Toledo and Iowa State to play home-&-home

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:24 pm

Toledo continues to rack up BCS teams to come to the Glass Bowl. Whether we like UT or not, they are a solid program, which proves good MAC teams CAN get BCS schools to play in their stadiums.

http://utrockets.collegesports.com/spor ... 05aaa.html

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:57 pm

I'm beginning to think our AD doesn't want to play games against BCS teams here. We make more money going to their place.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:34 am

We'd have no problem bringing in BCS schools if we could fill our stadium on a weekly basis.

04forheisman · Post by **04forheisman** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:48 am

BGDrew wrote:We'd have no problem bringing in BCS schools if we could fill our stadium on a weekly basis.

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you know what they say about excuses.........................

JimmyZ11381 · Post by **JimmyZ11381** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:29 am

What BCS teams have we had at the Doyt? I know we had Missouri, but that is the only one that comes to mind.

GO FALCONS!!!
~JZ

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:42 am

JimmyZ11381 wrote:What BCS teams have we had at the Doyt? I know we had Missouri, but that is the only one that comes to mind.

We had a home and home with Iowa State in the late 1970s. It's been done.

We also hosted Pittsburgh in 2000.

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:43 am

Temple was part of the big east

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:03 pm

Don't blame the AD for that. He has tried to get BCS teams to come to the Doyt but nobody will sign a deal.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:19 pm

Another deal, another mediocre opponent for UT in the tradition of Kansas, Minnesota and other teams who are middle of the road in their own conference. At least it's not a I-AA, Temple and a third place WAC team as their brutal schedule calls for this year.

Meanwhile, BG plays Ohio State twice in three years, the Oklahoma Sooners and will welcome Wisconsin to Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Iowa State Cyclones in the Glass Bowl or the Badgers at Browns Stadium? No contest.

This is a far, far more attractive schedule for recruits IMO. We also schedule the Pitt's, Purdue's and Missouri's of the world, but the difference is that this athletic department and coaching staff like to challenge themselves against the best as well.

Fire away, rocketfootball

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:35 pm

Fresno State is has a great chance to win the WAC this year...I think they will be a very tough challege for UT.

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:36 pm

Yeah if we're gonna be proud of playing Boise, we can't knock UT for playing Fresno. I think Toledo has done a good job with their future schedule as have we.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:39 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:Don't blame the AD for that. He has tried to get BCS teams to come to the Doyt but nobody will sign a deal.

BCS teams can't be any more scared to play us out our stadiums any more than they would be of UT are they? This still doens't make sense to me.

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:46 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:Don't blame the AD for that. He has tried to get BCS teams to come to the Doyt but nobody will sign a deal.

Only if you take what is said at face value. We've been struggling for years to get the athletic budget into the black and we've finally done that with the help of large payouts from playing at BCS schools. Much larger than we could garner here even with 30,000 plus in attendence. I doubt that we'll give that up until we're so far in the black that we can afford a home game with a BCS power. Meaning that we can pay THEM what they want.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:54 pm

The big difference is Boise won the conference (and has won for the past three years) while Freson finished third behind UTEP.

Somewhat comparable I guess, but BG always happens to play the tougher opponent. Imagine that...

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:58 pm

Well we've had our fair share of tennessee techs, EKUs, and Liberties too. I understand the Toledo hatred and can relate, but they have been comparable to us schedule-wise.