(02-17-2017 08:03 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  With FCS you spend less on scholarships (22 fewer scholarships, times however much a full ride costs annually). Let's say that it's $100k per year. That saves you $2.2 million, as an example. But that comes with the loss of revenue streams from the CFP payout and TV contracts. It's probably a wash in terms of hard money, but then you have the bad optics of being the only team to drop to the FCS in 30 years affecting donations and it's no surprise that FCS is the worse option for Idaho.

There is no benefit to moving down. Honestly, dropping football completely and focusing on basketball is preferable to moving down.

According to the finance guy during the questioning by the state board the other day, the 22 less scholarships will only save about $300k per year. When you look at that and compare the revenue streams being lost, it's even more of a no brainer that a move down is horrible financially.