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| How would this be for (as Loney says) a preseason schedule?
1. A midwestern I-AA, as part of a home-home. See how many takers there are. If Drake made its terms clear, I think we'd have more in the queue than just Northern Iowa.
2. An NAIA from outside of Iowa. St. Xavier (Chicago) and Lindenwood (suburban St. Louis) are selective private schools with top-ten NAIA programs.
3. An Ivy League school. If they won't schedule us, then schedule (Wm) Penn or Cornell (College) and tell everyone we're scheduling an Ivy. I dare the Ivy Leaguers to complain about it.  As an alternative, schedule a beatable, high profile I-AA, even if means long distance travel.
4. Missouri-Rolla (soon to become Missouri S&T...MST for short). They are a top-100 national university, and they've scheduled PFL schools the last few years. 'One of the few D-II schools with an academic reputation (Truman State is another). |
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| We should be playing FCS teams only. No NAIA, D-II or D-III Teams.
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| | Which four would you like to see? |
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| Here's a look at '08 opening game for Drake:
Upper Iowa University 08’ Football Schedule
8/30 @ Drake 6:00 PM
9/6 U of Mary 1:00 PM
9/13 @ Northern St. 1:00 PM
9/20 SMSU 1:00 PM
9/27 @ St. Cloud St. 1:00 PM
10/4 Wayne St. 1:00 PM
10/11 @Winona St. 1:00 PM
10/18 Augustana 1:00 PM
10/25 @CSP 1:00 PM
11/1 @Minn-Mankato 1:00 PM
11/8 Minn-Crookston 1:00 PM
Upper Iowa University 09’ Football Schedule
8/29 OPEN
9/5 @ U of Mary
9/12 Northern St. 1:00 PM
9/19 @ SMSU
9/26 St. Cloud St. 1:00 PM
10/3 @ Wayne St.
10/10 Winona St. 1:00 PM
10/17 @ Augustana
10/24 CSP 1:00 PM
10/31 Minn-Mankato 1:00 PM
11/7 @ Minn-Crookston
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| What's the word on Drake scheduling Grand View when they start play in '08?
What have you heard about playing Lewis University (Romeoville, IL - a Southside Chicago suburb)? There is word they will have a full 36 scholarship D2 program set by '09. |
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| [quote]LurkingDog (9/29/2007)
How would this be for (as Loney says) a preseason schedule?
1. A midwestern I-AA, as part of a home-home. See how many takers there are. If Drake made its terms clear, I think we'd have more in the queue than just Northern Iowa.
2. An NAIA from outside of Iowa. St. Xavier (Chicago) and Lindenwood (suburban St. Louis) are selective private schools with top-ten NAIA programs.
What about St. Joseph's in Renselear(sp), IN down on the far southside of Chicago?
3. An Ivy League school. If they won't schedule us, then schedule (Wm) Penn or Cornell (College) and tell everyone we're scheduling an Ivy. I dare the Ivy Leaguers to complain about it. As an alternative, schedule a beatable, high profile I-AA, even if means long distance travel.
4. Missouri-Rolla (soon to become Missouri S&T...MST for short). They are a top-100 national university, and they've scheduled PFL schools the last few years. 'One of the few D-II schools with an academic reputation (Truman State is another).[/quote]... |
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| Schedule only FCS teams? 4X a year? And get beat up? You need to get to Drake Stadium more often.
And folks, don't think you're going to get too many schools not named UNI to make a return trip to Drake. In fact, with Drake's win over Illinois State, the FCS teams willing to play non-scholarship teams will dwindle even more. I know previously Drake tried to get Indiana State on the schedule. No soap. Indiana State isn't stupid. |
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| Homer (10/26/2007)
Schedule only FCS teams? 4X a year? And get beat up? You need to get to Drake Stadium more often.
I have been to every Drake game home and away for the past four years. You don't get better by playing cupcakes.
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