2009 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE SET

Not really.  All major college football teams have gone to weaker schedules.  When I say major, I mean teams who are consistently in the top 20.  Recently, there have been a couple of articles over the airwaves on the schedule strength of major college football teams.  They have come way down.  There are more Division IA teams playing IIA teams than ever before.  Why?  It's all about money.    Wins and losses seem to be the overwhelming factor when being considered for getting into BCS bowl games.  Look at last year.  Hawaii?  They had no business being in a BCS game.  They played basically no one, but they had a great record.  What happen?  They got blown out.  It will probably be BYU this year.  So division IA teams have started to set there schedules up to give them the best chance at winning the most games.  This doesn't happen in every case, but it is starting to happen more and more.  Moving forward, the only time you will see a team with a good OOC schedule is when it means a lot of money for the school to compensate for the potential loss of a BCS bowl game.