ZuluWarrior wrote:Alright, I took some heat for wishing we kept Michigan on the schedule next year (apparently there is a rumor they've been removed from a game in September) in lieu of the Wisconsin away and Cleveland agreement.
For those of you that think giving up a game against a program like Michigan for this Wisconsin deal was the right move that's perfectly fine. As long as you'd feel the same about giving up a game against the Buckeyes should the same situation present itself. My guess is that perhaps some of you might think differently and I say there wouldn't be one difference, at least in terms of what were trying to establish nationally. Perhaps for the sole reason of being able to talk a little smack in-state, but I don't think that's a good reason.
Please, try to be objective about the situation.
My very first college football game was a Michigan-Ohio State game. I was cheering for the Wolverines, as was my whole family. I grew up 20 minutes from Michigan Stadium.
Bowling Green's 2000 game up there had a lot of meaning for me, and I was disappointed to see we wouldn't be playing up there again this coming fall.
But Bowling Green is located in Ohio, where we deal with the Buckeyes every day of our lives.
No regular season victory that we could imagine could have as much relevance to us as a win over Ohio State.
As much as I would have valued a game with Michigan this year, it isn't even a tough call to drop that game in favor of this series with Wisconsin.
It's as close to a home and home as we are ever going to get with one of the wealthiest programs in the country.
The only Big Ten programs clearly ahead of Wisconsin right now in terms of raw financial power are Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.
In fact, as meaningful as a game at Ohio State would be this year, I'd would have dropped it to get this series with Wisconsin. The opportunity to play the Badgers in Ohio -- and only give up one true road game to do it -- is unprecedented in the MAC.
