MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 3:59 pm
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Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:56 pm
It is nice payday for the schools in the league. The last paragraph talked about major schools not scheduling the MAC, I was bored the other day and looked at future schedules. What I noticed was many schools are doing the schedule 2 major team approach, which is understandable but it will be interesting to see if that changes. Washington made it this year playing a poopoo platter of teams, while tOSU made it playing a good team. So really either method works if you win your league with one lose. And really If PSU had played a crappy team instead of Pitt and finished 11-1 would they have jumped them, I think so. So keeping MAC schools on your schedule might not be such a bad idea for most. Will be interesting g to see what schools do, because in all honesty the committee has been semi inconsistent. Such as dropping TCU from 3 to 6 the other year. Would they ever do that again? Personal guess is they won't, I think they caught too much flack, I imagine what ever the final 4 are the week before championship week, will be the final 4 if they win.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:22 pm
Niu might be adding to that. Just read an article regarding Minnesota boycott and that the bowl will need to determine if Minnesota is still going or niu in its place. At 5-7
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:15 am
I alluded in an earlier thread to this system of "pooling" all bowl and ESPN / TV money, dividing it among the 12 conf. Teams. BG allegedly got about 1.3 million last yr. ( but i assume it was more because of bowl costs) which we obviously don't have this yr.
But it's why they're willing to play those November nite games, not just the exposure they talk about.
But it's why they're willing to play those November nite games, not just the exposure they talk about.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:57 am
NIU's probable surprise bowl appearance would pay off $3 million. After subtracting their expenses and dividing twelve ways, we're looking at something north of $200k. That's not even a drop in the bucket for a Big Ten team but might be the entire annual budget of any of a number of sports at BG.
But the biggest help has been the money from the playoff. We were totally out in the cold before that.
As for P5 teams not scheduling us, remember that the Big Ten has made a commitment to no longer scheduling FCS teams. They've got to replace them with somebody.
But the biggest help has been the money from the playoff. We were totally out in the cold before that.
As for P5 teams not scheduling us, remember that the Big Ten has made a commitment to no longer scheduling FCS teams. They've got to replace them with somebody.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:52 am
Anyone watch the last 2 minutes of the Toledo App St game. Candle sure made a mess of that. Hunt ran wild getting into the redzone but was then taken out of the game. I can understand giving him a blow on 1st and 2nd down but then on 3rd and 1 take a time out and get your best player into the game. Nope, the runner gets stopped and it's 4th and 2. And then a delay of game penalty on purpose to make it a 30yd FG rather than a 25yd FG. Field goal missed to the left. Without the penalty the FG would been good.
Bad management of not using Hunt. Hunt had his helmet on and ready to go back in on 2nd down and wasn't put in game. Also 3rd down still on the sideline. Then taking the delay. People in Toledo not happy!!!! Toledo fans not happy.
On a different note did anyone see possibly the catch of the year. Watch the end of the Youngstown State game. A winning TD catch as time expires to send them to the National Championship game.
Bad management of not using Hunt. Hunt had his helmet on and ready to go back in on 2nd down and wasn't put in game. Also 3rd down still on the sideline. Then taking the delay. People in Toledo not happy!!!! Toledo fans not happy.
On a different note did anyone see possibly the catch of the year. Watch the end of the Youngstown State game. A winning TD catch as time expires to send them to the National Championship game.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:01 am
Class of 61 wrote:I alluded in an earlier thread to this system of "pooling" all bowl and ESPN / TV money, dividing it among the 12 conf. Teams. BG allegedly got about 1.3 million last yr. ( but i assume it was more because of bowl costs) which we obviously don't have this yr.
But it's why they're willing to play those November nite games, not just the exposure they talk about.
Just read an article re: Big 10-11-12 whatever . EACH team will get about THIRTY million from their bowl proceeds (-i'm assuming from B-10 network too). And we think we're doing great w/ 1.3 million.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:14 pm
Central got crushed in Miami today in front of about 250 people.
MAC is 0-2 and staring an 0-6 right in the face.
Ohio is probably our best chance of winning a game. Wouldn't shock me if Eastern pulled a minor upset against ODU. Miami isn't beating Miss St and Western would have to play a really good game to knock off Wisconsin.
MAC is 0-2 and staring an 0-6 right in the face.
Ohio is probably our best chance of winning a game. Wouldn't shock me if Eastern pulled a minor upset against ODU. Miami isn't beating Miss St and Western would have to play a really good game to knock off Wisconsin.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:50 pm
What is it with Tulsa against MAC in bowl games? Us, Ball State in 2008, now CMU. I hope Tulsa gets one of our rivals next year in a bowl.
As for Western, I think Wisconsin is the worst possible matchup for them of all the teams the committee could have thrown their way, which is exactly why the committee threw Wisconsin in against WMU. Western can score all day but their DTs have been smoked against power run offenses. I would have liked Western's chances against Florida State, Oklahoma, USC and others but Wisconsin is the exact team to not want to go against if you have problems stopping the inside run. The committee probably wanted to keep the MAC down because of school and fan base size, so they punished Western for getting in over Navy with an incredibly difficult matchup. I'll be rooting for WMU. Row The Boat.
As for Western, I think Wisconsin is the worst possible matchup for them of all the teams the committee could have thrown their way, which is exactly why the committee threw Wisconsin in against WMU. Western can score all day but their DTs have been smoked against power run offenses. I would have liked Western's chances against Florida State, Oklahoma, USC and others but Wisconsin is the exact team to not want to go against if you have problems stopping the inside run. The committee probably wanted to keep the MAC down because of school and fan base size, so they punished Western for getting in over Navy with an incredibly difficult matchup. I'll be rooting for WMU. Row The Boat.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:52 pm
The latest projections I've seen on media related revenues indicate that full members will get $57 million per year by 2018.
Jeez..think how much they could make if they played on Wednesdays
Jeez..think how much they could make if they played on Wednesdays
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:02 pm
Per the attendance, the Miami Hurricanes struggle to get people to their games. Granted, they play off campus, but still. South Florida is a hotbed for college football talent, but not for college football attendance. It also didn't help that you two teams that few care about miles away from home, but could you have a worse kickoff time for a bowl game than 2:30 PM on a Monday afternoon??? Really??? I understand not going up against MNF at night but for God sake. They could have been handing out free bars of gold there at 2:30 on a Monday and would have struggled to find any takers. I too think Ohio has the MAC's best shot at a win. But if anyone wins in the MAC I really hope it's WMU.apollo wrote:Central got crushed in Miami today in front of about 250 people.
MAC is 0-2 and staring an 0-6 right in the face.
Ohio is probably our best chance of winning a game. Wouldn't shock me if Eastern pulled a minor upset against ODU. Miami isn't beating Miss St and Western would have to play a really good game to knock off Wisconsin.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:50 pm
Thinking about this... Seems like the worst GROUP of MAC teams perhaps ever in any one yr. and almost all have bad matchups, with CMU and Miami getting the worst. This is what happens when 6-6 teams are"bowl eligible". Face it, a 6-6 MAC team is pribably not very good. Even BG didn't miss "eligibility" by all that much and we were NOT good to say the least.
Re: MAC pulling in some cash with the bowls
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:51 pm
Class of 61 wrote:Thinking about this... Seems like the worst GROUP of MAC teams perhaps ever in any one yr. and almost all have bad matchups, with CMU and Miami getting the worst. This is what happens when 6-6 teams are"bowl eligible". Face it, a 6-6 MAC team is probably not very good. Even BG didn't miss "eligibility" by all that much and we were NOT good to say the least.