I wonder when the Alabama A&M game got scheduled last year? It seems to me that we knew knew there would be an Al game before we knew the opponent. I never recall a game being bumped out of the BMO BC after it had been announced. There must be some level of coordination with dark dates being given to MU in sufficient time to schedule non-con.
IIRC, there was a high-profile game in the works that fell through just weeks before the schedule was released, so they had to scramble to find a buy-opponent so FS1 would have something to air. By the time they found one and looked at possible dates, the BC was already booked.
The key word here is "released."
Schedules are drawn up, revised, moved around, etc. months, and perhaps years, before the schedule is released. This gives everyone a chance to coordinate schedules. I'd bet if you looked at Broeker's call history in certain months of any given year, two-thirds of his calls are to/from his scheduling counterparts at the Bucks and Admirals.