Much better. Home and homes with similar level schools. Probably 1 FCS school. Wyoming for example is one of the worst travel trips. 2023 home games Applachian State, Texas Tech and an FCS. Road game at TexasQuote:
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Much better. Home and homes with similar level schools. Probably 1 FCS school. Wyoming for example is one of the worst travel trips. 2023 home games Applachian State, Texas Tech and an FCS. Road game at TexasQuote:
Originally Posted by MWC
Serious question- Does non conference scheduling get easier even if we are FBS? Do the schools that won’t play us now agree to play us when we have more scholarships and the pool of teams for them to choose from gets higher?Quote:
Originally Posted by HerdBot
In my mind it’s easier for a P5 to swallow a loss from a G5 AAC member than any FCS school. IMHO
Nevada gets at least 1 and often 2 P5 games a year. Next season they open on the road against USC. They have a home game against Kansas. The other two are on the road against Texas State and home against FCS school Idaho State.
Most of the future schedules are booked 3 or 4 years in advance..I don't think you would have any trouble getting games.
I know MAC schools occasionally host P5 schools. I went to see Western Michigan host Pitt last Fall. It wasn't a huge deal for them as the gave wasn't sold out. They got a bigger crowd than normal. The Bison could have some trouble because teams don't want to lose to a G5. Some may not want to travel to Fargo because they don't have alumni in the area. But definitely much more likely than a an FCS school.Quote:
Originally Posted by MWC
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I think so. Every G5 school in the nation has to fill 3 home non conference games. The days of home and homes between G5 and P5 will never happen again due to money, so well never get Nebraska in the dome. I suspect the P5 wants to play other P5 non conference games and all the G5 will exclusively play road games. If G5 teams want that sole playoff spot, they aint gonna get it playing Drake or a mediocre FCS team. We would be viewed like any other Sunbelt, MAC or G5 league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grizzled
Not sure if that's true. WMU just finished a home and home with Pitt. Wyoming is hosting Texas Tech in 2023, BYU in 2024, Utah in 2025, California in 2029 and Arizona in 2033. Many of those are home and home. Some may be back ends of home and home. That's just spot checking 2 schools.Quote:
Originally Posted by HerdBot
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Of course scheduling gets easier.
Put Boise, San Diego State, top end of the MAC in FCS they wouldn’t get anyone to take them on either. The worlds easiest risk/reward analysis would tell an opposing AD to go find some other FCS cupcake to fill their schedule.
That completely changes when NDSU becomes recognized as the top 50 FBS program that it is.
https://www2.kusports.com/news/2022/...-nevada-2023-/Quote:
Originally Posted by HerdBot
Kansas and Nevada have a home and home deal.
That would even excite me more. To be fair, I'm a bit of a peccimist sometimes lolQuote:
Originally Posted by IndyBison