Just for reference sake, NU's matchups with the new BIG additions and proposed additions:
Maryland: never played
Rutgers: 1920
UVA: never played
UNC: 1977 Liberty Bowl
Duke: 1955 Orange Bowl
GT: 1991 Citrus Bowl
In 123 years of football we've played four games against these schools and only one was scheduled...92 years ago. The guys who played in the most recent game are in their mid 40s now.
Also, a quick glance reveals that Iowa has never played a single game against five of those programs; they have one bowl matchup with GT in 2010.
This needs to be kept in mind during rescheduling IMO. We aren't missing much by playing these teams every 10 or 14 years...hell, it'd be a marked increase in our competition with them. Frequency of play with these programs shouldn't even be an issue from our perspective. Retaining marquee games should be paramount.
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Maryland: never played
Rutgers: 1920
UVA: never played
UNC: 1977 Liberty Bowl
Duke: 1955 Orange Bowl
GT: 1991 Citrus Bowl
In 123 years of football we've played four games against these schools and only one was scheduled...92 years ago. The guys who played in the most recent game are in their mid 40s now.
Also, a quick glance reveals that Iowa has never played a single game against five of those programs; they have one bowl matchup with GT in 2010.
This needs to be kept in mind during rescheduling IMO. We aren't missing much by playing these teams every 10 or 14 years...hell, it'd be a marked increase in our competition with them. Frequency of play with these programs shouldn't even be an issue from our perspective. Retaining marquee games should be paramount.
550
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