... challenge of preparing a team to win the national championship by describing the role played by the schedule. "You either get out there and play teams from around the country, see if you can compete with them, or find out when it's too late that you can't" replied the brilliant McKay following his masterful direction of the Trojans' 1967 national championship. Winning a conference title is where a school makes its name, but it is success in the Intersectional and out of conference contests where programs make their fame. One of the effects of the BCS era is the recognition of a return to the idea that schedules matter. Just defeating conference foes each week fails to create the perception of being the nation's best team. Take for instance Bois...

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