1.   Also good news is that East Carolina, the other nonconference opponent for the Orangemen, lost to Wake Forest Saturday.

2.   And, indeed, the Matadors are pleased with their transformation heading into their season opener against nonconference opponent Washington State on Thursday in Northridge.

3.   Both Iowa State and Missouri won their openers, capitalizing on matchups against weak nonconference opponents.

4.   Clemson and Virginia are legitimate nonconference opponents.

5.   If you do the Hokie pokey and avoid tough nonconference opponents, you too can enjoy an unbeaten season and high BCS rankings.

6.   Nebraska is having trouble finding nonconference opponents for next season.

7.   Snyder has loaded his schedule with weak nonconference opponents.

8.   The BCS always has said teams have to schedule tough nonconference opponents and win to even have a chance.

9.   They got to play in a nice new arena against a nonconference opponent that would not put up too much of a struggle.

10.   Traditionally, teams from powerful conferences fatten up on nonconference opponents in December, allowing some leeway for losses when the league races begin in January.