An underachieving Power 5 team in a great city to visit within a day's drive for our fans. This should be our blueprint for finding non-conference games every year.
Pitt, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville. This is our people. This should be our target.
I wouldn't classify Lexington or Bloomington as great cities. I still have nightmares of Louisville and Teddy B.
But I agree the Boston College and Northwestern games are great cities. Texas State in 2020 is a short drive from Austin where we have may Ohio alums with an active chapter. Not all of these spots are one days drive.
The tough part is scheduling weak teams and how they become stronger when our game finally rolls around.
Re: Virginia , Purdue.