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I wonder if they will end up buying the game out but would it not be the biggest name opponent we have ever had in Apogee stadium?  Why is it so hard to get name opponents to come to Denton?

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25 minutes ago, NTSU52 said:

I believe we had Indiana in Denton in either '11 or '12. To me that's a bigger deal than Cal just considering that they are a B10 team. Still exciting that Cal is coming to Denton tho.

No way. They are historically, one of the worst Big 10 teams. Went to 1 bowl from 2007-2016 and in 2011 they went 1-11. Cal has had more success, minus last year's Indiana team.

Cal would also have more people traveling because I don't remember very many IU fans

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1 hour ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

No way. They are historically, one of the worst Big 10 teams. Went to 1 bowl from 2007-2016 and in 2011 they went 1-11. Cal has had more success, minus last year's Indiana team.

Cal would also have more people traveling because I don't remember very many IU fans

Wasn’t the Big 10 Indiana Hoosiers our first win at fabulous Apogee Stadium?  
 

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1 hour ago, NTSU52 said:

I believe we had Indiana in Denton in either '11 or '12. To me that's a bigger deal than Cal just considering that they are a B10 team. Still exciting that Cal is coming to Denton tho.

Being in the B10 doesn't do anything more for Indiana's football credibility than, say, KU's football cred being in the B12 or Vandy in the SEC.

Cal is definitely a step up.

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25 minutes ago, PlummMeanGreen said:

Wasn’t the Big 10 Indiana Hoosiers our first win at fabulous Apogee Stadium?  
 

It was the first game ever.  And it happened to be a win.

McCarney thought it was a convenient way to get Iowa pal McNulty in as the first player to ever score a TD in Apogee.

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4 minutes ago, greenminer said:

It was the first game ever.  And it happened to be a win.

McCarney thought it was a convenient way to get Iowa pal McNulty in as the first player to ever score a TD in Apogee.

That was a loud and fun drive to open the stadium. I bet there were 2 thousand or so people still outside

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15 minutes ago, greenminer said:

It was the first game ever.  And it happened to be a win.

McCarney thought it was a convenient way to get Iowa pal McNulty in as the first player to ever score a TD in Apogee.

We opened against Houston and yes that drive the stadium was rocking

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18 minutes ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

We opened against Houston and yes that drive the stadium was rocking

Here is a video of the 1’st touchdown ever at fabulous Apogee Stadium vs the Houston Cougars.
It was a glorious moment for we older geezers who pert’ near lost our eyesights👀watching games at venerable Fouts Field for decades.

🟥UH Coach Kevin Sumlin had to call 2 timeouts due to crowd noise.  

 

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My point is this, ODU has a home and home for 10 years with Virginia Tech.  Why can't we be similar?  I found an article on ODU and they clearly are getting some of the best non-conference schedules in C-USA, possibly in all of G5.  Why can't we do similar?

"We have a bold vision as to where we want to take our football program," said Deputy Athletic Director Bruce Stewart, who handles football scheduling for the University.

"We have used our great location and fan base to help secure these home opportunities against attractive Autonomy 5 programs within our region."

The Hokies are coming to Norfolk five times over ten seasons. That shows the respect that Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock and Coach Justin Fuente have for ODU.

FULL ARTICLE LINK: https://odusports.com/news/2021/5/25/minium-expects-b-ballard-stadium-to-allow-full-capacity-and-the-tailgate-lots-to-be-full-when-odu-football-returns.aspx

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2 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

My point is this, ODU has a home and home for 10 years with Virginia Tech.  Why can't we be similar?

On my radar: the SWC history makes everything in Texas/Southwest a lot more complicated than elsewhere, even decades after-the-fact.

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4 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

My point is this, ODU has a home and home for 10 years with Virginia Tech.  Why can't we be similar?  I found an article on ODU and they clearly are getting some of the best non-conference schedules in C-USA, possibly in all of G5.  Why can't we do similar?

I take it you don't consider the 10+ year home & home with SMUt to be comparable. 😋

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13 minutes ago, UNT86 said:

I will believe it when Cal actually shows up.

We need to make sure the first game of the series is in Denton. 

Then they can buy our the road trip from us if they want.

This is suppose to be pay back from our trip out there if I'm not mistaken

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