Seriously, this is ridiculuous. We're not going to get any respect if we continue to schedule these Division II puff cakes. I don't care if we have Texas and USC to play next year....we should schedule better quality opponents. It's embarrassing IMO. Next thing you know, we'll be playing Mount Union - Division III, then...who knows...Lincoln Southeast. Anyone excited about this?!? Aaaaaargh....
I think most all Nebraska fans would rather not play any 1-AA teams, but i would bet money that SP is having issues trying to get anyone to come to Lincoln and play. Anyone have a list of all 1-A teams that have an open date the same day Nichols State was scheduled for?
I already checked all the schedules. The only teams with a empty schedule for that weekend include
Cincinatti (already playing Ohio St, Virginia Tech, and Miami Ohio next season)
UConn (already playing Indiana, Army, Navy and Wake Forest for non-conf)
West Virginia (already playing Marshall, Maryland, Miss St, and Buffalo for non-conf)
Indiana (still has 2 more open non-conf games but Ball St is scheduled on the weekend we play Nic St, and Indiana will probably want a return visit)
Minnesota (already playing Temple, Cal, North Dakota St and has that weekend free)
East Carolina (Dates TBA but already has it's 12 game schedule picked out)
Marshall (weekend open but already plays Tenn, KSt, WVU and they will want a return game)
Memphis (See east Carolina)
UAB (has weekend off but already has 12 game schedule made out with Georgia, Oklahoma, Miss St, and Troy)
Houston (has no games scheduled with non-conf opponents yet but i wont even go there)
Tulane (has no games starting before 9/16 but already has 12 game schedule setup with LSU, Auburn, Miss St, and Army)
Tulsa (still has 3 non-conf games to fill and wekeend is free)
Bowling Green (weekend off but already has non-conf games against Wisconsin, Florida Int, Boise St, and Ohio St picked out)
Buffalo (weekend off but already has 4 non-conf games scheduled with Boston College, Temple, Rutgers, WVU)
Ohio ( i wont even go there but they already have 4 non-conf games scheduled)
Western Michigan (has weekend off and needs 2 more non-conf games)
BYU (has weekend off and needs 3 more non-conf games)
San Diego St (weekend off but already has non-conf schedule worked out)
TCU (has weekend off but needs 1 more non-conf team)
Utah (has weekend off and needs 1 more non-conf team)
Cal (has weekend off but has non conf games already scheduled against Tenn, Minnesota, La Tech and Oregon-yes they scheduled a non conf game with a conference team)
La Monroe (has weekend off but already has Arkansas, Alabama and Kentucky on schedule)
Hawaii (has weekend off but needs 1 more non-conf team)