Bengals Going Back to Provo in 2015

[Skippy]

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[clawsout]

....just curious....why do we not try to schedule someone like ...U of Wyoming.....Colorado State....New Mexico State ....U of New Mexico....even U.N.L.V...(might get a few Bengal fans to go there)....guess my thought is ...someone who is on the "lower rung" of the Big Boys?.....so we might be able to hang with them a little longer...or even let ISU fans dream of an upset.....anyone have any thoughts on this?....

 

[bengalcub]

Two things come to mind for me:

Guarantee Money
Travel Cost

 

[boisebengal]

It's Jeff Tingey that schedules these non-conference games. And I talked with him about this several months ago, and he said that he'll always try to have a team like BSU, Utah, BYU or USU on the schedule because these schools aren't far from Poky and a lot of fans may be interested in traveling to these games. I would think that transportation costs would have something to do with this as well. Also, I asked him about scheduling an occasional Pac-12 team, and he said that he would be interested in continuing to do this as well, but he wouldn't be interested in playing the Oregon Ducks because they're too fast. And we could get quickly blown off the field by their up tempo offense. I didn't ask him about USC or Stanford, though.

 

[spudbowl]

....just curious....why do we not try to schedule someone like ...U of Wyoming.....Colorado State....New Mexico State ....U of New Mexico....even U.N.L.V...(might get a few Bengal fans to go there)....guess my thought is ...someone who is on the "lower rung" of the Big Boys?.....so we might be able to hang with them a little longer...or even let ISU fans dream of an upset.....anyone have any thoughts on this?....

While I agree that would make more competitive games, these teams would not pay out as much. Games against FBS teams are all about the money.

 

[Eric hollowell]

Just left from drooping off my son who's a fr football player. Really like the school and the city. A little disappointed in the community support. Did not see any flags at home or many bumper stickers on cars or gear in the local stores. Hope 2014 will bring the roar back and paint the city orange.

 

[BengalSapper]

Just left from drooping off my son who's a fr football player. Really like the school and the city. A little disappointed in the community support. Did not see any flags at home or many bumper stickers on cars or gear in the local stores. Hope 2014 will bring the roar back and paint the city orange.

Glad that your son picked ISU. The local support is getting there and with some more wins it will be even better. :thumb:

 

[sasquatch]

The fall semester is still 3 weeks away, and Poky is pretty laid back. Give it another 2 weeks, and you'll start to see many of the store signs and windows supporting ISU. The Welcome Back Orange and Black celebration seems to get bigger and better every year, so here's hoping this year's is another great kick-off for a great school year.

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[Eric hollowell]

Glad to hear. Looking forward to the season

 

[SLCBengal]

Just left from drooping off my son who's a fr football player. Really like the school and the city. A little disappointed in the community support. Did not see any flags at home or many bumper stickers on cars or gear in the local stores. Hope 2014 will bring the roar back and paint the city orange.

I'm assuming the Gate City Rotary will sponsor the ISU flags during home games again this year..?