Holy shit, some people will argue about anything. We're playing decent OOC opponents at least through 2029. Ohio State twice, Michigan at home, Notre dame home and away. We're not going to shy away from it nor should we. We have no big name OOC for 2030 or 2031 so maybe we'll schedule shit teams then just have a bunch of cupcakes on the schedule but I doubt it. I'd imagine CDC is waiting to see what the 2026 and beyond SEC schedule will be so he can arrange home and homes where we get a home game in the years we lose an SEC home game because of being the home team at the Cotton Bowl. We have Arizona State in 2032 and 2033. Not great but a decent OOC for fans. I know I'll be a dirty ass old man when we make the trip to Tempe.
I think CDC knows that the home slate could be pretty lean at times, just like it was in the Big 12 days like in 2021 and 2023 when our best home game was Kansas State or Oklahoma State. So if he wants to get the suites booked, the clubs full, and butts in seats, he's going to need more than San Jose State, UTEP, or a branch school of Louisiana on the schedule at least every other year. We have Ohio State and Michigan coming into Austin the next two years, in addition to a home schedule that should have some combination of Alabama, LSU, and Tennessee on it. I doubt Sark is worried about how our OOC is scheduled.