Huskers to Play Fresno State in 2011, 2014, and 2016

by Husker Mike on Sep 10, 2008 8:32 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Football

Fresno State has announced (and Nebraska has informally confirmed) that the Bulldogs will travel to Lincoln in 2011 and 2016, with Nebraska heading to Fresno in 2014. And while it's tough to predict how strong teams will be in the future, especially eight years in the future, one thing is clear. Nebraska's schedule will undergo a serious upgrade after 2010.

So here's what the Huskers non-conference schedules look like over the next few seasons:

2009: Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State, @ Virginia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette
2010: Western Kentucky, Idaho, @ Washington, South Dakota State
2011: TBA, Fresno State, Washington, TBA
2012: Southern Miss, @ UCLA, TBA, TBA
2013: TBA, @ Southern Miss, UCLA, TBA
2014: TBA, Fresno State, TBA, TBA
2015: Southern Miss, TBA, TBA, TBA
2016: TBA, Tennessee, Fresno State, TBA
2017: TBA, @ Tenessee, TBA, TBA

Interesting that 2011 does not have a road game; is the athletic department looking for another home and home against a BCS conference for that season? Or will Nebraska have 4 home games that season?

I welcome games against opponents such as Southern Miss and Fresno State, and that Nebraska is willing to go "2 for 1" against upper-tier mid major schools. It's good for college football, and good for Nebraska to get away from the cupcake model. Maybe Fresno and Southern Miss won't be as good when Nebraska plays them, but nobody is going to criticize Nebraska for playing those games if they regress.

Beats the heck out of the Sun Belt Conference. That's for sure.

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What do you think about "2-for-1" football scheduling agreements with Southern Miss and Fresno State?

Good move!

70 votes

I'd rather have three home games against lower tier or 1-AA schools.

2 votes

I'd rather play a home-and-home with a lower tier BCS conference team (Vanderbilt, Duke, etc.)

11 votes

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How about Minnesota in 2014?

MN / NEB have played 51 times and the series goes WAY back. I would love to see this renewed!

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by GopherNation on Sep 10, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions

I would

love to see this renewed as well.

And I can tell you every time I’ve been in the Metrodome (or the Barn for that matter), and the concessions people see my nebraska shirt, they always comment on how much they’d love to have nebraska come back up here.

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by Jon Johnston on Sep 10, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions

A serious upgrade in 2010 with

Western Kentucky, Idaho, @ Washington, South Dakota State?

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by Bob_Bell on Sep 10, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions

i wonder

if he mistyped that.

keep in mind that 2009, 2010 were the schedules left by the former AD.

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by Jon Johnston on Sep 10, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Whoops!

I meant “after 2010”. Click on the “2010” link to see what I think of that year’s schedule. I’ll correct that.

by Husker Mike on Sep 11, 2008 6:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Well I guess Fresno State and Southern Miss are upgrades to what you currently have but

…it would be good to some BCS teams roll through there.

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by Bob_Bell on Sep 11, 2008 8:42 AM CDT reply actions

Return game for UCLA?

Do we get UCLA coming to Lincoln at some point, or do we just travel there?

Also, I would like to echo resuming the Nebraska-Minnesota series, or alternatively, opening up an occasional series with Iowa. I like having nearby rivalries.

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by huskerlibrarian on Sep 11, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions