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[QUOTE="Chip, post: 3609466, member: 19"]
This is a more meaningful conversation, to me anyway.

Part of the problem at SU, is that the fanbase not only wants a winner, but they want interesting opponents.  That's always been the case.  Ticket sales and concession money are real, and necessary.

When we were in that watered down Big East, it was a tough spot to get consistent crowd sizes.  So they tried the approach of bigger names.  Some very big (ND, Penn State, USC), some that were somewhat bigger but hopefully beatable (Northwestern, Minnesota, Mizzou).  I mean, 2012 alone was Northwestern, Minny, Mizzou, USC.

Wildhack has certainly downshifted in the world of ACC games.  But it's not a perfect science.  Liberty seemed perfect for FBS wins.  But hired Hugh Freeze and are way ahead of schedule.  Rutgers brought back Schiano and yeah, they're 1-4 but if you can't see a difference, come on.  Their games were over before they started last year.  Our game next year will be a big fat circle on their schedule.  Even Western Michigan, with Lester, is putting up huge offensive numbers.

You play unexciting teams, you don't get fans or ticket sales, but now they're actually playing better than the team you thought you scheduled.  It's lose-lose.

I don't even know the best answer anymore.  Maybe you take a chance with big name teams who are struggling to get to back to their glory days.  Like a Nebraska or a Tennessee or Michigan State.  You can get a good TV spot, gets fans in the Dome, maybe even win the game.   Not the 2019 or 2020 version of Syracuse of course.
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