It may be that other than no one wanting to play us, it’s we demand too much to play. They can find better deals elsewhere. Might be the issue. Who knows.I think a 1 for 1 with NC St would be a huge win! Or even the one game there would be fun.
I do wish we had a more consistent out of conference schedule so we’d have less situations like this to begin with. On that note, for fun I did search what our most frequently played teams were.
Here’s what I found; Ohio U (32), Miami OH (30), Kent St/Toledo/Western Michigan/Bowling Green (20+), ECU (16), Louisville (15), UAB (12), UCF (12), more CUSA/MAC WVU Cincinnati Va Tech (10-6)
I forget how frequently we played Louisville in the past, but again I’d love to play Ohio U or Miami OH yearly and continue pushing for ECU, Louisville, UCF, WVU, Cincinnati and Va Tech. Then filling our other holes with MAC teams, not FCS. I know I’m beating a dead horse, just too much history left on the table and it just seems like nobody wants to play us anymore IMO.
True and I suppose I’m just a little jealous lately of the schedules that some of our peers have found themselves in. WVU Vs Pitt, ODU Vs VaTech, App St Vs UNC, ECU Vs NC ST, all exciting games. I understand the FCS games have a purpose, but they can be a buzz kill. Feels somewhat like a practice Vs the excitement of bickering with WVU, Ohio U, Miami OH, Louisville, ECU and UCF fans before and after games. That said I am pleased with the ECU and VaTech series, NC ST would be great too! Just want more consistency and history, our OOC schedule is pretty important based on how attendance goes with the weather.It may be that other than no one wanting to play us, it’s we demand too much to play. They can find better deals elsewhere. Might be the issue. Who knows.
Agree.True and I suppose I’m just a little jealous lately of the schedules that some of our peers have found themselves in. WVU Vs Pitt, ODU Vs VaTech, App St Vs UNC, ECU Vs NC ST, all exciting games. I understand the FCS games have a purpose, but they can be a buzz kill. Feels somewhat like a practice Vs the excitement of bickering with WVU, Ohio U, Miami OH, Louisville, ECU and UCF fans before and after games. That said I am pleased with the ECU and VaTech series, NC ST would be great too! Just want more consistency and history, our OOC schedule is pretty important based on how attendance goes with the weather.
A rumor broke Monday about us picking up a game in a "destination city" for next year... Raleigh is a great town and we have a ton of alumni in NC.
Virginia Tech, ECU and NC State next year would be a hell of a non conference slate.
True and I suppose I’m just a little jealous lately of the schedules that some of our peers have found themselves in. WVU Vs Pitt, ODU Vs VaTech, App St Vs UNC, ECU Vs NC ST, all exciting games. I understand the FCS games have a purpose, but they can be a buzz kill. Feels somewhat like a practice Vs the excitement of bickering with WVU, Ohio U, Miami OH, Louisville, ECU and UCF fans before and after games. That said I am pleased with the ECU and VaTech series, NC ST would be great too! Just want more consistency and history, our OOC schedule is pretty important based on how attendance goes with the weather.
It may be that other than no one wanting to play us, it’s we demand too much to play. They can find better deals elsewhere. Might be the issue. Who knows.
Marshall may demand a bigger payday for return game, we may not be able to pay the asking price for a team to come here. We may demand more of a 1-1 than 2-1 or 3-1 with the bigger programs. Many factors could play into it. Just throwing the idea out there.What does MU demand so much of, a return game?
Yeah, sorry that's too demanding because not just a very large crowd will attend the game, but the local economy in a poor economic area, will gain a huge boost too.
Be great to have home and home with NC State, but a "Destination city" someone needs to get out more. I lived down the road from Raleigh in Greensboro for 2 year, Raleigh is not where near what would normally be considered a Destination City.A rumor broke Monday about us picking up a game in a "destination city" for next year... Raleigh is a great town and we have a ton of alumni in NC.
Virginia Tech, ECU and NC State next year would be a hell of a non conference slate.
Plans can change.Be great to have home and home with NC State, but a "Destination city" someone needs to get out more. I lived down the road from Raleigh in Greensboro for 2 year, Raleigh is not where near what would normally be considered a Destination City.
Fair and to each it’s own, we are not on those levels, but I’m just saying as a college football fan I’ll watch games like MTSU/WKU, FIU/FAU, Ohio U/Miami OH for no other reason then it’s a rivalry game.You're comparing us to wvu, who is a P5 program, playing another P5 program...and a rival game that hasn't been played in a long time.
