to be dropped or maybe the whole series is dropped for someone else in 2022?
FRI, 9/29 Rice - This is the 1st game in 2023/2025 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 10/7 @ Fresno State - This is the 1st game in a 2023/2027 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 10/14
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
SAT, 10/28 USF - This is the 2nd game of a 2022/2023 series and would be dropped.
SAT, 11/4 UNLV - This is the 1st game in a 2023/2024 series that would be dropped.
SAT, 11/11 UCF - This game is the 1st game in a 2023/2024 series that would be dropped since they are now conference mates.
SAT, 11/18 Southern Utah - Probably kept but possibly moved up to the 9/9 slot?
SAT, 11/25 @ USC - This is the 3rd game in a 3 game series (2019/2021/2023)
This leaves 5 games on the OOC schedule.
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee
SAT, 9/9 Southern Utah - Rescheduled from 11/18
SAT, 9/16 @ Utah State
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
SAT, 11/25 @ USC
If there is only 3 OOC games, I think BYU has to choose between hosting Tennessee and a road game to USC. Having 2 P5 OOC games wouldn't make a ton of sense. I may take Tennessee here though USC on Thanksgiving weekend is a nice game.
Then you have to choose between a road trip to Utah State and hosting Boise State. For reasons explained in a minute, I'd keep Boise State and push the Aggie road trip to another season.
This would be my OOC schedule for 2023 unless they go 4 OOC games. In that case I add back in the @ Utah State game. It will be weird to have 3 OOC home games but the stars align for it this season.
SAT, 9/2 Tennessee
SAT, 9/9 Southern Utah - Rescheduled from 11/18
SAT, 10/21 Boise State
The key is going to be figuring out how to build your OOC schedule with a FCS team, and the regular rivalry games with Utah/Utah State/Boise State. Maybe you do an arrangement where you play 2 of the 3 in a 4 game OOC schedule (with a FCS game and a wild card game of your choosing). A 3 game OOC game almost surely means you have to rotate Utah/Utah State/Boise State or drop one or two of these from your regular schedule.
3 game OOC Schedule
FCS
Boise State or Utah State
Utah or P5
A 4 game OOC would increase the regularity of the rivalry games or have an occasional break with another team taking a spot (like Utah has done with Florida). If you don't play Utah, you could find another P5 to rotate in.
What are your thoughts?