The Lions' Pride

So it's a suggestion, rather than any evidence or rumors to suggest it is happening.

I personally think a great "bowl game" would be a program like San Diego State.

As much as I'd like to play FSU, PSU might be better served playing teams like USF for the next couple of years. Get into states like Florida but not have to play the powerhouses. JMO but a couple more wins every year is better than getting creamed by FSU. It will help keep PSU relevant and BOB won't have to deal with horrible records in recruiting. Curley might have done PSU a favor by scheduling some crappy teams over the next few years.

P.S. I'm always in favor of scheduling PItt more!

In terms of scheduling, here's what I'd like to see in general each year:

1 big-name team (FSU, Alabama, etc.)
1 team that has a decent name, but not as good (e.g. USF this year, maybe Rutgers)
1 team that is OK, and not a big name (SDSU, e.g.)
1 bad team.

That's ideally. I'd have no problem with 2-3 cupcakes and one decent team if we're struggling a lot for wins over the next couple of years.

Sorry about getting hopes up with the title but that's why I put "potential" meaning the opportunity could be there. And suggesting that we would get crushed, ask Jimbo about nc state.

It would be a great 2 games against a pro style opponent lesser than Alabama. With our style of play as of late and what I traditionally see in fsu this would be a good matchup.

Do not forget that in the past year fsu has lost to Wake Forest, nc state and UVA.

I gave you a +1. Getting more wins on the record will go a long way with recruiting and eventually recovering.

Mine would be similar:
1 powerhouse team at an NFL stadium like the days when we played USC at the Meadowlands
1 game every year with one of our former regional rivals, Pitt, Cuse, Terps, WVU, Rutgers
1 SEC game every year to help recruiting in the region
1 Cupcake

This schedule seems risky but it all works out in the end with recruiting. We get the national exposure playing the powerhouse, we get the southern exposure playing the SEC team and we get the regional exposure playing one of our natural rivals.

1. We need big time matchups to put butts in seats.
2. Goal will be competing for a division championship. Coaches may feel that playing real OOC foes helps with that.
3. Recruiting. Even if kids can't play in championship games they will want to feel as though they are playing games that could/will decide who plays for the championship.

Have to think that we might be able to get a game with Oregon considering BOB and Kelley are friends and the Phil Knight connection.

Why an NFL stadium? Have a home and home, that way the fans get to travel somewhere unique and we get to show them the Beav.