(01-23-2019 09:07 AM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 08:40 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 07:49 AM)ParentofJMUMRDs Wrote:  From what I recall JMU and NDSU were interested in playing on the opening FCS ESPN game back in 2016 at NDSU but they were not willing to come to BFS as part of a home and home so JMU declined. Which I fully support as being the correct move by JMU. Games of that magnitude against an opponent like that can not be a one away game setup. Has to have a return game at Harrisonburg.

Brian

What’s BS about that is NDSU in Aug 2016 agreed to a home and home with UD..

VT played UD in 2017. And UVA plays either W&M or RU every year. Just like those schools, NDSU knows there is a strong chance they would lose, especially at BFS. Nobody wants to schedule regular season losses when playoff seeding is at stake. Thats why it also made no sense for us to go to Fargo on a one-way deal. NDSU isn't worried about UD (yet).

Back in 2016 before the season started JMU couldnt have been looked at as a serious threat. Why would NDSU, at that time having won 5 straight NC, have been afraid to do a home and home with a team the previous 4 seasons:
2012: missed playoffs.
2013: missed playoffs.
2014: lost in the 1st round.
2015: lost in the 2nd round/Round of 16
Fargo to Harrisonburg just under 1400 miles..

In Aug 2014, when the 2016-2017 home and home between NDSU & EWU was announced, NDSU was coming off 3 straight NC, and EWU the previous 4 seasons:
2010: won NC
2011: missed playoffs
2012: made semis
2013: made semis & beat ranked Oregon St.
Fargo to Cheyney just under 1400 miles..

So if they weren’t afraid to schedule EWU at the time they did, they shouldn’t have been afraid to schedule JMU in 2016..

(01-23-2019 10:37 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 09:07 AM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 08:40 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 07:49 AM)ParentofJMUMRDs Wrote:  From what I recall JMU and NDSU were interested in playing on the opening FCS ESPN game back in 2016 at NDSU but they were not willing to come to BFS as part of a home and home so JMU declined. Which I fully support as being the correct move by JMU. Games of that magnitude against an opponent like that can not be a one away game setup. Has to have a return game at Harrisonburg.

Brian

What’s BS about that is NDSU in Aug 2016 agreed to a home and home with UD..

VT played UD in 2017. And UVA plays either W&M or RU every year. Just like those schools, NDSU knows there is a strong chance they would lose, especially at BFS. Nobody wants to schedule regular season losses when playoff seeding is at stake. Thats why it also made no sense for us to go to Fargo on a one-way deal. NDSU isn't worried about UD (yet).

Back in 2016 before the season started JMU couldnt have been looked at as a serious threat. Why would NDSU, at that time having won 5 straight NC, have been afraid to do a home and home with a team the previous 4 seasons:
2012: missed playoffs.
2013: missed playoffs.
2014: lost in the 1st round.
2015: lost in the 2nd round/Round of 16
Fargo to Harrisonburg just under 1400 miles..

In Aug 2014, when the 2016-2017 home and home between NDSU & EWU was announced, NDSU was coming off 3 straight NC, and EWU the previous 4 seasons:
2010: won NC
2011: missed playoffs
2012: made semis
2013: made semis & beat ranked Oregon St.
Fargo to Cheyney just under 1400 miles..

So if they weren’t afraid to schedule EWU at the time they did, they shouldn’t have been afraid to schedule JMU in 2016..

EWU is from the big fluffy. Nobody is scared of them. It wasn't until Best became coach and the Weber St. guy that they are started to shed that rep. Hopefully this is a permanent change and changes how the rest of that league operates because I think FCS is better if all three power leagues are strong.

(01-23-2019 11:04 AM)JMaddy Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 10:37 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 09:07 AM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 08:40 AM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 07:49 AM)ParentofJMUMRDs Wrote:  From what I recall JMU and NDSU were interested in playing on the opening FCS ESPN game back in 2016 at NDSU but they were not willing to come to BFS as part of a home and home so JMU declined. Which I fully support as being the correct move by JMU. Games of that magnitude against an opponent like that can not be a one away game setup. Has to have a return game at Harrisonburg.

Brian

What’s BS about that is NDSU in Aug 2016 agreed to a home and home with UD..

