12th Game?

[SchniDogg]

First off, I'm going to say I hate Dennis Dodd. I just can't help but read sportsline everyday, and he had an article about West Virginia's official move to the Big 12, and how how it affects the Big East.

http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/34837098

He mentions:

it's a sellers’ market, if you’re a football bottom feeder willing to yourself to the highest bidder. There is talk of I-AA schools (FBS) with openings on their schedule getting $800,000-$1 million to come get their butts beat by a BCS school.

The guy obviously doesn't have acronyms right, and i hate the context he puts FCS in, but with West Virgina leaving, it puts a hole in the schedule for all the Big East Schools. This would be a horrible year for us, but it really makes me wish we would have held out and kept an open spot on our schedule to take advantage of something like this.

I don't know what the specific rules are, something about the # of days between labor day and thanksgiving or something, but is there any chance we could take a 12th game? Maybe Drop Savanna state, and take a huge payday?

[Trapped in California]

Re: 12th Game?

Generally, if you were going to drop Savannah St, there is a buy out attached, probably in the range of $70-$110K. Wisconsin paid for our buying out another game as part of their deal. I forgot who we were original scheduled to play on that date.

The only way I see this as in any was feasible is if we were to play South Florida. The south Florida area is a recruiting are a for us. However, they are busy on the Savannah State date, and are already scheduling James Madison. So our game would be a non-counter. In fact, all of the remaining Big East teams currently have a FCS team on their schedule.

I would think that you will see more interest in Sunbelt, Conference USA type teams to fill the void. Otherwise the game will not count to bowl eligibility unless the NCAA bends the rules. Why pay a team near a million dollars if it doesn't count for bowl qualification?

Seems like a poorly researched article.

BTW - how bout the love for the Cyclones?

In a weird piece of realignment fallout, West Virginia paid the Big East that $20 million for the right to go to Ames, Iowa. That’s another way of saying that Iowa State is the Mountaineers’ closest opponent now that it is in the 10-team Big 12.

[JayJ79]

Re: 12th Game?

Maybe Drop Savanna state, and take a huge payday?

right, because 2 BCS games in a year just isn't enough, let's add another.
and 5 home games are too many. let's drop one in favor of a 7th road game that would be a long way away.

Brilliant!

[SchniDogg]

Re: 12th Game?

I wouldn't discredit it too much. I think taking a $1M paycheck would be a far greater benifit to Team/University than one homegame in the long run. Its not the Big East is the SEC... The last few years they've been talking about taking their AQ status away.

Its a moot point anyways if all these Big East Teams have FCS teams on their schedule, should have verified that before i took Dodd at his word.

[achrist70]

Re: 12th Game?

We could probably do it for $10 mil, no less

[Trapped in California]

Re: 12th Game?

We could probably do it for $10 mil, no less

For $10 million, Falrey would have the team put on Hawkeye uniforms to make it more appealing for SportsCenter on mute in the bars

[Cap'n Cat]

Re: 12th Game?

for $10 million, falrey would have the team put on hawkeye uniforms to make it more appealing for sportscenter on mute in the bars

:d:d:d:d:d

[achrist70]

Re: 12th Game?

Is there a year coming up when we do get an extra week for the season like in 2008?

[JayJ79]

Re: 12th Game?

Is there a year coming up when we do get an extra week for the season like in 2008?

2013, 2014 and 2019, if the current policy is maintained.

After that, 2024, 2025, 2030, 2031, 2036, 2041, 2042, 2047, 2052, 2053, 2058, 2059, 2064, 2069

[achrist70]

Re: 12th Game?

Do you expect us to go and get 12 games the next two years?

2 FBS teams?

[BCPanther]

Re: 12th Game?

I heard we added Alabama for 2069.

[djb]

Re: 12th Game?

Do you expect us to go and get 12 games the next two years?

2 FBS teams?

It sucks going to Wisconsin first game, but i'm sure they like the fact it saves $50K plus for a plane charter. It would be ok if we could get an pud FBS matchup like the furry cows have going to Minn. and Kansas. Other Valley teams are taking turns going to Kansas but i'm sure Farley doesn't want the hate directed at little Farley if we laid a beatdown on the Jayhawks.

[Mountain Panther]

Re: 12th Game?

I heard we added Alabama for 2069.

Sweet. Farley's grandson vs. Nick Saban's unfrozen head.

Actually this will be a matchup of each school's Dragon Boat team as China will have taken us over by then.

[JayJ79]

Re: 12th Game?

Actually this will be a matchup of each school's Dragon Boat team as China will have taken us over by then.

at the rate things are going, that might be the case by 2019

[Mountain Panther]

Re: 12th Game?

at the rate things are going, that might be the case by 2019

True dat....