I guess the question is, do non-pac 12 traditional games go away? Or does the B1G nix the 9 conference game schedule idea? I can't see teams going to 13 regular season games.
It's not a matter of winning and losing, it is a matter of money. Why would we give up a home game every other year to play in their smaller stadium? It makes no sense when we can schedule anybody else, get an extra home game, and bank more dough. It just wouldn't be feasible to do that unless the game is in Kinnick every year, or 2 out of every 3 years at least.
ummm, what? Playing the Pac 12 is traditional. Also, I'm not sure how much more money the schools are getting in this deal. In fact, some schools will likely lose money (the schools who typically schedue 4 home games in the OOC)
I wouldn't throw stones either. I'd be shocked if the Big 12 didn't eventually enter into a similar agreement with another conference.
edit: this is a big win for the bad football schools. They rarely sell out their home games anyway and tend to have a hard time finding teams to come to their stadium. So in these cases, yes there will be more money.
To me college football is about 2 things: winning games and rivalries. The best situation is to be in a "rivalry" game that you can win more often than not. Wouldn't the B10 be better off having NW going 7-5 playing Army everyear or 6-6 and playing Utah? Maybe it's not that simple. It seems that the B1G is trading the important things about college football for the almighty dollar. Kinda like what Missouri is doing with the SEC.ummm, what? Playing the Pac 12 is traditional. Also, I'm not sure how much more money the schools are getting in this deal. In fact, some schools will likely lose money (the schools who typically schedue 4 home games in the OOC) I wouldn't throw stones either. I'd be shocked if the Big 12 didn't eventually enter into a similar agreement with another conference. edit: this is a big win for the bad football schools. They rarely sell out their home games anyway and tend to have a hard time finding teams to come to their stadium. So in these cases, yes there will be more money.
Not really looking forward to playing in Oregon would be fun to see them come to Iowa City. Could you imagine USC in IC. Could be in the future.
It could happen however it may not be until 2030. I'm assuming it will be in some kind of home and home format so we may play USC in IC in 2017 or we may play them in IC in 2041.
they don't have to play these all on the same weekend either, it could be spread out over 2-3 non-conference weekends. If they don't get one network to pay more, do they put the games on B1G or PAC 12 networks, or a combination?
Ahhh hell no!!! Evening games are the best.Would like to see evening games eliminated
Ahhh hell no!!! Evening games are the best.
Also, not sure how it will work with the conference scheduling 83% of a teams games, especially when most big name teams need 7 home games a year. I guess it will make the ADs job easier.
Or harder.