...and somehow think MU can do the same?!
You're comparing App State and UNC who are in-state, a state who actually doesn't mind scheduling and knows what good it does.
Same with OSU and VT, ECU and NCST.
Funny because these are in-state games and half you indecisive folks will complain and say, "MU doesn't need wvu" as will their fans too.
You then think there's really going to be excitement for...Miami OH? Nobody cared back then, they won't care now. You think MU fans will show up in November for Miami, or their 37 traveling fans?
Ohio is about the only team both fanbases really care about.
You then acknowledge that MU has actually scheduled NCST, Louisville, ECU, and VT???
Like what are you rambling about? MU has scheduled plenty of the teams you just mentioned and are supposedly jealous of.
You touched on it at the end but this year’s non conference schedule gets a mulligan. Appalachian State was going to be the second OOC home game and, at the time, fit exactly one of the types of OOC games we should look for.Fair and to each it’s own, we are not on those levels, but I’m just saying as a college football fan I’ll watch games like MTSU/WKU, FIU/FAU, Ohio U/Miami OH for no other reason then it’s a rivalry game.
I can only speak for myself and for what I think is exciting. I think Marshall does a lot of great things, but 1 how can you get into a rivalry like Ohio unless it’s played every year. 2 You may not like Miami, but it’s a winnable game, does better than an FCS game (any local FBS would), travels into an alumni hotspot (with two MAC teams on the schedule you could have one at home and one away, keeping your presence in Ohio and having a meaningful home game) and gives our conference credibility against other conferences. 3 yes I’ll praise the athletic department for scheduling success and getting us in the SunBelt, but you have to have CONSISTENCY. This year I like Notre Dame and Bowling Green, but having our two OOC home games as FCS schools in our most important home games (for attendance) is a let down. I know there are excuses for how it happened, but this is the product we put together…
I'd love to get as many of these schools as possible on our future schedules:
Rutgers
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Vandy
Tennessee
UNC-CH
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Miami (FL)
Arkansas
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
Pitt
Penn St. (already scheduled I think)
Surely we can get some of these schools on the schedule, can't we? I think we have to stop demanding a 1 for 1 a la Hamrick. We have not earned that. 2 for 1 is perfectly acceptable. Cold weather will not be a factor because it'll most likely be scheduled early on in the season.
Fair and to each it’s own, we are not on those levels, but I’m just saying as a college football fan I’ll watch games like MTSU/WKU, FIU/FAU, Ohio U/Miami OH for no other reason then it’s a rivalry game
I can only speak for myself and for what I think is exciting. I think Marshall does a lot of great things, but 1 how can you get into a rivalry like Ohio unless it’s played every year. 2 You may not like Miami, but it’s a winnable game, does better than an FCS game (any local FBS would), travels into an alumni hotspot (with two MAC teams on the schedule you could have one at home and one away, keeping your presence in Ohio and having a meaningful home game) and gives our conference credibility against other conferences. 3 yes I’ll praise the athletic department for scheduling success and getting us in the SunBelt, but you have to have CONSISTENCY. This year I like Notre Dame and Bowling Green, but having our two OOC home games as FCS schools in our most important home games (for attendance) is a let down. I know there are excuses for how it happened, but this is the product we put together…
Jesus, you must be an unhappy little man to be such a condescending dickhead. I don't care if you agree with me. Nothing wrong with a 2:1 or a nice paycheck. Most of the teams I listed are teams we haven't played or it has been a while. I don't hear you bitching about the cool $1.25 MM we pocketed on Saturday. But whatever.Wow, so you demand we play these teams then say we should NOT demand a return game 1:1 and instead go for 2:1??
So...who do you think would be available? Oh, right, teams that don't generate any interest. The P5 has shown, you WILL get a crowd in Huntington.
But somehow, MU needs to schedule P5's, then, NOT have a return game...then wonder why MU's home schedule is not fun or any good.
Brilliant.
Stick to the current format and keep it regional.
Jesus, you must be an unhappy little man to be such a condescending dickhead. I don't care if you agree with me. Nothing wrong with a 2:1 or a nice paycheck. Most of the teams I listed are teams we haven't played or it has been a while. I don't hear you bitching about the cool $1.25 MM we pocketed on Saturday. But whatever.