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Big Ten wants to eliminate FCS opponents
Posted on 7/31/15 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 7/31/15 at 3:51 pm
I say good idea. Since we have a playoff teams should be not rewarded in anyway for playing teams with fewer scholarship.
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Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:02 pm to 5thTiger
I totally agree. There are plenty of lower tier power 5 teams to schedule in November
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:10 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
and a lot of fcs teams will be crippled finacially
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:11 pm to MontyFranklyn
This is one of those things that sounds good that does nothing to solve the actual problem with OOC scheduling. Frankly, I could not care less whether your rent-a-win is an FCS team or from the Sun Belt or MAC. In fact, most top tier FCS schools are BETTER than lower tier MAC schools. But let's even, for the sake of argument, say that MAC schools are better... so what?
Wow, I'm so impressed your rent-a-win is marginally tougher than another conference's rent-a-win.
No, the problem with OOC scheduling is that Power 5 teams don't play each other. High quality cross-regional games not played at a neutral site are on life support. How about instead of grand standing over the fact you're gonna play Kent St more often, big Ten teams get on the phone and schedule more games against the SEC and Pac-12?
And this goes for every conference. OOC schedules are an embarrassment right now. Play more good teams.
Wow, I'm so impressed your rent-a-win is marginally tougher than another conference's rent-a-win.
No, the problem with OOC scheduling is that Power 5 teams don't play each other. High quality cross-regional games not played at a neutral site are on life support. How about instead of grand standing over the fact you're gonna play Kent St more often, big Ten teams get on the phone and schedule more games against the SEC and Pac-12?
And this goes for every conference. OOC schedules are an embarrassment right now. Play more good teams.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:16 pm to Baloo
Isn't one of the problems that it is too expensive for a big school to give up a home game (to either do neutral site or home and home)? Maybe neutral site games work financially, but then you piss off the fans.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:17 pm to Baloo
quote:Well teams want to win and compete for a national title. For the SEC, the conference is tough enough. They don't want to drop a game to another p5 team late and ruin a title shot. This is why I kind of like the expansion of the playoff. That way teams won't worry so much about losses as long as they aren't a truly bad loss.
This is one of those things that sounds good that does nothing to solve the actual problem with OOC scheduling. Frankly, I could not care less whether your rent-a-win is an FCS team or from the Sun Belt or MAC. In fact, most top tier FCS schools are BETTER than lower tier MAC schools. But let's even, for the sake of argument, say that MAC schools are better... so what? Wow, I'm so impressed your rent-a-win is marginally tougher than another conference's rent-a-win. No, the problem with OOC scheduling is that Power 5 teams don't play each other. High quality cross-regional games not played at a neutral site are on life support. How about instead of grand standing over the fact you're gonna play Kent St more often, big Ten teams get on the phone and schedule more games against the SEC and Pac-12? And this goes for every conference. OOC schedules are an embarrassment right now. Play more good teams.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:20 pm to LSUMJ
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and a lot of fcs teams will be crippled finacially
socialist
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:22 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Some states require their bigger schools to play FCS schools annually.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:25 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Should do it before Illinois State beats Iowa.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:30 pm to rocket31
quote:This! They are trying to socialize something that generates its money through capatalism.
socialist
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:33 pm to MontyFranklyn
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Well teams want to win and compete for a national title. For the SEC, the conference is tough enough. They don't want to drop a game to another p5 team late and ruin a title shot.
this is tired excuse. first of all, no where is it written that it has to be late. but Florida and FSU always play the last regular season game and they combined to play in 6 BCS title games, so......
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This is why I kind of like the expansion of the playoff. That way teams won't worry so much about losses as long as they aren't a truly bad loss.
won't make any difference because the same argument can apply, worse expanding the playoff would likely benefit teams that are in conferences with CCG but don't have to play in it.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:33 pm to Korin
quote:exaamples please
Some states require their bigger schools to play FCS schools annually
Posted on 7/31/15 at 4:39 pm to LSUMJ
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and a lot of fcs teams will be crippled finacially
Then maybe they should stop having teams.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 5:10 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Expanding the playoff to power 5 winners and 3 at large let's bigger out of conference games go down without worrying with losses. Win your conference , get in. Teams that played that prime time out of conference game will be happy their team got practice against a big time opponent earlier in the year.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 5:17 pm to QuiteTheConundrum
But then that would render all OOC games meaningless. Does that really help the game?
Posted on 7/31/15 at 5:21 pm to KosmoCramer
I guess If you don't win the conference it would impact ranking and getting your at large bid
Not sure how to fix everything. But I would like to see more big games. Not trying to be a dick but Ohio State plays shite for out of conference. I feel like LSU makes an effort to get one big or bigger out of conference game a year. Would be good for the fans and sport in my opinion if more teams fought it out
Would be great I think for LSU played a top ten team every year but with the current system it isn't worth the risk really.
Not sure how to fix everything. But I would like to see more big games. Not trying to be a dick but Ohio State plays shite for out of conference. I feel like LSU makes an effort to get one big or bigger out of conference game a year. Would be good for the fans and sport in my opinion if more teams fought it out
Would be great I think for LSU played a top ten team every year but with the current system it isn't worth the risk really.
This post was edited on 7/31/15 at 5:24 pm
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