VT played UD in 2017. And UVA plays either W&M or RU every year. Just like those schools, NDSU knows there is a strong chance they would lose, especially at BFS. Nobody wants to schedule regular season losses when playoff seeding is at stake. Thats why it also made no sense for us to go to Fargo on a one-way deal. NDSU isn't worried about UD (yet).

Back in 2016 before the season started JMU couldnt have been looked at as a serious threat. Why would NDSU, at that time having won 5 straight NC, have been afraid to do a home and home with a team the previous 4 seasons:
2012: missed playoffs.
2013: missed playoffs.
2014: lost in the 1st round.
2015: lost in the 2nd round/Round of 16
Fargo to Harrisonburg just under 1400 miles..

In Aug 2014, when the 2016-2017 home and home between NDSU & EWU was announced, NDSU was coming off 3 straight NC, and EWU the previous 4 seasons:
2010: won NC
2011: missed playoffs
2012: made semis
2013: made semis & beat ranked Oregon St.
Fargo to Cheyney just under 1400 miles..

So if they weren’t afraid to schedule EWU at the time they did, they shouldn’t have been afraid to schedule JMU in 2016..

EWU is from the big fluffy. Nobody is scared of them. It wasn't until Best became coach and the Weber St. guy that they are started to shed that rep. Hopefully this is a permanent change and changes how the rest of that league operates because I think FCS is better if all three power leagues are strong.

During that 4 year stretch when EWU made 3 semifinals, won the NC (including beating NDSU in the qtrfinals, defending champ VU in the semis & UD in the NC game), and beat ranked Oregon St, I can guarantee a lot more people were afraid of them, than JMU during that time, last 2 seasons MM/1st 2 seasons EW...Heck 2014-2015 JMU was a Big Fluffy team- all offense/no defense..

And in that 1st game of the home/home series vs NDSU in 2016, they lost in OT @ NDSU. It was only due a complete fluke play in the 2016 EWU/YSU semis that JMU was playing YSU & not EWU in the NC game.

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(01-21-2019 09:11 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 03:29 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 02:17 PM)Potomac Wrote:  G5 aren't willing to schedule us, per Kevin White. Most P5 too for that matter. There's a reason we're going all the way out to Louisville. Closer schools are too busy scheduling UR, WM, VMI and Rhode Island.

There's nothing new to that story. It's been the same since we won the first national championship 2004. Kevin's been scheduling for us for a long time. I think putting together a solid schedule for basketball is much more challenging than football. The one time our success hurt us in football is when we were having talks with a MAC team to come to JMU, but then we beat Va Tech......

Lehigh was a decent OOC game, as Chattanooga will be. Just stop with the doubling ups with the St Francis, and Morgan States in the same year. Who want's that in back to back weekends?

If you want to do a home and away with a lessor school, why not a 2 fer 1 with Howard? That would be great for us NOVA fans. I guess on the flip side I was not too crazy about going to Norfolk State.

I'd do a 1 fer 2 with ODU, but no way would I do a road game only unless they paid us a ton. .... We'd have more to lose, than gain. Everyone in VA feels we have the better program.

Half your seasons you have to do that if in order to have the I-A game and 6 home games. Its either that, don’t have a I-A game, or don’t have 6 home games. And not having 6 home games is unacceptable with the $$ JMU is charging and considering NDSU amd Montana always have at least 6, and sometimes 7.

So if NDSU and Montana do something does that mean that is the best thing to do?

I don't want 7 home games. 6 most years, and 5 some others work for me which may be needed to play a more interesting OOC schedule.

If we are not going to FBS do we have to make it worse by playing multiple OOC teams we are 40 point favorites?

Home opener against a bottom feeder - ok. Back to back lousy teams is not a lot of enjoyment.

(01-23-2019 02:00 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 09:11 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 03:29 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 02:17 PM)Potomac Wrote:  G5 aren't willing to schedule us, per Kevin White. Most P5 too for that matter. There's a reason we're going all the way out to Louisville. Closer schools are too busy scheduling UR, WM, VMI and Rhode Island.

There's nothing new to that story. It's been the same since we won the first national championship 2004. Kevin's been scheduling for us for a long time. I think putting together a solid schedule for basketball is much more challenging than football. The one time our success hurt us in football is when we were having talks with a MAC team to come to JMU, but then we beat Va Tech......

