Not sure this needs its own thread, but unsure where exactly to put it. Please feel free to merge this.
The Wizard of Odds has a nice write up of
this study wherein the art of filling your schedule with cupcakes was examined. Rabid CFB fans won't be surprised by this (although, shock of shocks, the 'soft' Big Ten doesn't schedule as many cupcakes as the Big XII and SEC), but it's a nicely quantified view of the whole scheduling issue.