At Liberty and ODU? Oof. I get there's some logic to it - both are in-state trips with large alumni presence, but geez. I'm not sure WVU at home does much to salvage that schedule.

I remember when the NCAA announced the permanent 12-game schedule starting in 2006, Jim Weaver made a comment about the fact he wanted 7-game home schedules for the revenue. Despite his initial comments, he wasn't very diligent as we often had neutral site games concurrent with the ECU series.

It seems logical to assume the addition of Notre Dame to everyone's schedule was a complicating factor, too. But your larger point remains, though our schedule is locked in until the 2030s.