12-16-2016, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 224
I'm suggesting we play at least one somewhat local school a year. Between Austin Peay, Winthrop, ETSU, D2 St Joes, and VMI we could have swapped one of those buy games for Youngstown St, Bowling Green, Miami, Toledo, Akron, Kent St, Cleveland St, NKU, etc. Each of those schools is comparable to one of the buy game teams in RPI rankings.
I guarantee you they'd sell more tickets to a Saturday afternoon UD v Ohio game than what they did versus ETSU. Ohio is a top 100 program, just like ETSU. Sell even 200 more tickets, plus food, beer, etc -- it's a win-win for everyone. Same goes for VMI on 12/23. A comparable bad team like Miami will be more engaging for the fan base and generate more revenue for the school, while still accomplishing their scheduling goals.
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How do you know Ohio U or Miami would take a buy game?
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