I like how this year's calendar sets up to only allow one bye week but the Thursday night game after the bye week gives something of a bye week after.
Game Sat 17th,
11 days off,
Game Thur 29th,
8 days off,
Game Sat 7th.
How about the cajones to schedule homecoming for the Oklahoma weekend. Campbell is not afraid of anyone.
For your first statement, I was just thinking exactly the opposite. Since the last weekend in August is technically our first bye, the team still starts practice a month before the first game, right? So...we lose a week’s practice time across the entire season compared to teams that play an August game?
As far as Brocktober, I like the progression of KU, an OSU team that should be a bit depleted, both ramping up to OU at home (and for Homecoming)—then additional time to recuperate and get back on emotional balance after a huge win before playing K-State.
And that Thursday game means nine days before playing TCU. That works.