I raise the Ohio State possibility because they played at Cincinnati a few seasons ago and are playing Toledo in Cleveland in 2 years so they have demonstrated a willingness to play non-BSC Ohio teams, out of Cowlumbus, if the price is right. Tressel is an alum, its a special occassion, and with the right guarantee, it is not entirely out of the realm of possibility, though highly unlikely. Maybe they could honor Jim Dennison which could be a little extra motivation for Tressel because they are close. Clearly there would have to be a real guarantee for them (won't they make around $500K on the Cleveland game?) and a ton of political and relationship arm twisting to have any chance of pulling something like that off. I disgree on the nightmare scenario-- I think there would be a groundswell of support for the Zips, which is precisely the reason to do it. Remember when Huggins' Zips played at Ohio State and led at the half? The score was announced at the Coliseum during a Cavs game and the crowd went wild. Given the mutual antipathy of Cleveland and Cowlumbus, I still think that Ohio State's fan base in NEO is (incredibly) wide but shallow. My point is that there has to be a concentrated effort at disrupting the default thinking of NEOhio football fans-- something that really shakes up the mental model and drives re-consideration. Winning consistently is price of entry-- we need the right home schedule, great marketing, and other elements to all work together. Kentucky alone isn't going to do it. We need something splashy and impressive that signals intended direction and confidence. BTW, is it at all realistic to have this project done by 2009? Anyone know anything about the ancillary development around the project that was mentioned in the video piece?