(07-05-2015 07:19 PM)adcorbett Wrote: (07-04-2015 01:30 PM)TerryD Wrote: ND has scheduled this way for some time. The Shamrock Series games started in 2009.
ND has played neutral site games in pro stadiums for a long time.....this is not new.
This would not really be a Shamrock series game would it? It is a Navy "home" game, not a ND Home game.
I believe so but have not looked it up.
My comment above was inartful. I should have said:
"ND has scheduled this way for a long time with Navy and has played in venues all over the country, even prior to the Shamrock Series in 2009."
I didn't mean to imply that this is a Shamrock Series game. ND has played all over way before the advent of the Shamrock Series.
This is just another game in Florida for exposure for ND, that is why it wants to schedule this game.
ND wants to use its status to schedule lots of games in California, Texas, Florida and Georgia, among others, for recruiting exposure and to fight the Southern coaches telling recruits that "ND is too far away and your family and friends will never see you play in person."
That won't carry as much weight if ND is playing games in the Southeast every year. It also is a way to get recruits to the game on an unofficial visit without having to pay airfare to Chicago or South Bend and other expenses.