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UNI playing Montana, when will we play a non conference game that matters?

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Penguin Nation:
The junk games do not build depth as NEC teams do not expose weaknesses later exploited by MVFC teams.
The junk games do not build fan interest, in fact quite the contrary.
The junk games do not impress the playoff selection committee, in fact the opposite is true.
The junk games are a financial loser, as Kent is paying $325K to play 45 minutes away (I recall we make ~$200K in total revenue in a home game).

The junk games are just that...junk...and are a huge disservice to the YSU FB program.

The Wolf once even commented that he would like to play a more competitive OOC schedule.  We talk about playoffs, maybe even a move to the MAC...but are content playing 2/3 OOC games against partial scholly 1AAA programs?

One junk game is acceptable.  It may be the only game some players see the field, and it is fun to wail away on a feeble opponent.  Two is absurd.  Three in a 12 game season?  Scheduling malpractice and the creation of a knuckle-dragging doofus.

nova75:
I agree with power. Time to man up. If the budget is so fragile that one home game can make it or break it then it's time to drop a level. Also, YSU better be prepared to go on the road as they have no bargaining power until they are firmly back in the mix as a top team.

IAA Fan:
Wick ...now you want 2 games against play-off caliber teams. Buddy I am heading for 50 & I want to live long enough to see the play-off again. IN the mean time HOME games are what we want and the weakest schedule possible to make the post-season.

Fan interest? Guess what I have 100-times more interest in a team from Pittsburgh that I do ANY team out west. Why, I have a car to go see the return games ...not an airplane ticket. No one has ever heard of any Montana team, nor cares. No one has ever heard of RMU or Duquesne in football ...nor cares. So why not play the team that we can beat?

Again ...all the home games that we can get & the least difficult rout to the play-off ...that is what all fans want. You are talking about a school that has been to the I-AA play-off 8-times, has 6 title appearances & 4 titles; let's learn to crawl again before we walk or run. Who had weaker schedules than Jim Tressel? Who has more championships? Besides, there will is only 1 non-scholarship conference left and they are allowing partials.

penguinpower:
Watch the away game on TV.  I want the competition and agree with Wick.

IAA Fan:
Oh and while we are dispelling beliefs. How are you preparing a team for the post-season when they go into conference play with 2 or 3 losses? They are going to lose their first MVFC game and then give up on the rest of the season because they now know that they have no chance for the post-season. They may even be out of the play-off hunt before league play even begins with a MAC school and two solid I-AA opponents. Again, crawl before walk & walk before run.

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