
Originally Posted by
chuckd4vt
OSU and Wisconsin have been scheduled for years, and both probably feel a win over VT is quite a feat. And then ND was sort of forced to play us. With Penn St., it's been said for over a decade that JoePa was the hold up there. He simply wanted nothing to do with elevating our program to their level, and I don't blame him. And finally, I believe our recent interactions w/ Michigan at the Sugar Bowl probably helped.
Overall, I think the new format that allows a quality loss here or there has helped in this department. And ALL of these B1G schools are quite limited in where they can recruit. That's why they want into the south so badly. A win in Blacksburg would really help them recruit the state.