A new and better FBS thread

[NorthernBison]

The P5 already has broken off . Now the only question is who from the G5 drops out and will they entertain their own playoff.

I always thought any "Shake-up" would really be more of a gradual progression. The post you quoted above makes me even more convinced that it will be GRADUAL and might not even happen. That $60 Million for the G5 is chump change. Heck, even the larger amounts for the P5 conferences isn't really all that much money. Consider that the B1G will probably distribute $25-30 Million to each school from their TV network (That's about $400 Million for the conference as a whole). The money is staggering and $60 Million to keep some cupcakes hanging around to beef up the W/L records doesn't seem like such a bad deal for the P5.

[bisonaudit]

They'll have to. With no chance for any P5 teams participating, the bowl sponsorships are going to dry up pretty quickly. I'd be surprised if any remain.

Doesn't ESPN own a ton of the small bowls? It may take some time. They've got broadcast hours to fill and even a big playoff would constrain when they could air games. The whole bowl thing makes it easy for them to program because they can play the games more or less whenever they want.

[56BISON73]

So maybe if after everything falls into place and it appears we need to move up...maybe it will seem the same to peer institutions like Montana, SDSU, etc. Maybe then it would be time to form a new conference in FBS? This would only work if we could still keep our yearly deal with St Cloud St.*










*Now that this game has been mentioned I don't want to jeopardize it!

Whats the deal? How many tickets do we get. Will they pay travel expenses. Will gameday be there? What about tailgating? Will they charge for it? How much? Where will the alumni tent be?

[56BISON73]

Doesn't ESPN own a ton of the small bowls? It may take some time. They've got broadcast hours to fill and even a big playoff would constrain when they could air games. The whole bowl thing makes it easy for them to program because they can play the games more or less whenever they want.

This year, seven of the 35 college football bowl games played are owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television: the BBVA Compass Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, Bell Helicopters Bowl, MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. Each of the seven bowls is broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2.

[Bison 4 Life]

This year, seven of the 35 college football bowl games played are owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television: the BBVA Compass Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, Bell Helicopters Bowl, MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. Each of the seven bowls is broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Only 2 of those bowls, the New Mexico and Hawaii Bowls didn't have P5 schools in them. They still need the P5 to keep the system going to generate any interest.

[JMB]

Whats the deal? How many tickets do we get. Will they pay travel expenses. Will gameday be there? What about tailgating? Will they charge for it? How much? Where will the alumni tent be?

I heard we have to go there twice with no return visits. The buyout is North Dakota has to cede the oil fields to Minnesota.

[No_Skill]

Visiting team ticket allotment. Carry on.
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Just take it out of the student section...they never show up anyway. Purple

[Mr Meaty]

Watching espnu this morning and Auburn is thinking cost of attendance for them will be around $6,000. This will ruin college athletics if it becomes that much. But NCAA has allowed the p5 to put college sports on a slippery slope.

[bisonaudit]

Watching espnu this morning and Auburn is thinking cost of attendance for them will be around $6,000. This will ruin college athletics if it becomes that much. But NCAA has allowed the p5 to put college sports on a slippery slope.

In 2013 the Auburn football team generated $75 million in revenue. Paying these athletes to got to school, guaranteeing them the opportunity to get an education and health care in the event they're injured generating that money for the institution and the people who run it is not going to ruin college athletics. It just may save college athletics from itself.

[Mayville Bison]

Interesting read "The big 2015 Georgia Southern football guide: Could've moved up years ago"

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...chedule-roster