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I did live in Nashville for awhile so I have a least a smidgen of cred. And I can't say I really understand Kentucky playing Western Kentucky......in Nashville?

Obvious troll is obvious!

Either you lived in Nashville and you are trolling or you did not live in Nashville and are trolling just the same.

#1 - It is a home game for Western Kentucky so UK has nothing to do with venue selection. If you lived in Nashville for more than a month you would know this. Even if you did lot live in the area - as you claim - even the dumbest of the dumb could figure out it is WKU's game decision not UK's and 69 / 22 = 3.12 or roughly triple the capacity of the home venue.

#2 - Here are stadiums in the area by size, distance, owner, and ability for WKU to rent for home game:
a) 22K / 0 miles / Western Kentucky / WKU home stadium
b) 69K / 60 miles / Davidson County / stadium tenants include Tennessee Titans, Tennessee State Tigers, and Music City Bowl
c) 55K / 120 miles / Louisville Cardinals / why would UL rent to WKU?
d) 68K / 160 miles / Kentucky Wildcats / UK's home stadium would not be a home game for WKU
e) 66K / 220 miles / Cincinnati Bengals / UK has used as home stadium but this is not a UK home game

#3 - Alumni of WKU live and work in Davidson County so it is actually closer for them to see a game in Nashville than in Bowling Green. It also gives WKU a game in Nashville for recruiting exposure outside of KY. I am guessing at least 2/3 of the stadium has sold seats so that the final attendance will be at least double what WKU's stadium can hold.

#4 - As a Mizzou fan you are aware the last 6 games with Illinois have been played in Saint Louis which is mostly in MO yet Illinois fans living in IL still show up for the game. Imagine that, why would Illinois allow a game to be played in STL?
a) Columbia, MO to Saint Louis, MO = about 120 miles and 2 hours
b) Champaign, IL to Saint Louis, MO = about 180 miles and 3 hours