Why Iraq? Why Now?
A good question and one being asked by peace activists all over the world. Here's the deal. It's sort of like college football. It's a new season and we're opening on the road. So what do we do? We pack the early schedule with some out-of-conference patsies. We're a perennial power, sort of like USC. You're a scrappy, but lower-tier program, like the Idaho Vandals. There's a certain prestige in our coming to your campus, but you know you're gonna take an ass-kicking. We're loaded with top recruits and you've got a bunch of game, gutty farm kids who dominated the 2A brackets in their state.
You can see why we'd schedule you, but why would you ever schedule us? Well, money, of course. There's the immediate NCAA payout of rebuilt infrastructure. Plus, we're bringing our tremendous fan base and that means even more revenue. And you're getting some good exposure. The national press is suddenly paying attention to a program that's been down at the heels for a good decade. Money and exposure means better recruiting. That means a better program. Within a few years, you'll be able to demand a home-and-away package from us. But until you get stronger, we're just gonna keep coming to your stadium.
What's our downside? Well, we take a beating in the BCS Poll (world opinion). This doesn't help our rating at all. But even when we get hammered by the strength-of-schedule index, we still come away with a convincing W. And that's what it's all about.
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