bobbyake Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 The FCS schedule ban starts in 2016. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/...edule-fcs-teams With the changes for the national championship game being made for a playoff format of conference champs, going undefeated in non-conference games isnt as important. Which leads me to the question, what's in it for the Big 10 to schedule MAC opponents if the "easy" win wont benefit them for a national championship run? They could replace those games with quality opponents from other conferences that could draw huge tv ratings, increasing their TV revenue. I'm afraid those big pay days could be a thing of the past for the MAC. Also, should the MAC continue scheduling FCS opponents? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 The FCS schedule ban starts in 2016. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/...edule-fcs-teams With the changes for the national championship game being made for a playoff format of conference champs, going undefeated in non-conference games isnt as important. Which leads me to the question, what's in it for the Big 10 to schedule MAC opponents if the "easy" win wont benefit them for a national championship run? They could replace those games with quality opponents from other conferences that could draw huge tv ratings, increasing their TV revenue. I'm afraid those big pay days could be a thing of the past for the MAC. Also, should the MAC continue scheduling FCS opponents? Thoughts? I think your assessment is right on the money. The MAC should immediately stop the I-AA teams and play teams from MAClike conferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Ball Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 This will hurt the Luckeyes if the Medium 10 goes to a 10 game conference schedule in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 This will hurt the Luckeyes if the Medium 10 goes to a 10 game conference schedule in the future. how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan33 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Hopefully, the MAC won't ban those teams as some of them count on that one win a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 This will hurt the Luckeyes if the Medium 10 goes to a 10 game conference schedule in the future. College football may change at the BCS level to the point that a ten game conference schedule becomes the norm. Conference champions make the playoffs so in order to determine that, they will have to play as many games against each other as possible so there are no questions about who, or who may not be the best team in a league. More evidence of the rapidly changing landscape of college football. I find it all very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Should we continue calling it the BCS? the 5 automatic bid conferences need a new name, the ABC? Now that the MAC is competing directly against the Big East, CUSA, Sun Belt, and MWC for that bid/bowl spot, the MAC needs to focus on wins The MAC must ditch the Big 10 and focus on scheduling "easy" non-conference games to improve the odds of beating out the other non-automatic bid conferences. This would be the logical choice if the MAC is hungry to compete with the big boys and grow. An undefeated MAC team has a better chance of being ranked higher than a team with 1 loss against the Big 10. It's only a matter of time before the MWC secures an automatic bid, they're a stronger conference than the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Should we continue calling it the BCS? the 5 automatic bid conferences need a new name, the ABC? Now that the MAC is competing directly against the Big East, CUSA, Sun Belt, and MWC for that bid/bowl spot, the MAC needs to focus on wins The MAC must ditch the Big 10 and focus on scheduling "easy" non-conference games to improve the odds of beating out the other non-automatic bid conferences. This would be the logical choice if the MAC is hungry to compete with the big boys and grow. An undefeated MAC team has a better chance of being ranked higher than a team with 1 loss against the Big 10. It's only a matter of time before the MWC secures an automatic bid, they're a stronger conference than the ACC. ehh FSU, Clemson, VT, UNC, Louisville, Notre Dame...The ACC has been down but I wouldn't go that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 The MAC must ditch the Big 10 and focus on scheduling "easy" non-conference games to improve the odds of beating out the other non-automatic bid conferences. The mac should focus on good competition between itself and other MAClike conferences. Spending too much time worrying, and trying to match what the BCS teams are doing is counter productive. Good teams, good talent, good competition, good coaching, good game day experience, good entertainment, etc are what the mac should focus on. Matching the bcs teams with our crappy version of the "building process" is not the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 If UA couldn't get their 1 million dollar payday against Tennessee, how would that affect women's soccer? I'm being serious - that million dollars covers a lot more than the football budget at a non-BCS school. I really wonder how non-BCS programs will compensate for that lost revenue. Football isn't going anywhere, so something will have to give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 If UA couldn't get their 1 million dollar payday against Tennessee, how would that affect women's soccer? I'm being serious - that million dollars covers a lot more than the football budget at a non-BCS school. I really wonder how non-BCS programs will compensate for that lost revenue. Football isn't going anywhere, so something will have to give. Nothing will