I have a bit of an "outside the box" idea for scheduling a road game against an FBS team(or whatever that division is now called?). It is an idea I think might help with recruiting, and also give YSU a winnable game. The idea is play at UNLV. Not sure how much UNLV pays, but I know last year they played Western Illinois here.
They schedule 1 FCS team each year, and a they do not limit it to just teams out West. Like I said, not sure what UNLV would pay YSU, but it could make for a nice roadtrip for fans. Plus, there are plenty of Ytown area transplants living here.
I think it would be wise for YSU to look into playing basketball here in Vegas. This area has very good high school basketball. It is also close to California. They could play UNLV and couple that game with a road game with Southern Utah as part of a home-home series. I know a kid from Bishop Gorman, the top team in the NIAA and a program which plays teams from other states signed to play at Akron starting in 2014-15. He picked Akron over Milwaukee and UT Martin. So obviously Akron is recruiting out here, as is HL member Milwaukee. Kid is a point guard, who averaged 16 points, 7.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game as a Senior. There are also a few early season, multi-team tournaments here in Vegas. Again, would be a nice trip for fans, nice trip for the team, and give coach's a chance to recruit Southern Nevada, Arizona and California.
Before I get jumped on by other posters, these are just IDEAS!!! I'm NOT saying these ideas have not been looked at by Strollo, Wolford, Slocum. Just wondering, and thinking of something different for YSU in terms of scheduling for basketball and football. Also, YSU Mens golf team played about 60 miles or so from Vegas this past Spring. I'm guessing Tony Joy looked at it as something different than just going down South, as is common for YSU and other teams back East. I also realize this thread is about the football schedule, but I see no reason it cannot be about scheduling in general.
