[Giants]

2024 and 2027 are the only future seasons with 2 P5 OOC, for the record. Yes, even that's too many IMO (there is no reward for doing it beyond playing near recruits), but it's not an every year thing.

This season's schedule is just awful timing with the most in-doubt team Shaw has ever had.

And one of those years (2027) includes Vandy.  

This discussion reminds me of what happened after the SEC mandated that every team schedule at least one P5 school each year on their future schedules.  Auburn immediately signed a home and home with Cal figuring that they needed to snap up a P5 bottom feeder before anyone could get in line ahead of them.  

In other words, scheduling a perennially lousy P5 team doesn’t really move the needle on the “tough schedule” meter.

[Giants]

2024 and 2027 are the only future seasons with 2 P5 OOC, for the record. Yes, even that's too many IMO (there is no reward for doing it beyond playing near recruits), but it's not an every year thing.

This season's schedule is just awful timing with the most in-doubt team Shaw has ever had.

And one of those years (2027) includes Vandy.  

This discussion reminds me of what happened after the SEC mandated that every team schedule at least one P5 school each year on their future schedules.  Auburn immediately signed a home and home with Cal figuring that they needed to snap up a P5 bottom feeder before anyone could get in line ahead of them.  

In other words, scheduling a perennially lousy P5 team doesn’t really move the needle on the “tough schedule” meter.