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by EastHallApp » Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:38 am
OK, so if we're giving serious answers, here's mine: The question isn't valid to P5 schools in general because, as noted, we play at least one every year, usually a big name. And we've gotten two to agree to play in Boone, which is two more than our aforementioned rivals in Statesboro have scheduled to visit them.
For the in-state schools (or UNC, State and Duke specifically), I think it's a valid question. If by "scared" one means they believe they would lose to us, I would say probably not. But I think they do recognize they could lose to us relatively easily, and they don't want to take that risk. I think it's a combination of that and the fact that there's no recruiting benefit to playing in Boone. And I'm not sure App would be willing to play those schools on the road with no return game anymore - we tend to reserve those games for the super-big names/big paydays since moving up to FBS.