I was going to FOIA Duquesne for the contract, but they are private and donāt have to respond. I guess Iāll find out more when my FOIA with us is answered.
To be totally honest Iām surprised they bit the carrot on this one. They had a strong chance to end the series with us 2-0 catching us on the back end of a lame duck coach, and year 1 of the new guy.
I will be stunned if their program doesnāt regress closer to the median by 2026 at least a little, and ours isnāt much improved. If our program isnāt much improved by 2026 we in trouble. A lot can change by then. Crazy how much the dynamics of this game have changed since we announced it way back when.
I think theyāll still be good, but probably not quite as good as now. How long can you convince good mid major athletes that dominating the Belt is cool?
I do like that this series got extended, you just have to look at us bringing in temp seats (and the game being sold out the first day tickets went on sale to the public) and their ticket prices for our game this year to see this is a win-win for both programs.
It will be interesting to see who the other three OOC opponents will be those years now that thereās a new sheriff in town.
I get the home and home with the apps in hoops as bad as weāve been, but we gotta get back to 2 for 1s with them. The last two games in Boone have been a weeknight and then a Saturday but it snowed on that Saturday.
I donāt mind playing them but I want to be able to go, because that game wonāt be on TV.
Or dominating CUSA? Is not often your players get to play in a resort townā¦Mutual insults aside, a non ACC instate rivalry is good for both. Glad to see this.