We get burned by geography when it comes to scheduling. Dayton area isn't a big recruiting ground and not big enough to have much of an alumni base.
George Washington was able to get a H/H with Miami Fla. because Jim Larranaga hits the DMV hard in recruiting. That area puts out so many players teams are more likely to play them in some fashion
LaSalle was able to get Miami to play a neutral site game in Reading, PA because Miami's star freshman Lonnie Walker is from there
A lot of schools will use their football team as bargaining chip for their basketball.
Western Kentucky and Arkansas have agreed to a three-game series over men’s basketball and football which brings the Southeastern Conference’s Razorbacks to E.A. Diddle Arena in 2019-20.
As part of the agreement, the Hilltoppers will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., in 2019 for a single football game and have a home-and-home series in men’s basketball.
Western Kentucky will travel to Fayetteville during the 2018-19 season in men’s basketball and receive a return visit the following season.
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Southern Illinois was able to get Indiana play them at home using their football