1. Those 51-49/50-48 games were at least 15 years ago. Current players weren't even potty trained by then. Besides, the MEAC has their own scheduling problems nowadays.
2. Tailgates at Howard home games? Only at homecoming ... Why would Southern spend tens of thousands of dollars just to say we played in Washington, D.C.? Cats at Howard don't really go to Howard games. Hold up ... Why you got such a hard-on for Howard?
A: They are in the Nation's Capitol. Plus, as crazy as this may sound, even the Howard Folks are realizing that in order to keep its football program up and running, they are going need bigger, more consistent draws. Don't fall for that illusion of their hatred of the Celebration Bowl. They want more SWAC games. Like I've stated previously, there is more behind them letting their women's soccer team join the SWAC than meets the eye.
However, I would prefer to see the Southern-FAMU game AS A HOME-AND-HOME every first weekend of November/last weekend of October like it was when I was in undergrad. Hell, I'd love to see it on the schedule period, Home-and-Home or in a neutral-site environment that is financially beneficial to both institutions.
A: Question: what if the Atlanta Classic wanted SU and FAMU on an annual basis like JSU and TN State? Would you support that? Southwest has hubs in New Orleans and Houston.