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The Deseret News has an interesting article about new athletic director Scott Barnes' plans to make Utah State's athletic program successful. This includes scheduling more regional FCS opponents, such as ISU.
"...Utah State could invest those dollars into scheduling a regional I-AA team like Weber State, Idaho State or Southern Utah, and schedule games against teams from the MAC, Sun Belt or lower half of the MWC — teams USU would have a chance to beat."
To many fans, playing I-AA cupcakes isn't what they want to see, especially with rising ticket prices at many universities. But Barnes says the question should be why hasn't Utah State scheduled them in the past, not why is it scheduling them now.
"They (I-AA games) are bowl-eligible wins. We want the opportunity to create some momentum in our program, and one of the ways to do that is to schedule some games you can win."
Barnes Angling for USU Success
"...Utah State could invest those dollars into scheduling a regional I-AA team like Weber State, Idaho State or Southern Utah, and schedule games against teams from the MAC, Sun Belt or lower half of the MWC — teams USU would have a chance to beat."
To many fans, playing I-AA cupcakes isn't what they want to see, especially with rising ticket prices at many universities. But Barnes says the question should be why hasn't Utah State scheduled them in the past, not why is it scheduling them now.
"They (I-AA games) are bowl-eligible wins. We want the opportunity to create some momentum in our program, and one of the ways to do that is to schedule some games you can win."
Barnes Angling for USU Success