[Husker] Huskers to open 2011 season with 1-AA Tennessee-Chattanooga

[Patrick Gaule]

I think this is a fair deal.  Wyoming will play us twice in Lincoln (in 
2013 and 2016), so it is basically a 2-1 deal in our favor.  We've 
previously done this with Southern Miss (1999 @Lincoln, 2003 
@Hattiesburgh, 2004 @Lincoln) and will be doing it again with both 
Fresno State and Southern Miss in future seasons:

Fresno State: 2011 @Lincoln, 2014 @Fresno, 2016 @Lincoln,
Southern Miss: 2012 @Lincoln, 2013 @Hattiesburg, 2015 @Lincoln

I am fine with doing this for respectable "mid-major" teams (teams from 
the WAC or MWC).  It's actually a good scheduling tactic since it fills 
a slot for 3 different seasons.  Wyoming, Fresno State and Southern Miss 
are decent programs with some history.  It's not like we're gonig on the 
road to play Louisiana-Monroe.

On 12/15/2010 2:04 PM, gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com wrote:
> I'd rather we never play FCS schools but can understand the reason for it next year.
>
> However, why on god's grren earth are we going to Laramie, WY? Their stadium only seats 34,000. Can't be much of a payday from that gate.
> --
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
>
> ---- Mike Jaixen<mikejaixen at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>    
>> The hole at the start of the season has been filled with 1-AA Chattanooga on
>> September 3rd.
>>
>> The rest of the non-conference schedule is 9/10 Fresno State, 9/17 Washington,
>> and 9/24 at Wyoming.
>>
>> Considering the initial Nebraska schedule in the Big Ten, I'm fine with opening
>> the season with a 1-AA opponent.
>>
>> http://omaha.com/article/20101215/BIGRED/101219791
>>
>>   Mike Jaixen
>> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>> http://www.cornnation.com
>>
>>
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