There is no way to substantiate this kind of scheduling is what is required in order to be in a position to vie for a national title. The law of diminishing returns kicks in about halfway through that schedule and essentially we open ourselves up to a disproportionate amount of risk exposure with little to nothing gained in return. If we beat both Ohio State and Florida State, we could beat Eastern Washington and Tulsa in the other games and still have just as strong a claim on a national title bid, should we be undefeated.
This is really a theoretical exercise anyway because neither Ohio State or Notre Dame are on our 2010 schedule. Florida State has been listed in 2010 for about 4 years now, so they could possibly still be good to go for that year.
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