I like the sentiment, but it is the same argument the Hawks used to say about us. Just reversed. The fact is that it is still a P5 OOC game that helps boost our SOS (which may or may not be important depending on the committee's flavor of the year). It is not like the Colorado vs Colorado State rivalry (I live in Colorado and it is the best example I could think of on a whim). Colorado has a legit argument that beating a Mountain West team has little plus, while losing to CSU would curb stomp their season's hopes and outside perception. Now since we play in the Big 12 SOS will be higher no matter who we play OOC, so losing the EIU game and adding another lower MAC school that is as close to an auto W as possible may have its benefits, especially if we contend for the conference yearly. However, that would be a less meaningful game not more meaningful. We'd still have a tougher schedule than SEC teams playing 4 ooc games with at least 2 being DII teams and another portion of the schedule against lower ranking cross division opponents. But I personally prefer having a tougher schedule, and think we benefit come bowl selection time.
