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Miss. St. fills up on Sun Belt cupcake in 2012
Posted by Ben Kercheval on December 17, 2011, 11:41 AM EST


Middle Tennessee State will be getting a hefty paycheck for playing Mississippi State next season.

A release from the schools states that the Blue Raiders will bank $930,000 for a trip to Starkville next October.

“With the uncertainty of NCAA legislation surrounding the cost of attendance and wanting to move forward with some on-campus projects, we felt a guarantee game in 2012 was necessary,” said MTSU AD Chris Massaro. “We now have non-conference games with Mississippi State, Memphis, and Georgia Tech, which is the final game of a three-game series. We are currently in negotiations for a home game with another non-conference opponent.”

It’s interesting to see Massaro mention the NCAA’s stipend legislation for athletes. Earlier this week, the NCAA suspended the rule allowing individual institutions to grant upward of an extra $2,000 to student-athletes on top of their athletic scholarship.

A primary concern for just about every of the 125 schools who signed the override was the inability for some programs to afford the extra costs associated with the stipend, thus putting them at what they felt was a disadvantage.

How does this match up with our deal with MissState?

(12-18-2011 04:03 AM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  How does this match up with our deal with MissState?

I don't have any inside information nor do I remember hearing anything but the $$ amount quoted seems rather high given the proximity between Murfreesboro and Starkville. Maybe AJ or some of the others closer to the Administration can give more light on what we get for our game.

We get Miss State in our building is what we get.

(12-18-2011 12:29 PM)Usajags Wrote:  We get Miss State in our building is what we get.

Love it and looking forward to it.

I think we get something around $250,000 per game in Starkville. As USAjags said , the real payoff is getting the Bulldogs to Mobile.

With a sell out here in Mobile....at a $20 to $25 price...we could stand to make 1.5 mil + on the three games. It may turn out to be 3 losses because of recruiting that MissState is doing....but, it should give us fodder to upgrade our recruiting by having an SEC team on our schedule for those three years.

Could be a fair trade....but a little short of the deal MTSU has garnered for one game.

It certainly is a good deal for MissState. Two games in their park for only $500,000.

(12-18-2011 08:13 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  With a sell out here in Mobile....at a $20 to $25 price...we could stand to make 1.5 mil + on the three games. It may turn out to be 3 losses because of recruiting that MissState is doing....but, it should give us fodder to upgrade our recruiting by having an SEC team on our schedule for those three years.

Could be a fair trade....but a little short of the deal MTSU has garnered for one game.

It certainly is a good deal for MissState. Two games in their park for only $500,000.

I think the intangibles we get from having an SEC team play us in Mobile are worth their weight in gold. Really, MState is doing us a whole bunch of good with the series. I just hope we actually get all three games.


Man, this was a good post.

Tiguar! You're not suppose to compliment yourself.

You wait for someone else to do it.

......Dang Tiquar! That was a good post! Ditto! I agree.

Should I say something else?

GO JAGS!

(12-19-2011 03:53 AM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Tiguar! You're not suppose to compliment yourself.

You wait for someone else to do it.

......Dang Tiquar! That was a good post! Ditto! I agree.

Should I say something else?

GO JAGS!

I'm trying to break the mold! Trail blazing and all that.

Hot darn it! Blaze that Trail.

I'll try to trail along behind.

That reminds me of an real old saying.

What's that you're dragging........a-long behind! Whoa!

GO JAGS!

Hot darn it! Blaze that Trail.

I'll try to trail along behind.

That reminds me of an real old saying.

What's that you're dragging........a-long behind! Whoa!

GO JAGS!

Dang it. I tried to edit my post and ended up duplicating it.

Sorry bout that.

(12-19-2011 07:48 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Dang it. I tried to edit my post and ended up duplicating it.

Sorry bout that.

Whatever it takes to raise your post count.

Hate that you don't believe me. Post counts are not my concern. They weren't on JagsJungle, and they aren't here.

(12-19-2011 11:58 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Hate that you don't believe me. Post counts are not my concern. They weren't on JagsJungle, and they aren't here.

Didn't you see my smiley face on my reply? Guess not.

(12-19-2011 07:42 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Hot darn it! Blaze that Trail.

I'll try to trail along behind.

That reminds me of an real old saying.

What's that you're dragging........a-long behind! Whoa!

GO JAGS!

Great post.

(12-19-2011 07:43 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Hot darn it! Blaze that Trail.

I'll try to trail along behind.

That reminds me of an real old saying.

What's that you're dragging........a-long behind! Whoa!

GO JAGS!

Great duplicate post.

(12-19-2011 07:48 PM)EAGLEJAG65 Wrote:  Dang it. I tried to edit my post and ended up duplicating it.

Sorry bout that.

Great explanation of duplicate post.

Yes cb, I now see the smiley face. However, its not where I would have expected it to be.

btw, You guys are CRAZY!
Sure am glad to provide a reason for you to express your humor.

GO JAGS!