O'Day: neutral site games a real possibility down the road
I've ranted about this more than enough. The Griz football teams needs to schedule games against strong opponents in their non-conference schedule; not just to better the program, but the entire FCS. University of Montana athletic director Jim O'Day explained that there are so many things getting in the way of such games. The travel, the guaranteed money each team wants, the challenge of planning out games in following years, etc. Turns out there may be a smoother way to manage this stuff.
Upon hearing a rumor that UM may be playing Grambling State down in Vegas, I decided to email Jim again. The response wasn't what I was hoping for but it could've been worse.
[The Grambling game] was a possibility earlier, but doubtful at this time due to scheduling conflicts. Maybe down the road something like this will happen.This idea, with promoters pushing it and guarantees for both teams at a neutral site, could be a real positive for our division down the road. It would allow some interesting cross-country rivalries to take place.
OK, so not being able to cheer on our Griz down in Sin City is a downer, but the fact that our AD is exploring every avenue for landing a challenging out of conference opponent is good to hear.
