Nova - Temple to renew in 2017....
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Just read that . . . mixed feeling . . . like local rivalry but not on unequal footing. Part of would rather play lower tier ACC teams. Plus this bumps Temple's attendance in 2 years during their pre-on campus stadium years - 2017 under existing lease and 2018 likely under first 1-year extension. I guess if payday is good + no travel costs is OK.
A post on the football board months ago listed Nova's next four FCS foes - UConn, Pitt, and Temple in 17 & 18.I guess this public announcement by Temple makes the 17 and 18 Villanova FCS foes official. They can be fun games
2-3 times every decade is ok with me.
I'd like see a rotation of BC, Pitt, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke, & Army/Navy in a decade's time.
The payday is important and some would be competitive games.
I'd like see a rotation of BC, Pitt, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke, & Army/Navy in a decade's time.
The payday is important and some would be competitive games.
Good point - would love to play Navy. Great road trip game to Annapolis. Less interest in Army not so much for travel but they have really fallen behind Navy (yeah I know 16+ years of warfare hurts Army's recruiting). I like your other picks as well but I would expect you need to throw UConn in that pile if they are willing to pay.
Would have liked to see Nova play up in Happy Valley......but, think I've heard that the Big 10 teams won't be playing FCS teams anymore .
I'd like see a rotation of BC, Pitt, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke, & Army/Navy in a decade's time.
Would love to see this
Would love to see this
Would have liked to see Nova play up in Happy Valley..
You're out of your mind - would be a non competitive blood bath
You're out of your mind - would be a non competitive blood bath
Playing BC, Pitt, Syracuse,Rutgers, Maryland, Duke, Wake Forest, Army, Navy ....
Now that is good for Eastern football. Should have worked that schedule rotation years ago. Might have saved the old Big East.
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Now that is good for Eastern football. Should have worked that schedule rotation years ago. Might have saved the old Big East.
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It was actually 1983, which was a 4 loss year for Penn State, which in those days was a poor year for the Lions.
Not saying we would have beaten them, but Cincinnati took our place on the schedule and best the Lions that September, 1983 day. Back in 83, Cincinnati was no better than the Cats. We played them and beat them regularly in the 70's.
Who knows. We can thank Mc Carthy and Deegan for that fiasco, just like we can thank Bobbin' Dobbin' for the 97 fiasco going 1A, who, by the way perjured himself in the case against the old Wildcat Club and Bob Capone. Its right there in the transcripts.
Didn't we (Now we're we???) win the basketball national championship shortly after re-prioritizing our athletics resources round the time which you old timers speak of?
"We" live in the present, while fondly recalling past achievements. ."We" reached the Football and Basketball Final 4 in 2009 and won football title. "We" have the #3 ranked FCS football program in 2015. "We" also won the Big East Basketball Championship in 2015. "We" will be at UCONN on 9/3. "We" will attend every home and most road football games in 2015. "We" will also attend most weekend/holiday VU basketball games in 2015-16. "We" support both programs.
"We" live in the present, while fondly recalling past achievements. ."We" reached the Football and Basketball Final 4 in 2009 and won football title. "We" have the #3 ranked FCS football program in 2015. "We" also won the Big East Basketball Championship in 2015. "We" will be at UCONN on 9/3. "We" will attend every home and most road football games in 2015. "We" will also attend most weekend/holiday VU basketball games in 2015-16. "We" support both programs.