I'm sorry all I read was "yes we lost to a FCS school and shouldn't be posting here."I don't think Portland State or Eastern really qualifies..because the past two seasons both would've won the Mountain West conference so by competitive technicality I do not belief scrimmages that people keep score of should count towards our schools record. I put forth a motion to vacate those losses.
When did Clemson join the SEC? That's their excuse for getting the free wins to make their shitty teams bowl eligible.At least for Clemson, it's a way to give the smaller school an influx of revenue to help support their athletic program. FCS programs are by no means profitable for the most part, and heavily draw from the rest of the school/state to keep running. Even good programs like UNI are constantly in jeopardy financially. Clemson plays them, and they get a very large slice of the proceeds, sometimes up to a million dollars. This will represent the lion's share of their income, and helps support their athletic department so they don't have to have massive cuts or remove them altogether. South Carolina does the same thing (though they end up losing to those FCS teams). The two schedule heavily from small SC schools like Furman, Wofford, PC, and The Citadel to help support programs in state.
That's why I never understood some fan's rabid hatred of scheduling FCS teams. The alternative is that many FCS teams would be forced to close their athletic programs. But I guess that would be worth it so you get one more fun game to watch.
This is true...but USC has lost to several high school teams. That would be literally high school teams.
But, USC was never an all-girls school, so you have that going for you, which is nice.
At least for Clemson, it's a way to give the smaller school an influx of revenue to help support their athletic program. FCS programs are by no means profitable for the most part, and heavily draw from the rest of the school/state to keep running. Even good programs like UNI are constantly in jeopardy financially. Clemson plays them, and they get a very large slice of the proceeds, sometimes up to a million dollars. This will represent the lion's share of their income, and helps support their athletic department so they don't have to have massive cuts or remove them altogether. South Carolina does the same thing (though they end up losing to those FCS teams). The two schedule heavily from small SC schools like Furman, Wofford, PC, and The Citadel to help support programs in state.
That's why I never understood some fan's rabid hatred of scheduling FCS teams. The alternative is that many FCS teams would be forced to close their athletic programs. But I guess that would be worth it so you get one more fun game to watch.
Old joke, but it's worth repeating!
How many batteries does it take to beat Michigan?
1-AA
Welllll.... My point would be that there is always plenty of "BAD" FBS teams too, so WHY play ANY teams out of your division??? Just sayin'...
Meh...bad teams are bad teams. What difference does it make if you beat Idaho 59-9 or we beat Charleston Southern 56-6.
Besides, we'd have to start letting in 4-8 teams to bowls if we only played each other.
Is this a Californian complaining about welfare mentality in modern society? Really? Your state is hopelessly in debt because you're at the cutting edge of this mentality.THEN let them CLOSE their freakin' programs if they can't compete with the BIG boys... Just STAY within their own division. The welfare mentality is overwhelming these days!
And you would be.Is this a Californian complaining about welfare mentality in modern society? Really? Your state is hopelessly in debt because you're at the cutting edge of this mentality.
This argument lacks any merit. Most of these schools don't desire to compete with the "Big Boys." They play one game a season against an FBS team, knowing they are probably going to lose. But they don't do it expecting a free handout. Both teams get a benefit in the deal. The FCS team gets to support their athletics programs for another year, and the FBS team gets another guaranteed homegame for the revenue and for the fans and has the opportunity to tune up their team. The FCS school also has the chance to pull the huge upset, in which case they gain a lot of credibility for their program (like App State and Michigan and The Citadel and Carolina). It's a symbiotic relationship that makes fiscal sense on both sides.
Also, by your logic, the Pac 12 clearly can't compete with the big boys out east, so they should all shut their programs down. After all, you guys are supposedly the best in your conference and you came out east to play Bama this year, and I seem to remember that not being a particularly interesting game. I may be wrong, but I believe Chattanooga, an FCS team, played the Tide closer.
Hesitant on ND cuz yanno, fuck em
It's not the worst.Love that avy.
Is this a Californian complaining about welfare mentality in modern society? Really? Your state is hopelessly in debt because you're at the cutting edge of this mentality.
This argument lacks any merit. Most of these schools don't desire to compete with the "Big Boys." They play one game a season against an FBS team, knowing they are probably going to lose. But they don't do it expecting a free handout. Both teams get a benefit in the deal. The FCS team gets to support their athletics programs for another year, and the FBS team gets another guaranteed homegame for the revenue and for the fans and has the opportunity to tune up their team. The FCS school also has the chance to pull the huge upset, in which case they gain a lot of credibility for their program (like App State and Michigan and The Citadel and Carolina). It's a symbiotic relationship that makes fiscal sense on both sides.
Also, by your logic, the Pac 12 clearly can't compete with the big boys out east, so they should all shut their programs down.
After all, you guys are supposedly the best in your conference and you came out east to play Bama this year, and I seem to remember that not being a particularly interesting game.