Not to intentionally deviate from the basketball talk, but what do you folks think of a football series with Northwestern? Obviously, the next few years are already booked and we have some good non-con games including with Cal, Stanford and Notre Dame. With the BCS shifting around, I think some schools are looking to play BCS level opponents to prep for the season but very few teams want to go be sacrifical lambs for the likes of Alabama or USC.
Given that the stadiums are relatively equal size and the programs are both trending north, would you guys be interested in a home and home with Northwestern? One important thing is that we have a really tough time getting people to go to games in September, so I'd like to see us start playing some more "local" teams (instead of teams like Syracuse or Vanderbilt) who can bring a bunch of fans. Do you guys think Iowa State would bring at least 8,000 fans or is the drive too far? I would guess Northwestern would only bring maybe 1,000 to Iowa State (we travel like crap).