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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou
Scheduling...yeah..it's done wayyy in advance. UGA's isn't completely fleshed out yet, but the competitive non-conference games are mostly set though 2030. (Georgia and Clemson are doing home-and-home in 2029 and 2030.) There's just one gap; it looks like the Dawgs could play UCF in 2027 if so desired by both programs.
Interestingly, Bama apparently doesn't schedule quite as far in advance as I'm used to seeing. They have *no* non-conference games on tap for 2024, and only three (Lousiana-Monroe in '25 and home/home with Notre Dame in '28-'29) from 2025 through 2030.
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Yep, it wouldn't be easy for teams like UCF to bump up their scheduling quickly. Most OOC schedules are done several years in advance. But if a mid-major program really, truly wants to get their shot in the CFP as it is currently composed, they'll have to schedule an elite team each year.
Now, at this point it may not be worth the effort because there's a non-zero chance the playoff expands before they'd be able to get a Bama, Ohio State, Clemson or Georgia on there. And at that point they're probably better off just scheduling as many wins as they can.