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Here is one of the articles I was speaking of in regards to our strength of schedule:
The top 10 softest Power-5 non-conference schedules in 2015
1. N.C. State – Index: 1.25: There was a three-way tie for the softest schedule. I put the Pack in the top spot because at least Rutgers is playing two Power 5 teams. Neither NC State nor Mississippi State is even playing one. To separate the Pack and the Bulldogs, I felt MSU had the tougher deal because I think La. Tech, coming off a 9-5 season, is more formidable than NCSU’s best opponent. Dave Doeren’s team opens against Troy, which was 3-9 in 2014 and it’s been five years since the Trojans have had a winning season. FCS Eastern Kentucky is the only one of the four opponents to post a winning record last season. The other two opponents are Old Dominion and South Alabama, who only returns five starters — tied for fewest of any team in FBS. ODU was still an FCS program in 2013; South Alabama was as recently as 2011.