Arizona’s Greg Byrne on his scheduling philosophy in football

Arizona’s Greg Byrne on his scheduling philosophy in football

For many years, the Arizona Wildcats have had the same general philosophy in scheduling non-conference football games: One gimme, one mid-major level foe and then a marquee opponent.

Coach Mike Stoops, whose team completes a home-and-home series against Iowa this season, previously has talked about easing the program’s strength of schedule, especially after the Pac-10 went to a full round-robin of nine games. That’s tough enough, he figures.
I asked new Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne on Tuesday about his philosophy on football scheduling. Would he like to see the Wildcats play a major BCS-conference program every season?

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8/13/10