Lehigh was a decent OOC game, as Chattanooga will be. Just stop with the doubling ups with the St Francis, and Morgan States in the same year. Who want's that in back to back weekends?

If you want to do a home and away with a lessor school, why not a 2 fer 1 with Howard? That would be great for us NOVA fans. I guess on the flip side I was not too crazy about going to Norfolk State.

I'd do a 1 fer 2 with ODU, but no way would I do a road game only unless they paid us a ton. .... We'd have more to lose, than gain. Everyone in VA feels we have the better program.

Half your seasons you have to do that if in order to have the I-A game and 6 home games. Its either that, don’t have a I-A game, or don’t have 6 home games. And not having 6 home games is unacceptable with the $$ JMU is charging and considering NDSU amd Montana always have at least 6, and sometimes 7.

So if NDSU and Montana do something does that mean that is the best thing to do?

I don't want 7 home games. 6 most years, and 5 some others work for me which may be needed to play a more interesting OOC schedule.

If we are not going to FBS do we have to make it worse by playing multiple OOC teams we are 40 point favorites?

Home opener against a bottom feeder - ok. Back to back lousy teams is not a lot of enjoyment.

I'm with Dukster! I get the argument of feeling cheated by feeling you paid for a game you didn't get, but I give away the cupcake games and that can be difficult to find a taker. I've even given away the first game of the season that happened to be home against a cupcake. I go to see a competitive football game. If it costs us a seed then we simply aren't good enough.

(01-20-2019 12:26 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(01-18-2019 07:02 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-18-2019 02:55 PM)Anders Wrote:  

(01-18-2019 02:38 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  

(01-18-2019 02:27 PM)South Main Wrote:  @Madia_DNRSports

JMU football scheduling news: Dukes have added home non-conference games against Morehead State for 2021 and Norfolk State for 2022 per JMU associate AD Kevin White. Story to come.

zzzz

Same here. Can’t say either of those games excite me and I hope we move away from scheduling them in the future. In 2019 Jacksonville State has Home non-conference games against

Chattanooga
Eastern Washington
North Alabama

And a away game at SELA. I would love to have that OOC schedule and maybe swap SELA with a FBS opponent.

Which leaves JSU with no I-A game this season and likely only 5 home games 2020..

2 things you never see with NDSU & attendance peer Montana- neither ever has 5 home games. Always at least 6. Can’t have the following 3, have to gove up 1:
-6 home games every season.
-I-A game every season.
-Quality home & home every season.

NDSU has been maintaining minimum 6 home games (7 last season) with getting the quality home & homes, but only 1 I-A game 5 seasons 2015-2019. With the prices JMU is charging it should be minimum 6 home games every season IMHOP. So that leaves either giving up the I-A game every season or the qulity home and home.

I agree w/ BDK. Really no getting around the parameters and limitations if the goal is a top seed rather than merely just making the playoffs. Gotta have the FBS game. Need to have the other two games at home during 11 game seasons. 1st game is the tuneup. 2nd game is against whomever is willing to not have a return home game. Those teams generally are weaker.

It is what it is. I'm resigned to the process. Really the only time it bugs me is when we have a home conference slate like last year. Most years, there are enough compelling games.

Thanks.

(01-19-2019 11:27 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  6 home games each and every year is a must. Makes no difference if it’s an 11 game season or a 12 game season. 6 home games is a must.

Yep.

(01-23-2019 06:49 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 02:00 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 09:11 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 03:29 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 02:17 PM)Potomac Wrote:  G5 aren't willing to schedule us, per Kevin White. Most P5 too for that matter. There's a reason we're going all the way out to Louisville. Closer schools are too busy scheduling UR, WM, VMI and Rhode Island.

There's nothing new to that story. It's been the same since we won the first national championship 2004. Kevin's been scheduling for us for a long time. I think putting together a solid schedule for basketball is much more challenging than football. The one time our success hurt us in football is when we were having talks with a MAC team to come to JMU, but then we beat Va Tech......

Lehigh was a decent OOC game, as Chattanooga will be. Just stop with the doubling ups with the St Francis, and Morgan States in the same year. Who want's that in back to back weekends?

