MrTitleist said:
That's what it was, I forgot about the ESPN deal. Thanks, Titleist.
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Idaho officially joins the Big Sky today
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That's what it was, I forgot about the ESPN deal. Thanks, Titleist.
Anyone care to bet if the Big Sky will have more out-of-conference FBS wins than the Sun Belt? If you went right down the list and paired a Big Sky team at random against a Sun Belt team, I'd think the BSC comes out about .500.
I couldn't believe how bad Idaho was when Eastern beat them two years ago. The score was 20-3, but easily could have been 45-3. Idaho could have had 100 possessions and not found the end zone. The Big Sky versions of Idaho would have beaten that incarnation by 4 TDs.
I couldn't believe how bad Idaho was when Eastern beat them two years ago. The score was 20-3, but easily could have been 45-3. Idaho could have had 100 possessions and not found the end zone. The Big Sky versions of Idaho would have beaten that incarnation by 4 TDs.
WyomingGrizFan
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first11 said:
Idaho should be assessed a $ 5 million entry fee per sport per team in the Big Sky Conference for the honour of rejoining the Big Sky Conference; that's what they get for leaving their football team behind. Then it'd be even more severe.
What?
OrgonGriz
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It's interesting to see how the BSC has in the last few years opened up to allowing non all sports members.
One has to wonder if the BSC could see other football members join the SBC for football only to have a larger Western footprint. Or could the BSC looking to have a split football conference with FCS teams and FBS teams?
Personally if say for example that UM, MSU, EWU, NAU join UI and NMSU in the west of the SBC for football that would not be all bad in my book. Heck NMSU might even look to join the BSC in all sports that way.
Being that the Big 5 are splitting off one would think the NCAA could look to alter the "requirements" to have football team be FBS or whatever it will be called.
I still think this mid major spot should be allowed to offer between the 63 and 85 scholarships for football and that the looks to do something similar for men's and women's sports. You have to have between X and X and equal numbers of men and women's sports.
This just seems to be a time for the NCAA to make some smart changes.
For schools in the mid major area this would also be the time to look at trying to regionalize themselves more to. Most programs not in the BIg 5 are not in major TV markets anyhow!
Imagine if teams non Big 5 teams from the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado where all in a conference. Non Big 5 teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Utah in another and so on! I know a pipe dream, but it sure would be cool and maybe even draw more attention.
One has to wonder if the BSC could see other football members join the SBC for football only to have a larger Western footprint. Or could the BSC looking to have a split football conference with FCS teams and FBS teams?
Personally if say for example that UM, MSU, EWU, NAU join UI and NMSU in the west of the SBC for football that would not be all bad in my book. Heck NMSU might even look to join the BSC in all sports that way.
Being that the Big 5 are splitting off one would think the NCAA could look to alter the "requirements" to have football team be FBS or whatever it will be called.
I still think this mid major spot should be allowed to offer between the 63 and 85 scholarships for football and that the looks to do something similar for men's and women's sports. You have to have between X and X and equal numbers of men and women's sports.
This just seems to be a time for the NCAA to make some smart changes.
For schools in the mid major area this would also be the time to look at trying to regionalize themselves more to. Most programs not in the BIg 5 are not in major TV markets anyhow!
Imagine if teams non Big 5 teams from the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado where all in a conference. Non Big 5 teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Utah in another and so on! I know a pipe dream, but it sure would be cool and maybe even draw more attention.
MrTitleist said:
USA Today came out with new numbers and Idaho is actually 4th in revenue if you are counting Cal Poly.
You guys have more revenue than them as well :thumb:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/schools/finances/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check out Idaho's ticket sales in comparison to you guys... (click on the school name)
hmm...i wonder what Notre Dame, Miami, Southern Cal,The academy schools ( minus AF), BYU, Tulsa, SMU, San Diego, UC Davis, NAU has as far as revenue. Interesting that they didn't show up. NoDak, is it fair to ask or assume that most of your revenue is made up from hockey?
Dmontanagrizzlies said:
Yeah, that would be a safe bet. Hockey games averaged higher attendance than our football games, and we had 22 home games last year. http://www.uscho.com/stats/attendance/division-i-men/2013-2014/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Would definitely be nice to see the Alerus Center sell out again. It would help if you didn't steamroll us again this coming season
EDIT: UC Davis and NAU are included. Just noticed that UC Davis has a 28m budget and a 22m subsidy... nearly 18m in student fees. That would also make Idaho 5th.
