Quote Originally Posted by AppIAA View Post
To face some good competition so you don't fail in the championship year in, year out

Just kidding, but really, as a fan, would you rather see you guys play Western State or Oregon State? Putting all money aside, you can't honestly say you would rather watch Western State.. I think we all understand the reason behind not doing it (I mean, hell, the strategy has worked the past 2 seasons). I just think, if I were a fan of Montana, I would want my team to play some better competition occasionally -- even once every three years would suffice.
I don't think you'll find a FAN around who doesn't want better competition on the schedule. However, you can't just simply put "all money aside". Especially in the current economic environment. I'd love to have big time FCS schools on the agenda every year, and it looks like we may be moving in that direction over the coming years but that doesn't change the fact that it's a money game. Period.