If you want to do a home and away with a lessor school, why not a 2 fer 1 with Howard? That would be great for us NOVA fans. I guess on the flip side I was not too crazy about going to Norfolk State.

I'd do a 1 fer 2 with ODU, but no way would I do a road game only unless they paid us a ton. .... We'd have more to lose, than gain. Everyone in VA feels we have the better program.

Half your seasons you have to do that if in order to have the I-A game and 6 home games. Its either that, don’t have a I-A game, or don’t have 6 home games. And not having 6 home games is unacceptable with the $$ JMU is charging and considering NDSU amd Montana always have at least 6, and sometimes 7.

So if NDSU and Montana do something does that mean that is the best thing to do?

I don't want 7 home games. 6 most years, and 5 some others work for me which may be needed to play a more interesting OOC schedule.

If we are not going to FBS do we have to make it worse by playing multiple OOC teams we are 40 point favorites?

Home opener against a bottom feeder - ok. Back to back lousy teams is not a lot of enjoyment.

I'm with Dukster! I get the argument of feeling cheated by feeling you paid for a game you didn't get, but I give away the cupcake games and that can be difficult to find a taker. I've even given away the first game of the season that happened to be home against a cupcake. I go to see a competitive football game. If it costs us a seed then we simply aren't good enough.

Next season and 2020 you have the P5 and the somewhat quality OOC in UTC, which is better than have had the last 2 seasons. Since UTC is on the road this year & its a 12 game season, the 2nd cupcake to get 6 home games is understandable (5 home games/7 away certainly wouldn't be).

I don't see much to complain about the next 2 seasons- both have 6 home games, a P5, and a home & home with a more quality OOC opponent.

(01-23-2019 07:17 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 06:49 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  

(01-23-2019 02:00 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 09:11 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 03:29 PM)Dukester Wrote:  There's nothing new to that story. It's been the same since we won the first national championship 2004. Kevin's been scheduling for us for a long time. I think putting together a solid schedule for basketball is much more challenging than football. The one time our success hurt us in football is when we were having talks with a MAC team to come to JMU, but then we beat Va Tech......

Lehigh was a decent OOC game, as Chattanooga will be. Just stop with the doubling ups with the St Francis, and Morgan States in the same year. Who want's that in back to back weekends?

If you want to do a home and away with a lessor school, why not a 2 fer 1 with Howard? That would be great for us NOVA fans. I guess on the flip side I was not too crazy about going to Norfolk State.

I'd do a 1 fer 2 with ODU, but no way would I do a road game only unless they paid us a ton. .... We'd have more to lose, than gain. Everyone in VA feels we have the better program.

Half your seasons you have to do that if in order to have the I-A game and 6 home games. Its either that, don’t have a I-A game, or don’t have 6 home games. And not having 6 home games is unacceptable with the $$ JMU is charging and considering NDSU amd Montana always have at least 6, and sometimes 7.

So if NDSU and Montana do something does that mean that is the best thing to do?

I don't want 7 home games. 6 most years, and 5 some others work for me which may be needed to play a more interesting OOC schedule.

If we are not going to FBS do we have to make it worse by playing multiple OOC teams we are 40 point favorites?

Home opener against a bottom feeder - ok. Back to back lousy teams is not a lot of enjoyment.

I'm with Dukster! I get the argument of feeling cheated by feeling you paid for a game you didn't get, but I give away the cupcake games and that can be difficult to find a taker. I've even given away the first game of the season that happened to be home against a cupcake. I go to see a competitive football game. If it costs us a seed then we simply aren't good enough.

Next season and 2020 you have the P5 and the somewhat quality OOC in UTC, which is better than have had the last 2 seasons. Since UTC is on the road this year & its a 12 game season, the 2nd cupcake to get 6 home games is understandable (5 home games/7 away certainly wouldn't be).

I don't see much to complain about the next 2 seasons- both have 6 home games, a P5, and a home & home with a more quality OOC opponent.

Agree, not hearing complaints about 2019, 2018 was not worth my interest except for State and from there I jumped to the W&M game. The NFS contract/games was a disaster before the ink dried on the contract.

