[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=French Rage link=topic=14252.msg155624#msg155624 date=1454616357]
[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=14252.msg155602#msg155602 date=1454614440]
Kansas State was a late addition.  I forgot who backed out.

BC

Was that UVA?
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Yes, Virginia did back out in April 2015.
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Ah yes, I'm recalling UVA backing out now, though I believe we replaced UVA with San Diego State on the schedule, since the UVA series was for 2017-18, while our KSU series is 2016 and 2021.  And Virginia does neatly fit into the "moderate exposure with recruiting upside" box, as well as being a school with a good academic reputation.  A good chance to get in front of not just VA kids, but DC/MD and the rest of the mid-Atlantic.  Bummer that didn't work out.  IIRC, UVA chalked it up to a "scheduling conflict" between the two schools, which is absurd given that we still have an open date in 2018 and we had to replace UVA with San Diego State.  (And from looking it up, I see that UVA replaced us with Indiana, so it was clearly an attempt to schedule a Power 5 team that they thought they'd have a better chance of beating while still getting credit for playing a Power 5 opponent.) 

[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=French Rage link=topic=14252.msg155624#msg155624 date=1454616357]
[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=14252.msg155602#msg155602 date=1454614440]
Kansas State was a late addition.  I forgot who backed out.

BC

Was that UVA?
[/quote]

Yes, Virginia did back out in April 2015.
[/quote]

Ah yes, I'm recalling UVA backing out now, though I believe we replaced UVA with San Diego State on the schedule, since the UVA series was for 2017-18, while our KSU series is 2016 and 2021.  And Virginia does neatly fit into the "moderate exposure with recruiting upside" box, as well as being a school with a good academic reputation.  A good chance to get in front of not just VA kids, but DC/MD and the rest of the mid-Atlantic.  Bummer that didn't work out.  IIRC, UVA chalked it up to a "scheduling conflict" between the two schools, which is absurd given that we still have an open date in 2018 and we had to replace UVA with San Diego State.  (And from looking it up, I see that UVA replaced us with Indiana, so it was clearly an attempt to schedule a Power 5 team that they thought they'd have a better chance of beating while still getting credit for playing a Power 5 opponent.)