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(12-01-2020 10:10 AM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 02:28 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 02:01 PM)Banter Wrote:  I personally like the Miami game. Its the only trophy game we have left, and it is a road game 45 minutes away. I think we are much better than they are, but Martin has made them into a respectable MAC team. I don't see the benefit of ditching this series just to schedule a home and home with Akron, Kent, Directional Michigan, or random Conference USA opponents.

Sure you might luck out by getting a win over one of the better Conference USA or Sun Belt teams, but you also might end up playing one who hurts our SoS even more than Miami.

Keep the game but two at Nip and one in Oxford. PBS makes no sense since Miami does not bring enough fans.

I actually think the game should coincide with Oktoberfest every year or at least once every 2 or 3 and played at PBS for easy access to both. We had that happen when Nippert was getting renovated and it was a really good atmosphere.

As for the series itself I think it should continue as is. As mentioned above, it's our only trophy rivalry, it's a good warm up game and there's still 3 other out of conference games to fill with other regional teams.

I agree. Keg of Nails is gone, Pitt is (mostly) gone, I don't see WVU anytime soon. There's something to be said for history, as it was the first college football game played in Ohio, so I think it's cool we still meet. A little OT, but Fickell mentioned on his radio show he wants to schedule more local-ish teams, such as UK's and the Indiana's of the world, which I am all in favor of, so maybe Louisville and WVU end up back on the schedule again at some point.