Ryan Koslen ‏@Koz_UC 2m
RT@WhitBabcock: look for new '14-'15 & '18-'19 FB home/home series' to announce later this mo. #Bearcats

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This could be the rumored 2015 opening game at the new Nippert. 2014 schedule was full but it looks like they will be moving to six home games next season at PBS instead of 7. Goodbye Stony Brook???

2018 has to be on the road and 2019 would be a home game.

I know mo. is an abbreviation for month but considering Whit's background wouldn't it be funny if it was Mizzou (MO)..?

(11-15-2013 10:03 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  This could be the rumored 2015 opening game at the new Nippert. 2014 schedule was full but it looks like they will be moving to six home games next season at PBS instead of 7. Goodbye Stony Brook???

2018 has to be on the road and 2019 would be a home game.

I think you are right.

Per Jamel Poteat's tweet a few weeks ago, UC and Stony Brook are off (Poteat is now at Stony Brook).

I noticed he said nothing about BCS school so I'm anticipating some MAC powerhouse.

louisville....just a guess

Whit Babcock ‏@WhitBabcock 23m

"@Bearcat_ED30: @WhitBabcock can you give us a hint to who it may be?" / one opponent has an animal as mascot one does not :)

Toledo is a rocket, and Ohio is a bobcat

(11-15-2013 12:21 PM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Toledo is a rocket, and Ohio is a bobcat

Toledo is already on the schedule at PBS for 2014.

(11-15-2013 12:22 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(11-15-2013 12:21 PM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Toledo is a rocket, and Ohio is a bobcat

Toledo is already on the schedule at PBS for 2014.

The Stanford Cardinal! That would be awesome!

(11-15-2013 12:17 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Whit Babcock ‏@WhitBabcock 23m

"@Bearcat_ED30: @WhitBabcock can you give us a hint to who it may be?" / one opponent has an animal as mascot one does not :)

Assuming a person is not considered an animal here, the not an animal hint has some interesting possibilities; Texas Tech, MSU, ND, Tennessee, and OSU (ya right!) are especially interesting but Syracuse, UVa, Ole Miss, Stanford, Nebraska, Indiana, Purdue (again), would be pretty fun too. I fear UMass, Dayton, or someone along those lines.

Last night on his radio show TT was talking about how much he would like to play UCLA because he's never coached a game in the Rose Bowl. Doubt it's related to this announcement, but if it was that would be a great road trip.

(11-15-2013 12:33 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  Last night on his radio show TT was talking about how much he would like to play UCLA because he's never coached a game in the Rose Bowl. Doubt it's related to this announcement, but if it was that would be a great road trip.

Yeah Jackie that would be cool. I think our open date for next season
is 8/30.

By the way, when the **** is SDSU going to return the game we played over there?

(11-15-2013 12:28 PM)Teakwood Wrote:  

(11-15-2013 12:17 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Whit Babcock ‏@WhitBabcock 23m

"@Bearcat_ED30: @WhitBabcock can you give us a hint to who it may be?" / one opponent has an animal as mascot one does not :)

Assuming a person is not considered an animal here, the not an animal hint has some interesting possibilities; Texas Tech, MSU, ND, Tennessee, and OSU (ya right!) are especially interesting but Syracuse, UVa, Ole Miss, Stanford, Nebraska, Indiana, Purdue (again), would be pretty fun too. I fear UMass, Dayton, or someone along those lines.

I didnt think Dayton still sponsored a football team?

Non-animals
Alabama Crimson Tide
Troy Trojans
UAB Blazers
Arizona State Sun Devils
San Diego State Aztecs
San Jose State Spartans
USC Trojans
Florida State Seminoles
Miami Hurricanes
Georgia Bulldogs
Hawaii Warriors
Idaho Vandals
Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Purdue Boilermakers
Iowa State Cyclones
WKU Hilltoppers
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Tulane Green Wave
Navy Midshipmen
UMass Minutemen
Central Michigan Chippewas
Michigan State Spartans
Ole Miss Rebels
Nebraska Cornhuskers
UNLV Rebels
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
New Mexico State Aggies
Army Black Knights
Syracuse Orange
Duke Blue Devils
East Carolina Pirates
North Carolina Tar Heels
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Akron Zips
Kent State Golden Flashes
Ohio State Buckeyes
Toledo Rockets
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Texas A&M Aggies
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Tennessee Volunteers
Vanderbilt Commodores
North Texas Mean Green
Texas Tech Red Raiders
UTEP Miners
Utah Utes
Utah State Aggies
Virginia Cavaliers
West Virginia Mountaineers
Wyoming Cowboys

Well, that narrows it down for sure!

I share the concerns that the opponents will not be that big a deal, but I think if he's giving us something of a build up, the opponents will probably be somthing fairly significant. I know people were disappointed that he did this build up prior the the BYU announcement (mainly because I would hardly call them "marquee"), it is definitely a game I love to have on the schedule. Moreover, if 2018-19 game is a continuation of BYU, then I am pretty happy.

(11-15-2013 12:28 PM)Teakwood Wrote:  

(11-15-2013 12:17 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Whit Babcock ‏@WhitBabcock 23m

"@Bearcat_ED30: @WhitBabcock can you give us a hint to who it may be?" / one opponent has an animal as mascot one does not :)

Assuming a person is not considered an animal here, the not an animal hint has some interesting possibilities; Texas Tech, MSU, ND, Tennessee, and OSU (ya right!) are especially interesting but Syracuse, UVa, Ole Miss, Stanford, Nebraska, Indiana, Purdue (again), would be pretty fun too. I fear UMass, Dayton, or someone along those lines.

Mountaineers are also a possibility if you are looking at relationships.

Well a few of those schools would have to be eliminated due to conference affiliation, and I would hope he wouldn't be building up for Sun Belt or MACtion...so here is the list sans those teams.

Alabama Crimson Tide
Arizona State Sun Devils
USC Trojans
Florida State Seminoles
Miami Hurricanes
Georgia Bulldogs
Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Purdue Boilermakers
Iowa State Cyclones
Michigan State Spartans
Ole Miss Rebels
Nebraska Cornhuskers
UNLV Rebels
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Syracuse Orange
Duke Blue Devils
North Carolina Tar Heels
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Ohio State Buckeyes
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Texas A&M Aggies
Tennessee Volunteers
Vanderbilt Commodores
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Utah Utes
Virginia Cavaliers
West Virginia Mountaineers

I would also hazard a guess that Illinois and Purdue wouldn't be on our schedules again so soon after a home and home series with both.