Washington has the toughest first-half schedule.
They were running a half-schedule now, but the train wasn't even covering its costs.
I think I may be the only Giants fan who does not find their second-half schedule all that intimidating.
Baltimore fell to 5-2, sthel the conference's second-best record, suggesting a first-half schedule filled with mediocrity for both teams.
"It's cool to hear that kind of thing," Novak said sheepishly, adding, "At that point, we're up like only 8, and I was more like, 'Jeez, we just got to find a way to still win this.' " Given their tough second-half schedule, the Knicks could hardly afford a loss to the Cavaliers 13-200), a team they are expected to beat.
In truth, the possibility that Boley, who tweaked his hamstring in the second quarter of the Giants' loss to the San Francisco 49ers, could have an extended absence is an ominous development as the Giants move deeper into their formidable second-half schedule.
"We felt coming on this trip that the one good thing about this trip was that it's early enough in the second-half schedule that if it's what it is, we still feel we have a good enough team and enough time to overcome that," Manuel said.
"That's the unforgiving nature of Division III women's selection, because it's based on access and not strength of schedule," Quinn said, referring to a second-half schedule that did not feature games with top-ranked teams that tended to influence selectors.
They may be the hottest team right now, and going into the weakest second-half schedule in the league, everyone should be scared to face them.
On Thursday, the league canceled games through Jan . 14 wiping out more than half the schedule.
