We're in a weird gap period.

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Friday, May 22, 2026, 08:00 (3 days ago) @ BillyGoat
edited by KGB, Friday, May 22, 2026, 08:40

Overall, I think Swarbrick did a damn good job of shining up the stank turd that Kevin White left behind on the scheduling front. It was a long time ago, but people forget how badly Captain Blanco salted the fields on the way out. ADs come and go, but those scheduled games years in advance don't vanish into thin air. Jack responded to strong alum & fan sentiment by inking big home-and-home series with national programs like Texas, Georgia, OSU, A&M, Alabama, etc. Even the series with Wisconsin was an inspired concept that has since lost some luster thanks to the pandemic blowing up the schedules.

But there is this fallow period in between the A&M series and when Texas and Alabama are lined up starting in '28. Maybe he couldn't find a name brand willing to schedule us in 26-27, I dunno. But SC growing a bright fucking yellow streak down their back and running away with extreme prejudice, which Jack couldn't have anticipated at the time, obviously didn't help. Pete getting Clemson and BYU lined up since taking over won't knock anyone's socks off, but it might be about as much as could be expected within such a compressed window to operate.