Stop pretending a weak schedule is a bad thing for a program like ours. Everyone acts like playing a gauntlet is the only path to respect, but look at the data from last year's CIAA. The top three teams in yards per play differential all played schedules ranked in the bottom half of the conference. For a team rebuilding its offensive line and breaking in a new quarterback, facing manageable competition early builds confidence and lets you install the scheme. A brutal non-conference slate just leads to injuries and shattered morale before league play even starts. Our goal is to win the conference, not impress some national pundit who doesn't watch a single down of D2 football. A 9-2 record with a weaker schedule does more for Bowie State Bulldogs's program's momentum and recruiting than going 5-6 against a murderers' row.