I absolutely hate our scheduling of OOC games. We play an FBS school and then teams that can’t hold us under 70 points. I hear that is because the CAA is so tough. Really? 37-0, 63-10, 50-0... did I miss any other CAA blow outs from this past season? By the way, JMU had three competitive conference games and lost to Colgate so please don’t try to convince me how strong the CAA was last season.

I want to see JMU play the So Con and MVC in back to back games. Let’s entertain the fans with some good football. I am sincerely thinking about dropping my season tickets in the club level this year. The cost to attend games against crappy teams just isn’t worth it. I can play golf on a beautiful fall day and be far more entertained than watching JMU beat Morehead St. by 80.

(01-24-2019 12:02 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  I absolutely hate our scheduling of OOC games. We play an FBS school and then teams that can’t hold us under 70 points. I hear that is because the CAA is so tough. Really? 37-0, 63-10, 50-0... did I miss any other CAA blow outs from this past season? By the way, JMU had three competitive conference games and lost to Colgate so please don’t try to convince me how strong the CAA was last season.

I want to see JMU play the So Con and MVC in back to back games. Let’s entertain the fans with some good football. I am sincerely thinking about dropping my season tickets in the club level this year. The cost to attend games against crappy teams just isn’t worth it. I can play golf on a beautiful fall day and be far more entertained than watching JMU beat Morehead St. by 80.

Well that is your choice, go for it and do it, just don't talk about it. Whatever works for you.

But if for OOC scheduling you are waiting for JMU to play FBS following by back to back games versus SoCon and MVC prior to CAA play you will be waiting forever. That would be stupid scheduling to what end.....to make a few folks happy. Football is a long grueling season and you need a game or two in there that should be automatic wins where backups can get meaningful playing time for player development.

Should JMU play 2 cupcake games most season, probably not. The current scheduling formula is very effective and serves the long-term goal of positioning for the playoffs.

(01-24-2019 12:02 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  I absolutely hate our scheduling of OOC games. We play an FBS school and then teams that can’t hold us under 70 points. I hear that is because the CAA is so tough. Really? 37-0, 63-10, 50-0... did I miss any other CAA blow outs from this past season? By the way, JMU had three competitive conference games and lost to Colgate so please don’t try to convince me how strong the CAA was last season.

I want to see JMU play the So Con and MVC in back to back games. Let’s entertain the fans with some good football. I am sincerely thinking about dropping my season tickets in the club level this year. The cost to attend games against crappy teams just isn’t worth it. I can play golf on a beautiful fall day and be far more entertained than watching JMU beat Morehead St. by 80.

So you are saying the CAA is too easy for us? News flash: outside of a small handful of teams (who won't be visiting BFS), the MVC and SoCon are no tougher. And those teams won't come here on a 1 and done. I want 6 home games, not away games at SDSU.

If you want tough and entertaining OOC games, FBS is really the only answer.

If you want to go for championships, its all about seeding, and a top 4 seed requires a nearly perfect season. Lose more than 2 games, and you won't be a top 4 seed. SOS doesn't matter.

In FCS, playing someone like NDSU, YSU, EWU, or Montana for a championship is as good as it gets. So yes, we need to suck up a less desirable OOC home slate while in FCS. I want excitement in the playoffs, the regular season is about tailgating and streamers, with a few rivalry games. FCS is what it is.

People forget we have it pretty good at BFS. They want competitive games but they want to win all of them. It's impossible to guarantee both. Moreover, they want deep playoff runs, and they want them at home. Did 1000 people travel to Colgate? We would have had 15K at home. Would 1000 people travel to NDSU? 26,000 would travel to Harrisonburg for that. If JMU Nation gives up his season tickets and we land a big quarterfinal or semifinal game, he might be on the outside looking in. (Sure OK fine he knows enough people to get tickets). I guess my point is if you're buying season tickets to see us play a tough OOC schedule, you are buying the wrong school's tickets.

(01-24-2019 10:05 AM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  People forget we have it pretty good at BFS. They want competitive games but they want to win all of them. It's impossible to guarantee both. Moreover, they want deep playoff runs, and they want them at home. Did 1000 people travel to Colgate? We would have had 15K at home. Would 1000 people travel to NDSU? 26,000 would travel to Harrisonburg for that. If JMU Nation gives up his season tickets and we land a big quarterfinal or semifinal game, he might be on the outside looking in. (Sure OK fine he knows enough people to get tickets). I guess my point is if you're buying season tickets to see us play a tough OOC schedule, you are buying the wrong school's tickets.

