Yes they do in the Ivy League.I know people who went to both. You are probably right. Columbia doesn’t play football though do they?
Yes they do in the Ivy League.I know people who went to both. You are probably right. Columbia doesn’t play football though do they?
The Yale of NYC...hopefully a confidence builder with a big W.
Nobody cares who we’re playing in this one. It’s simply about the availability of the opponent and when we can get them to Lincoln. This is not about competition, at all. Read DParks post again.Maybe I am the only one...
A lot of "love adding Fordham in the early schedule to build confidence and Fordham is a good school to schedule (for a variety of reasons)."
For me it looks like hyping a Citadel-like school because otherwise someone might start talking about scheduling cupcakes.
I understand the team may be in a place where hyping a Fordham team seems appropriate. My personal opinion, is keep scheduling only the best. Iron sharpens iron. If the team loses, it loses, but it gets better. Yes, Nebraska has a tough schedule this year... Good! Make it tougher.
And maybe I am wrong but beating up on "maybe the Yale of New York" won't turn a lot of heads in recruiting. MAYBE, the Rutgers game last year has already done that in the area anyway.
Could you imagine Husker fans of the 90's showing the same enthusiasm in this thread for a game against... Fordham? I imagine this announcement would have been met with a collective sigh and a "what the heck are they thinking?"
I would have preferred to keep in SE Louisiana in place. Better yet, a MAC school, South Dakota, Hawaii, JMU, Nevada, Liberty... I understand options were limited but was this really the best option on the table?
Maybe I am the only one...
A lot of "love adding Fordham in the early schedule to build confidence and Fordham is a good school to schedule (for a variety of reasons)."
For me it looks like hyping a Citadel-like school because otherwise someone might start talking about scheduling cupcakes.
I understand the team may be in a place where hyping a Fordham team seems appropriate. My personal opinion, is keep scheduling only the best. Iron sharpens iron. If the team loses, it loses, but it gets better. Yes, Nebraska has a tough schedule this year... Good! Make it tougher.
And maybe I am wrong but beating up on "maybe the Yale of New York" won't turn a lot of heads in recruiting. MAYBE, the Rutgers game last year has already done that in the area anyway.
Could you imagine Husker fans of the 90's showing the same enthusiasm in this thread for a game against... Fordham? I imagine this announcement would have been met with a collective sigh and a "what the heck are they thinking?"
I would have preferred to keep in SE Louisiana in place. Better yet, a MAC school, South Dakota, Hawaii, JMU, Nevada, Liberty... I understand options were limited but was this really the best option on the table?
My dad had a full ride football scholarship to Fordham which unfortunately was interrupted by a inconvenient event known as WW2.The "Seven Blocks of Granite" Played together 1935 and 1936
Offensive Line Coach: Frank Leahy (Later of Notre Dame)
The line they put together consisted of, from left to right end, Leo Paquin, Ed Franco, Nat Pierce, Alex Wojciechowicz, Vince Lombardi, Al Babartsky and Johnny Druze.
Nobody cares who we’re playing in this one. It’s simply about the availability of the opponent and when we can get them to Lincoln. This is not about competition, at all. Read DParks post again.
The money is irrelevant. We wanted a game September 4 primarily because we need another early home game for recruiting purposes. This gives us a couple of lighter opponents heading into the Oklahoma game. And this gives us 2 bye weeks late in the season when we’re banged up. We have plenty of high level competition on the schedule including 2 of the top 4 teams in the country. This is a no brainer.Yes, I understand this. So... Moving the bye week while taking a perceived drop in competition is worth $600k?
Move the bye week and improve the opponent... That would be better.
Maybe I am the only one...
A lot of "love adding Fordham in the early schedule to build confidence and Fordham is a good school to schedule (for a variety of reasons)."
For me it looks like hyping a Citadel-like school because otherwise someone might start talking about scheduling cupcakes.
I understand the team may be in a place where hyping a Fordham team seems appropriate. My personal opinion, is keep scheduling only the best. Iron sharpens iron. If the team loses, it loses, but it gets better. Yes, Nebraska has a tough schedule this year... Good! Make it tougher.
And maybe I am wrong but beating up on "maybe the Yale of New York" won't turn a lot of heads in recruiting. MAYBE, the Rutgers game last year has already done that in the area anyway.
Could you imagine Husker fans of the 90's showing the same enthusiasm in this thread for a game against... Fordham? I imagine this announcement would have been met with a collective sigh and a "what the heck are they thinking?"
I would have preferred to keep in SE Louisiana in place. Better yet, a MAC school, South Dakota, Hawaii, JMU, Nevada, Liberty... I understand options were limited but was this really the best option on the table?
Not only that, they get 4 of them, and not only that, they rarely travel northThe SEC does it EVERY year as a quote unquote bye week before Alabama & Auburn play every year. Don't hear them complain about it.
That would be Columbia. Then NYU. But Fordham is a good school.The Yale of NYC...hopefully a confidence builder with a big W.
All the Ivys play football.I know people who went to both. You are probably right. Columbia doesn’t play football though do they?
Per bolded, I would think since Sept 4th was opening day for CFB, that all "the best" teams were already playing a game and that, at best, there were only a few teams, in FCS, to chose from, if that many. But I agree, Fordham needs to be a one time anomaly.Maybe I am the only one...
A lot of "love adding Fordham in the early schedule to build confidence and Fordham is a good school to schedule (for a variety of reasons)."
For me it looks like hyping a Citadel-like school because otherwise someone might start talking about scheduling cupcakes.
I understand the team may be in a place where hyping a Fordham team seems appropriate. My personal opinion, is keep scheduling only the best. Iron sharpens iron. If the team loses, it loses, but it gets better. Yes, Nebraska has a tough schedule this year... Good! Make it tougher.
And maybe I am wrong but beating up on "maybe the Yale of New York" won't turn a lot of heads in recruiting. MAYBE, the Rutgers game last year has already done that in the area anyway.
Could you imagine Husker fans of the 90's showing the same enthusiasm in this thread for a game against... Fordham? I imagine this announcement would have been met with a collective sigh and a "what the heck are they thinking?"
I would have preferred to keep in SE Louisiana in place. Better yet, a MAC school, South Dakota, Hawaii, JMU, Nevada, Liberty... I understand options were limited but was this really the best option on the table?
The SEC does it EVERY year as a quote unquote bye week before Alabama & Auburn play every year. Don't hear them complain about it.