Boise thankful to lose to Nevada....

[QUOTE=edsherpa;33788]but we cant keep saying they dont play anybody when nobody wants to play them. I guess the only solution would be for them to get into a power conference somehow. Won't happen.[/QUOTE] Regardless of why their schedule is soft, I.e., the "big boys" won't play them, that doesn't change the fact that their schedule is soft compared to other schools.

Lots of big boys will play them. None of the big boys will offer a home and home. Teams make money on attendance and if you have a 100,000 seat stadium you have no incentive to offer a home and home to someone with 40,000... You simply lose money. It's a business and sadly, a team like OSU would rather play at home every year vs Toledo or OU or Miami Ohio, etc... Here's the math approximately: 100,000 seats at Ohio Stadium at about $60 per is about $6M. Add in a few million for drinks, food, shirts, etc. Ohio state then pays Toledo or whoever $500k or so and nets the rest. And they do it every year. Now if Ohio State played a home and home with Boise, they would likely split proceeds as they do when they play one with USC, TX, etc. So if Boise wants to play the big boys, they likely have to settle for $500k or so maybe a bit more and go on the road.

Not sure if it is true or not but I heard that the Boise coach offered to just go to one of the big boy schools (not a home and home) and offered anyone anywhere and got NO takers. The big boys really do not have an incentive to play them because if they lose it hurts badly and not much of a gain for a win.

If they stay a top 10 team, there will be takers. There are benefits of beating a top 10 team early in your season and if you don't have to visit them, you might as well... Problem they used to have is no one wanted to play them if they were ranked 25 or not ranked... If they can maintain a top 10 rating for a few years they should get takers.