Meeting Of The Minds: How Would You Schedule If You Were Florida State

It came out last week that West Virginia, which is expected to enter the Big 12 in the fall, had cancelled a non-conference series with Florida State. The fact that the Mountaineers backed out of the series doesn't strike me as a huge deal. WVU is about to see its conference schedule pick up, and the 'Eers needed to make room for their new league opponents. Contracts are written for this very reason. FSU will be compensated accordingly. I'm more interested in the Seminoles' side of the situation. FSU may be losing out on a marquee non-conference game, but if you controlled the Seminoles scheduling, would you fill that opening with another upper-tier team (assuming you could)? Or, would you find a body bag game? What would factor into your decision?   Regie Eller: I'll chime in on this one if I may.   Honestly, Florida State has no other option but to fill the game, now, with whatever they can. And, oh yeah, by the way, Florida State wanted out of the game ...