Winner, winner Chicken Dinner........I know I traveled to Colgate along with a couple of hundred other folks. Where were all the folks that want this super competitive OOC schedule which will lead to more losses in the long run and more road playoff games also.

I will more than gladly take my OOC competitive games (preferably at home) in the playoffs.

I doubt Alabama fans get all fired up about next year hosting New Mexico State, Southern Miss or Western Carolina...or, the following year facing Georgia State, Kent State, or UT-Martin. Then again, maybe - just maybe mind you - they enjoy seeing their Tide play ball, enjoy the best time of the year, tailgating, seeing some backups play, and realize there are SEC games in their schedule, likely 2 to 3 postseason games as well.

Now, I'm not saying we are Alabama...not even close, though there are some similarities in being near the top of our level of CFB and them being at their level. But, almost every program plays teams that don't require a return trip. It's called helping fund an athletic budget. Not sure why folks don't grasp this (simple) concept. Oh well.

(01-24-2019 10:47 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  Then again, maybe - just maybe mind you - they enjoy seeing their Tide play ball, enjoy the best time of the year, tailgating, seeing some backups play, and realize there are SEC games in their schedule, likely 2 to 3 postseason games as well.

Is it September yet????? Gimme that fall sports tailgate in the Valley

(01-24-2019 12:02 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  I absolutely hate our scheduling of OOC games. We play an FBS school and then teams that can’t hold us under 70 points. I hear that is because the CAA is so tough. Really? 37-0, 63-10, 50-0... did I miss any other CAA blow outs from this past season? By the way, JMU had three competitive conference games and lost to Colgate so please don’t try to convince me how strong the CAA was last season.

I want to see JMU play the So Con and MVC in back to back games. Let’s entertain the fans with some good football. I am sincerely thinking about dropping my season tickets in the club level this year. The cost to attend games against crappy teams just isn’t worth it. I can play golf on a beautiful fall day and be far more entertained than watching JMU beat Morehead St. by 80.

I would not have expected this post from you, but you and I are certainly on the same page.

(01-24-2019 10:47 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I doubt Alabama fans get all fired up about next year hosting New Mexico State, Southern Miss or Western Carolina...or, the following year facing Georgia State, Kent State, or UT-Martin. Then again, maybe - just maybe mind you - they enjoy seeing their Tide play ball, enjoy the best time of the year, tailgating, seeing some backups play, and realize there are SEC games in their schedule, likely 2 to 3 postseason games as well.

Now, I'm not saying we are Alabama...not even close, though there are some similarities in being near the top of our level of CFB and them being at their level. But, almost every program plays teams that don't require a return trip. It's called helping fund an athletic budget. Not sure why folks don't grasp this (simple) concept. Oh well.

Exactly. Every week (especially in the OOC) can't be an FCS Super Bowl.

Make money with 6 home games, build a W-L resume that insures a seed for the playoffs, and tailgate and enjoy the OOC home games. They'll be plenty of CAA and playoff tests along the way.

(01-24-2019 01:46 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 10:47 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I doubt Alabama fans get all fired up about next year hosting New Mexico State, Southern Miss or Western Carolina...or, the following year facing Georgia State, Kent State, or UT-Martin. Then again, maybe - just maybe mind you - they enjoy seeing their Tide play ball, enjoy the best time of the year, tailgating, seeing some backups play, and realize there are SEC games in their schedule, likely 2 to 3 postseason games as well.

Now, I'm not saying we are Alabama...not even close, though there are some similarities in being near the top of our level of CFB and them being at their level. But, almost every program plays teams that don't require a return trip. It's called helping fund an athletic budget. Not sure why folks don't grasp this (simple) concept. Oh well.

Exactly. Every week (especially in the OOC) can't be an FCS Super Bowl.

Make money with 6 home games, build a W-L resume that insures a seed for the playoffs, and tailgate and enjoy the OOC home games. They'll be plenty of CAA and playoff tests along the way.

How well did that work this year? On the flip side if we had replaced one the two cupcakes with a top 40 FCS win we might have actually received a seed last year.