I'm curious as to why everyone is so against this.
The object of the game is to win. What has CU gained by playing all these powerhouse teams the past five years?
Please explain how blowout losses to USC, Miami, Florida State, Arizona State, Washington State, etc. have benefited the CU football program. And please don't tell me that we have been on national television or that big time recruits have committed to the Buffs because of the national television games because those two reasons are LAME. CU doesn't get a dime of the television revenue from road losses at USC, Miami, Georgia, Florida State, Arizona State, etc. And our recruiting certainly hasn't improvde as a result of the high profile games.
I understand and appreciate that the majority of CU fans like to watch the Buffs lose to high quality opponents more than they enjoy watching the Buffs beat little sisters of the poor.
But in the end-- the W is what it is all about. Whether the W comes against USC or against Louisiana Tech- it is still a W, and at the end of the year the bowl committees want "W's", they don't really care who they came against. (i.e. the fact the OU will have beaten North Texas, Tulsa and Utah State will not act as a penalty to the Sooners should they be 13-0 at the conclusion of the regular season)