Best OOC Matchups in 2008

[TexasTerror]

So, the schedules are starting to form (or they better have started, or your AD/HC are in big trouble!)...so, what are the big OOC games next year?

A few of my early faves...

Montana @ Cal Poly
Florida A&M @ Southern
Delaware @ Furman
Appalachian St @ James Madison
Richmond @ Elon

Any others that we need to keep our eyes out for? Here's hoping SHSU has an attractive OOC foe to add to the list -- we host NDSU in 2009! ;)

[SuperJon]

One of the best late-season non-conference games will be Elon at Liberty on the last weekend of the season. Liberty didn't show up this year and Elon completely blasted them, but both teams seemed to be paralleled in terms of new coaches and reviving dead programs. It could likely determine which team makes the playoffs and which doesn't next year.

[slostang]

Cal Poly @ McNeese State Sept. 13th.

[Appguy]

Liberty needs some tougher opponents before id talk about playoffs. who all do they play besides Elon next year?

[Go...gate]

Furman @ Colgate

[Eyes of Old Main]

As usual, Wofford probably won't have any marquee OOC FCS matchups.

[TexasTerror]

Liberty needs some tougher opponents before id talk about playoffs. who all do they play besides Elon next year?

vs North Greenville
at W Carolina
vs Youngstown St
vs North Carolina Central
vs Elon

[grizband]

vs North Greenville
at W Carolina
vs Youngstown St
vs North Carolina Central
vs Elon
Not a terrible OOC schedule.

[furman94]

FU vs Delaware
FU at Colgate
FU vs The Turkeys of Tech!

[AZJack]

McNeese coming up to SDSU should be a good one.

[slostang]

McNeese coming up to SDSU should be a good one.

Cal Poly @ SDSU should also be a good one.

[SuperJon]

Liberty needs some tougher opponents before id talk about playoffs. who all do they play besides Elon next year?

A win against Toledo or W&M last year and we would've been in.


vs North Greenville
at W Carolina
vs Youngstown St
vs North Carolina Central
vs Elon

One game's left to be scheduled. It's going to be the second week of the year. The game against Youngstown is actually at Youngstown, not home. The game we're looking to fill in Week 2 will likely be a home game. The deal with WCU was signed when Western was good, we just haven't been able to return it until this year.

[Proud Griz Man]

Cal Poly @ McNeese State Sept. 13th.

But the weekend before 9/13/08 you will play who ?????

Should be a good game. xthumbsupx

[footballer23]

I wish I could comment on our OOC schedule... but we really don't have one yet. As of right now our lone game is Central Connecticut State.

[ngineer]

September 13 Lehigh travels to Villanova. Just an hour south down the Turnpike. From what I read, the Wildcats appear to be one of the favorites in the CAA this coming Fall, and possible Top Ten preseason pick, so it will be a big challenge for the Mountain Hawks. Away game later in October at Harvard will be no picnic either.

[slostang]

But the weekend before 9/13/08 you will play who ?????

Should be a good game. xthumbsupx
I agree. I would have posted that game, but TT started the thread with it. I'll see you there.


I wish I could comment on our OOC schedule... but we really don't have one yet. As of right now our lone game is Central Connecticut State.

I have heard that Cal Poly will traveling to Fargo in 2008. If so, it should be another great game.

[yosef1969]

A win against Toledo or W&M last year and we would've been in.



One game's left to be scheduled. It's going to be the second week of the year. The game against Youngstown is actually at Youngstown, not home. The game we're looking to fill in Week 2 will likely be a home game. The deal with WCU was signed when Western was good, we just haven't been able to return it until this year.

??? The WCU game was scheduled in the early 1980's?;)

[ursus arctos horribilis]

As far as OOC goes I am looking forward to our games with GWFC counters and I am hopeful but don't necessarily believe we could win both the GWFC and Big Sky titles next year in spite of the fact that we're gonna have a pretty young team.

[Tribe4SF]

Norfolk State visits W&M on 9/20.

[Jerbearasu]

vs North Greenville
at W Carolina
vs Youngstown St
vs North Carolina Central
vs Elon

That is a good OOC but I still think anything more than one loss and you will be on the outside of the playoff hunt come Turkey Day 08...

[Jerbearasu]

??? The WCU game was scheduled in the early 1980's?;)

Nice!

[Biff]

The Citadel vs. Princeton

2008 in Charleston
2009 up there

[Appguy]

A win against Toledo or W&M last year and we would've been in.

beating W&M wouldn't have gotten you in IMO. Toledo prob would have though.

