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Subject: Out of conference opponent - wishes and wants

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Date Posted: 11:06:43 12/09/24 Mon
In reply to: Go Green 's message, "Re: 2025 Out of conference opponents" on 08:57:35 12/09/24 Mon

Definitely William & Mary seems like an attractive opponent for any Ivy.

Beyond the obvious Patriot League schools, and some of the CAA and Pioneer members, some schools that I'd like to see on more Ivy schedules:
Cal Poly SLO
Mercer
Samford
Furman
both HBCU participants in the annual Bayou Classic: Southern U. and Grambling.

Then there's the four "Directional Dakotas" and their neighbors Montana (X2) and Idaho - the teams that usually dominate the FCS tournament. I don't see a lot of value in scheduling them as a recruiting road trip, nor is there much value from an institutional synergy perspective. However, I suppose the argument could be made that respectable showings against those schools in a regular season contest could bolster the argument for playoff participation in the future.

Lastly, there's the oft-stated desire to schedule FBS schools like the service academies, UMass/UConn, Rutgers, Rice, etc. Easy to state but tougher to do, thanks to lack of bowl-eligible status for a win vs. an Ivy team. The desire on the part of the Ivies may be great, but it takes two to schedule a game.

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