Uh, winning a conference championship. Maybe a bowl win, that'd be nice. 

The schedules as weak as what they are has more to do with the inability to recruit players to Athens. All the best MAC level players in Ohio tend to go to Toledo because its in a city or Miami since its close to all the powerhouse football conferences in SW Ohio. Therefore it makes sense to dumb down the schedule to produce 8-10 wins a year.

Other than the significant fact that our OOC schedule may be one reason why we're playing in Idaho instead of Mobile, I don't have a complaint with the current slate of opponents.  We've got 9, hopefully, 10 wins, a lot of national exposure, for better or worse, and from all indications, a vibrant recruiting pipeline.  What's not to like?

Seems to me we could have replaced Gardner Webb with a real home game this year, maybe won or lost, and still been in the same position we're in today.

Just a continued disservice to the students who's fees support the majority of this whole program. If we continue to crap on the future alumni base with terrible slates of games in football and basketball just to artificially inflate our record, then by all means, none of us should be surprised when this whole Athletic Department folds like the house of cards that it is.

All the whining and bitching about student attendance and participation on this board. There is a direct correlation between quality of opponent and participation. Everybody on this board wants to suck up to the Athletic Department, I'm just calling it like I see it.

There's a lot of people taking the easy way out when it comes to scheduling, and I find it to be completely unacceptable when looking at the future economic sustainability of Ohio Athletics. You aren't going to bring (and keep) people in the fold with Tennessee Martin, Gardner Webb, New Mexico State, Idaho, Norfolk State, and the usual cast of clowns we bring to Athens. In fact, your going to alienate them. I can't blame kids for supporting Ohio State when this is the slop we serve up every Saturday in Peden and before they go on break in the Convo.

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish. That's how we operate.

Just playing devil's advocate-in 2010 the Wofford game outdrew Toledo at Peden Stadium 22,955 to 19,455. Wofford drew nearly as many as UConn did the year before.

Seems like the walkout worked against Temple this year when the entire stadium left at halftime of the "biggest" home game of the year.

Seems like the walkout worked against Temple this year when the entire stadium left at halftime of the "biggest" home game of the year. Not to mention I could physically count how many people were left in the stands in the 3Q of the Gardner Webb game. Sure you might get your baseline attendance numbers, but again, penny wise and pound foolish. Students as a whole don't give a crap about the product on the field, and putting this ridiculous slate of opponents in front of them does nothing to build brand equity into the future.

I can already hear future alumni talking 7 years into the future when they move to Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago wearing their Scarlet and Gray jerseys...

"Yeah, I guess OU had a good team when I was in school but we never played any good home games so I kept following Ohio State like I did growing up. We lost all the big games on the road, so I never really cared whether we won or lost MAC Titles or Bowl Games. I mean, I wasn't going to miss the Bucks game to go watch OU play Idaho or Gardner Webb."

And who can blame them. Sure, we're at an interesting time in the history of Ohio Football, but it's still artificially inflated mediocrity as far as I presume. Gotta aim higher. Much higher.

Speaking of Wofford...OUCH...

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The reason OHIO beats Miami is because it has a better program under Frank. Frank has installed his pistol offense in Athens and its too much for most MAC schools to handle. I'm saying if you are thinking about the state from recruiting advantages first comes Ohio State and the Big Ten. Cincinnati cleans up the urban league players and then Toledo. Then Miami has an edge in talent rich SW Ohio. In the game for recruits in NE Ohio its split between BG, Ohio and Miami. While Ohio is definitely capable of picking up some good players we aren't capable of herding all the best MAC level players to Athens like Boise State can in the WAC/MWC region. The MAC is too competitive. Every school but EMU and Kent has made a bowl game in the last 4 seasons and EMU/Kent have been very close. I will take a coach and program that can get it done in the key MAC East games every year like Temple and Fiami.

Whats most important to fans is winning and the level of national exposure received. OHIO is building an identity here as a solid football program. We also play for bowl games and it makes a lot more sense to win 8 or 9 games than 6 or 7 in that regard.

Well, current student here and loyal Bobcat fan. First and foremost, I cannot stand the 
buckeyes and I don't care who they play, I'm not watching them.

There are a lot of us that go to every game and don't mind the huge student fee, (about 500 per quarter), however, there are simply more that couldn't care less about sports. That will change as we get more 9-10 win seasons. So, fluff the schedule for a few years, get OUr own students to care before we start talking about any CUSA or Big Least.

As far as recruiting, I have faith in Solich, but I would love to see OU bring in an equally famous defensive coordinator. If you guys ever have questions for current students, just let me know. 

This.

If we continue to have winning seasons, break into the Top 25, and win a couple MAC championships people will start caring and the opponents won't matter. No one is going to care who we played if we are considering a 6 or 7 win season to be the goal. Give me Wofford and 10 wins any day.