Tt post oct 12, 2015

"... but the chances of getting a mid-level team from a top conference increases."

Toledo hosted Missouri last year. The Tigers used to play in the Big 12 conference, but now they play in the SEC. Missouri was ranked #24 when they played UT.

I attended that game. It was an afternoon contest. The weather was great. And while the crowd attendance was decent, it was not packed.

I suppose that Missouri only agreed to visit Toledo because their head coach, Gary Pinkel, coached for Toledo back in the '90s.

Last month, UT hosted Iowa St who plays in the Big 12.

In 2013, Toledo hosted Navy, which is usually an enjoyable game and a fun fan experience. I have attended Navy games at Notre Dame and Toledo. According to the Glass Bowl Wikipedia page, the stadium's record attendance is 36,852, which occurred in 2001 against Navy. The current stadium capacity is 26,248.

In 2012, UT hosted Cincinnati, ranked #21.

In 2011, UT hosted Boise St, ranked #4.

In 2010, UT hosted Arizona from the Pac 12.

In 2009, UT hosted Colorado, another former Big 12 school who now plays in the Pac 12.

In 2008, UT hosted Fresno State, ranked #25.

In 2007, UT hosted Purdue who plays in the Big 10.

In 2006, UT hosted Kansas who plays in the Big 12.

Back in 2003, UT hosted Pitt who was ranked #9 at the time, and the Rockets upset them.

In 2001, UT hosted Minnesota who plays in the Big 10.

Adding ten thousand more seats to attract teams like Kentucky, Virginia, Washington St., and Illinois does not seem like much of an improvement over the teams that Toledo has managed to attract over the years.