give. It won't affect women's soccer. After all of this time and all of the work I've put into explaining it, you still don't understand the building process. When adults ran athletic departments, before the building process (bbp..sort of like BC or AD), nobody engaged in activities that would knowingly harm the finances of institutions. People would say radical things like, "Why and the Hell would we do that? We can't afford it." Or, "The numbers don't add up." Or, "That's insane, nobody comes now, why would they come in the future?" "We might be able to build it, but we'll never be able to maintain it." When people spoke these radical words, it made sense and people didn't act on their impulses. Where are we today? We have gone from the radicals who wondered how schools would be able to afford the building process, to people who simply don't care what the results of the building process are as long as they can add a line to their resume and move on to another job. At the end of the day, you, the taxpayer, will pay for the women's soccer team whether you like it or not. You are going to pay for the empty stadium. You are going to pay for the upkeep of the indoor arenas. You are going to pay the coaches salaries. You are going to pay for all of the crap the idiot athletic directors of this country have concocted in their heads and duped university presidents to fall for. You are going to pay for all of it at UofA, BGSU, OU, Toledo, Can't, etc. Doesn't taste too good, does it? How does field hockey taste? I think it blows that my tax money goes to supporting the CCU football program. Like the banks, the building process has gotten too big to fail. Athletic departments are going to have to be taxpayer supported or they will collapse under their own weight. All of the unmaintained arenas and stadiums and practice fields, etc. would be too big of an eyesore to not have the taxpayers pay for the upkeep on these white elephants. Americans have become very interesting. We want things, but we don't want to pay for them. Democrats want a big welfare state...to the point it could never be paid for and then they don't want to cut it. Republicans want a large military that can't be financially supported, but don't want to pay for it. College athletics fans want nice, new, empty stadiums, but don't want to pay for them. So, enjoy women's soccer. It is what the building process has birthed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I guess its too bad the "taxpayer" in Maryland didnt support the 9 sports Maryland had to cut due to the athletic department being in the dump. Mid-major schools schedule those 1 million dollar a** spankings because they frankly need the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I guess its too bad the "taxpayer" in Maryland didnt support the 9 sports Maryland had to cut due to the athletic department being in the dump. Mid-major schools schedule those 1 million dollar a** spankings because they frankly need the money. They didn't have to. Joining the Big Ten solved their financial problems and they will bring them back. CK's post was about mid major sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 This will hurt the Luckeyes if the Medium 10 goes to a 10 game conference schedule in the future. Please alaborate. I would love to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Should we continue calling it the BCS? the 5 automatic bid conferences need a new name, the ABC? Now that the MAC is competing directly against the Big East, CUSA, Sun Belt, and MWC for that bid/bowl spot, the MAC needs to focus on wins The MAC must ditch the Big 10 and focus on scheduling "easy" non-conference games to improve the odds of beating out the other non-automatic bid conferences. This would be the logical choice if the MAC is hungry to compete with the big boys and grow. An undefeated MAC team has a better chance of being ranked higher than a team with 1 loss against the Big 10. It's only a matter of time before the MWC secures an automatic bid, they're a stronger conference than the ACC. They could also work the schedule so that the better teams get to play all of the soft teams in the conference. That would inflate their records and raise the ranking of the MAC. Oh wait, they already did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Please alaborate. I would love to hear this. The biggest issue would be a cutback in the number of home games, each of which generate millions of dollars in revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 The biggest issue would be a cutback in the number of home games, each of which generate millions of dollars in revenue. You and I both know that is not what he meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 You and I both know that is not what he meant. True, but it is the reason the Big Ten will not go to a 10-game schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 ehh FSU, Clemson, VT, UNC, Louisville, Notre Dame...The ACC has been down but I wouldn't go that far. In addition to Notre Dame, I've heard rumors Oklahoma, USC and Oregon will also be playing football in the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 True, but it is the reason the Big Ten will not go to a 10-game schedule. I agree with that. I think they will look at scheduling more OOC games though. Eliminating FCS is a good idea. Other conferences need to do the same IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 In addition to Notre Dame, I've heard rumors Oklahoma, USC and Oregon will also be playing football in the ACC. Notre Dame is playing at least 5 ACC games a year, plus gets their bowl tie-ins. For alll intents and purposes, they're in the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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