[Ivytalk]

Harvard has Lafayette, Lehigh and Holy Cross again, with the latter two at home. Challenging, but "same old, same old."xrolleyesx

[DFW HOYA]

Georgetown will play Richmond, Yale, and Penn.

[McTailGator]

McNeese coming up to SDSU should be a good one.


I think McNeese will have three good OOC games:

UNC on 30-Aug
Cal-Poly on 13 Sept.
SDSU on 4-Oct.


Glad to have some compeditive teams this year on our schedule.

[MplsBison]

Montana @ Cal Poly


Montana traveling to an FCS stadium outside of the Big Sky?


I'll believe it when I see it.

[etiger]

Towson is playing Navy, Columbia and Costal Carolina. Nice OCC
schedule. A BCS team, Ivy and Big South.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Montana traveling to an FCS stadium outside of the Big Sky?


I'll believe it when I see it.

Good one there Bison. Glad to see you didn't go with the same old hack BS!

[Seawolf97]

I think our OOC is pretty solid this year.
Home- Colgate, Elon and Hofstra
Away- Brown and Maine and one to be announced since we only play 5 Big South teams this season.. So far not bad - 2 CAA teams, 1 Ivy, 1 Southern Conference and Patriot League team.

[andy7171]

Towson is playing Navy, Columbia and Costal Carolina. Nice OCC
schedule. A BCS team, Ivy and Big South.
I wasn't aware of the Columbia game. xthumbsupx
Don't forget Morgan State, they're due. :D

That gives Towson a full 12 game schedule. NICE!


Oh yeah, welcome aboard etiger!

[JoshUCA]

I like our OOC matchups vs. UC Davis and @ Tulsa

[citdog]

The Ivy League will FINALLY PLAY a team from the FCS's preeminent conference, THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE, and will try and show that the Ivy League members really deserve to be considered with the best in the country. Princeton will visit the Southern Confederacy for an OOC matchup with The Citadel Bulldogs at General Johnson Hagood, CSA Stadium in Charleston, SC. Unless a Math Meet breaks out in the second quarter I like the Cadets by 4 td's.xnodx

[Cobblestone]

Our biggest OOC game (FCS) is against Brown.

I've asked our A.D. to look into getting the Citadel on our schedule in 2009.

[putter]

I would have to vote for App @ JMU. After that playoff game, this one will have a little more edge then just another OOC game.

[DetroitFlyer]

The best one I have heard of is Jacksonville of the PFL playing at App State. How cool will it be when a low level PFL team knocks off App State in Boone?

[DetroitFlyer]

The Jacksonville newspaper agrees that JU will play Appalachian St.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010508/spf_231661564.shtml

$100K plus expenses

OK, I figured you would not believe me.... The JVille paper says JU will get 100K plus travel expenses for the game! Go JU and go PFL baby!!!!!

[danefan]

The Jacksonville newspaper agrees that JU will play Appalachian St.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010508/spf_231661564.shtml

$100K plus expenses

OK, I figured you would not believe me.... The JVille paper says JU will get 100K plus travel expenses for the game! Go JU and go PFL baby!!!!!

That's great for the PFL! Now we need Dayton (clearly the long-term top shelf of the PFL) to schedule some tough OOC teams.

[Saint3333]

I would have to vote for App @ JMU. After that playoff game, this one will have a little more edge then just another OOC game.

It is also the clash of the last two 1-AA/FCS champions, just like in 2006.

[Seawolf97]

The best one I have heard of is Jacksonville of the PFL playing at App State. How cool will it be when a low level PFL team knocks off App State in Boone?

Good for Jacksonville but knock off ! HMMM?xcoffeex

[Seawolf97]

Just an observation but it looks like the Ivy teams are expanding their schedules a bit this year.

Columbia at Towson
Princeton at The Citadel
Stonybrook at Brown

Good to see it!

[Blazerbird]

How about the Eagles of Eastern Washington at Colorado?

[drpnut]

Wofford's OCC is not super but we do play South Carolina again, in what will be a game we can win. We scared them in 2006, and I believe we could bite them in 08.

[dgreco]

Iona vs. Bryant ?

[CID1990]

That's great for the PFL! Now we need Dayton (clearly the long-term top shelf of the PFL) to schedule some tough OOC teams.

While we are talking about snowballs in Hell, Davidson could also actually start playing football in THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.

[citdog]

While we are talking about snowballs in Hell, Davidson could also actually start playing football in THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.

NOT LIKELY!

[footballer23]

I have heard that Cal Poly will traveling to Fargo in 2008. If so, it should be another great game.

I've heard that, too... but nothing official yet. That would be one helluva game, though. It's a good rivalry that really seems to be taking off.