JK37 wrote: ↑February 21st, 2022, 8:35 pm
@tyndal23 “ We could have 2 home P5 games a year and 4 P5 road games.”
I can agree with just about all of it, except this. Snapping fingers doesn’t make it so. Throwing down obscene money doesn’t make it so (IF we even have it to throw down, which you’re far more certain of than anyone else here).
P5’s won’t want to play us once we see consistent success on the back of the bloated budget you’re pushing.
P5’s won’t want to help us become P5 equivalent because of our mission.
I’m skeptical. I want to believe your path is possible. I really, really do wish money could buy wins and friends. I just don’t believe it’s true.
Snapping fingers? We actually have an easier time getting 1 off away games with P5 than series with a G5.
As for Home P5 games - that is where the extra investment comes in, countered by tv ( ESPN contract and larger home crowd ) balanced by 4 away P5 games that pay $ 1 million plus each. In addition to P5, pay the local G5 JMU and ODU 1 off games ( avoid home and home ).
BYU is hated by CA due to their huge $ investment in blocking gay marriage - had zero effect on sports scheduling. BYU blasted the “ mission” narrative out of the water with Big 12 invite.
The most liberal ACC schools have already scheduled us and most 2 for 1. That “ scheduling is too hard” logic doesn’t add up. Where it gets really hard, is trying to schedule a “probable” Bowl Game every year with 6 home games and a mix of P5 games.
PH calls it the unproven linchpin of my plan. BYU ( as all schools do ) decided to keep 6 home games as an Independent due to their large crowds and tv $ and past history - we would have to forego 6 and play 5 home games in my plan. Call it a “loss” or “investment” in the scheduling budget, but then do the math on CUSA earnings and our current budget and zoom out 10 years - where are we? Marshall, MTSU,EKU - G5 schools in small markets with up and down success, no $ and limited fan support.
Scheduling is 1 aspect, recruitng budget, coaching contract/budget,marketing $, it all has to be simultaneous.
We have our other sports in a FBS Conference now, with a real window to opt out of Football with a little “grease” and give our spot to UConn or UMass who are truly Basketball Schools with no willingness to make football a priority. Win Win for all. What changed since Ian made the CUSA desperation leap ? The threat of The Alliance making it harder to schedule P5 vanished and Playoffs got pushed 3 more years.