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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #56 on: June 29, 2019, 11:09:05 AM »
Quote from: Hawkinole on June 29, 2019, 01:53:39 AM
Interesting question. Iowa almost never schedules a major school off-campus without a return to Iowa City. But, in 1979 Iowa played @ Oklahoma, losing 21-6 in Hayden Fry's 1st year. It must have been scheduled a decade earlier, but why a return was never scheduled is a complete mystery and I lost track of this scheduling blunder, until I read this thread.

In many ways Iowa State, despite its little brother tradition, could eclipse Iowa in football following, as it has about the past 5-years in enrollment. It is becoming a real future possibility. It's proximity to the Big Apple of Iowa, and expanding fan base, and increasingly good coaching staff, contributes to its prospects for doing so. I am an advocate for Iowa dropping Iowa State at least occasionally from the schedule and rescheduling Iowa's traditional rivalry week rival, Notre Dame, who was dissed 50-years ago by Iowa, in favor of the politicians' reinstatement of Iowa State yearly.

When the Iowa State - Iowa rivalry renewed in 1977 (after a hiatus since 1934) Iowa State had a stadium seating about 35,000. Iowa State now seats 61,000. And it could grow more. ISU has a surging fan base.

The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry did more to elevate Iowa State in the long run than anything else Iowa State accomplished in football in the Big 8 or Big 12. This "rivalry, acts against Iowa's long-term interest, and the people in charge of Iowa athletics are not from Iowa, do not understand its history, and are incapable of moving away from it.

Ostriches are rare in Iowa, but you can find them, if you keep your head above ground.
This is a classic picture from that game, with Iowa's freshman DB Bob Stoops going airborne in an attempt to stop Oklahoma's Billy Sims.

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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #57 on: June 29, 2019, 01:32:35 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 29, 2019, 11:00:13 AM
I suspect FSU-Auburn would be hard to surpass for proximity.  Obviously, UGA-Tech would, but nope.  Is Florida closer to FSU than Auburn?

USC-UCLA might be the closest P5 teams in the country - ????

I'm likely forgetting two teams in the same city.

No, UNC and Duke are about 6 miles apart.
Gainesville is closer to Tallahassee than Auburn is, but only by 40 miles.  And Florda-FSU became the de facto national championship game, it wasn't scheduled as one, to be technical.  
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #58 on: June 29, 2019, 01:42:14 PM »
I see straight line is 129 miles Gville to Tally.

Athens to Clemson is 59 miles, straight line.  Athens to ATL is 61 miles.  

Somebody is probably closer, P5 teams in different conferences, maybe in Texas.

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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #59 on: June 29, 2019, 03:30:17 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 29, 2019, 01:42:14 PM
I see straight line is 129 miles Gville to Tally.

Athens to Clemson is 59 miles, straight line.  Athens to ATL is 61 miles. 

Somebody is probably closer, P5 teams in different conferences, maybe in Texas.
Not in Texas.  TCU to Baylor is 87 miles.  Baylor to ATM is 85 miles.  Those are the two closest pairs of P5 schools in Baja Oklahoma.

Nor in Oklahoma proper.  OU and Oklahoma State are 84 miles apart.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #60 on: June 29, 2019, 03:57:08 PM »
Google has Morgantown to Pittsburgh at 75.2 miles. Hence, the term Backyard Brawl.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #61 on: June 29, 2019, 04:57:50 PM »
I think:

Closest P5 programs:  Duke and UNC 10 miles  (USC-UCLA is 13 miles)

Closest P5 programs in different conferences:  UGA and GaTech 

Closest P5 teams never to have played:  I think Louisville and someone in the B1G, Indiana?

Closest teams to have played in a NC game (BCS or PO):  Alabama - UGA (I think)

Furthest teams never to have played - Miami and UDubb, but I did not check this.  BC and UCLA might be close.

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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #62 on: June 29, 2019, 05:29:48 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 29, 2019, 04:57:50 PM
I think:

Closest P5 programs:  Duke and UNC 10 miles  (USC-UCLA is 13 miles)

Closest P5 programs in different conferences:  UGA and GaTech

Closest P5 teams never to have played:  I think Louisville and someone in the B1G, Indiana?

Closest teams to have played in a NC game (BCS or PO):  Alabama - UGA (I think)

Furthest teams never to have played - Miami and UDubb, but I did not check this.  BC and UCLA might be close.


Miami and Washington have played.  Washington was Miami’s only loss in 2000 when they finished 2nd in the country behind Oklahoma.  And in ‘94 Washington was the team that broke Miami’s 58 game home winning streak.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #63 on: June 29, 2019, 05:54:00 PM »
Darn.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #64 on: June 29, 2019, 07:29:29 PM »
Louisville and IU played in the 80s.  They are playing another series in a few years.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #65 on: June 29, 2019, 11:21:30 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on June 29, 2019, 07:29:29 PM
Louisville and IU played in the 80s.  They are playing another series in a few years.
Cannot wait for that one!!!
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #66 on: June 30, 2019, 01:30:29 AM »
More importantly they agreed to resume the hoops series, the football was simply fodder.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #67 on: June 30, 2019, 06:21:12 AM »
Louisville and Illinois?  Closest never to have played P5 teams.  ???

I think it has to be Laville.
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #68 on: June 30, 2019, 07:29:44 AM »
Quote from: Kris60 on June 29, 2019, 05:29:48 PM
Miami and Washington have played.  Washington was Miami’s only loss in 2000 when they finished 2nd in the country behind Oklahoma.  And in ‘94 Washington was the team that broke Miami’s 58 game home winning streak.
Stole my thunder yup,I think even outlaws were rooting for UW.Proverbial good guy/bad guy scenario 
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Re: P5 Teams that have Never Played
« Reply #69 on: June 30, 2019, 07:48:44 AM »
Laville played the Illini twice I see, and Ohio State, also Tennessee, Missouri, and Vandy.  Vandy was a shot.

Never played Northwestern though.

269 air miles from Laville to Chicago, call it 280 to NW, 315 driving.






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