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I mis-spoke. I thought that at the time Nebraska joined the league, MN was the most-played OOC series for Nebraska.

I guess that the Illini-Mizzou rivalry looks a lot better from the Illinois perspective. 

Missouri is in the same boat as Nebraska, having a lot more history with the Big 8 teams than with anyone else.

I mis-spoke. I thought that at the time Nebraska joined the league, MN was the most-played OOC series for Nebraska.

I always thought that was the case too.

I don't think an NCAA FB game would get very much traction in Canadia, but like the outside of the box thinkin'

Well, as @847badgerfan said, Montreal is a great destination.  Ohio State fans are known for travelling REALLY well so Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver would benefit from the tourism while the NCAA would benefit from the new potential viewers and I *THINK* that the teams playing in Montreal/Toronto/Vancouver could play an extra game that year because I think that the NCAA exempts one game played outside the continental US.  
Assuming that my understanding of the extra game rule is correct, if I were the AD at Ohio State I would try to book these series:

• Four games with Boston College:  Two home, one away, one neutral in Montreal.  
• Four games with Syracuse:  Two home, one away, one neutral in Toronto.  
• Four games with Washington:  Two home, one away, one neutral in Vancouver.  

For reference:
Montreal is about a five hour drive from Boston College and about 11 hours from Columbus.  Thus it would be an easy day's drive for most BC fans/students and a long drive or short flight for most Ohio State fans/students.  

Toronto is about a four hour drive from Syracuse and about seven hours from Columbus.  It is a beautiful trip for either passing through Niagara Falls on the way.  It would be an easy day's drive for most Syracuse students/fans and a longish drive or very short flight for most Ohio State fans/students.  

Vancouver is about a two-and-a-half hour drive from Washington's campus in Seattle and about a 38 hour drive from Columbus.  It would obviously require flying for most Ohio State fans/students but it would be an easy drive for most Washington fans/students.  

If the Buckeyes could get those scheduled (and assuming that my understanding of the extra game rule is correct) then over a six year cycle here is how I would schedule Ohio State's OOC games:

Year One:

• Marquee Home game
• Boston College at home
• Syracuse in the Carrier Dome

Year Two:

• Marquee Road game
• Boston College in Montreal
• Washington at home
• Ohio MAC school payday game

Year Three:

• Marquee Home game
• Washington in Husky Stadium
• Syracuse at home

Year Four:

• Marquee Road game
• Syracuse in Toronto
• Washington at home
• Ohio MAC school payday game

Year Five:

• Marquee Home game
• Boston College in Boston
• Syracuse at home

Year Six:

• Marquee Road game
• Washington in Vancouver
• Boston College at home
• Ohio MAC school payday game

Each year the Buckeyes would have two OOC home games.  In the odd years (1, 3, 5) they would be a Marquee game and BC/Washington/Cuse.  In the even years (2, 4, 6) they would be BC/Washington/Cuse and a payday game.  

The problem with "high-end" non-P5 is that there are no guarantees.

UW is in a bad one last year and this year, with BYU. When that was scheduled, it looked good. Not so much now.

@847badgerfan :
BYU's collapse really torpedoed UW's SoS last year but I would like to not a couple of things:

First, I was advocating that tOSU schedule games like that IN ADDITION TO, not in place of the high-end marquee P5 H&H series.  Wisconsin's other two OOC opponents were Utah State and FAU so BYU was the "marquee" OOC opponent.  If the other two had included Alabama then it wouldn't have been a problem.  Ya know, now that I think about it, why doesn't Wisconsin schedule a H&H with Bama.  That seems pretty simple, no?  

Second, Wisconsin scheduled that BYU game as 1/2 of a H&H
1/2 of a H&H rather than 1/3 of a 2-for-1 deal like MSU's with Boise.  Deals like MSU's with Boise make a lot more sense for a P5 team than a simple H&H with a school that could suck by the time the games happen.  

@847badgerfan :
BYU's collapse really torpedoed UW's SoS last year but I would like to not a couple of things:

If the other two had included Alabama then it wouldn't have been a problem.  Ya know, now that I think about it, why doesn't Wisconsin schedule a H&H with Bama.  That seems pretty simple, no?  

Are you trolling Badge, or haven't you read his posts before?