CFB Analyst
Posted 27 November 2023 - 07:16 PM
Makes sense, they should def be an FBS school, good for them. CUSA is a strong conference. Sucks not seeing them play Towson anymore, that was always fun.
They obviously have some money laying around. They will be the first school to pay the NCAA's ridiculous fee increase for applying to move up to FBS. It used to be $5,000. Now it costs $5M.
HOF
Posted 27 November 2023 - 09:08 PM
Posted 28 November 2023 - 12:36 PM
They obviously have some money laying around. They will be the first school to pay the NCAA's ridiculous fee increase for applying to move up to FBS. It used to be $5,000. Now it costs $5M.
$5M to move up to FBS in football1? Paying some of the NCAA execs and lawyers. Well, Towson will never get there then.
CFB Analyst
Posted 28 November 2023 - 05:47 PM
Some details have leaked about Oregon State and Washington State's plans for a football schedule next season. They will formally be in the Pac-whatever conference, but will almost be quasi-independent.
6 of their games will apparently come from the Mountain West, with three at home and three on the road. The MWC would go from an 8-game conference schedule to 7+1, where each team would play 7 conference games plus one against either OSU or WSU. For their trouble, the Pac-2 will pay the MWC $14M.
OSU/WSU would not be eligible for the MWC title, and thus not eligible to claim one of the conference champion auto-bids to the CFP, as the CFP set the bar for eligible champions to come from a conference with a minimum of 8 teams. So the only way either could make the expanded CFP is as an at-large (good luck).
Both teams already have previously scheduled OOC games against other power conference/FCS teams, but some of those were MWC teams, so they will likely need more games. Washington State does now have its Apple Cup game with Washington scheduled, and Oregon/Oregon State are apparently working on trying to do the same, but they have more obstacles to overcome than the WA schools.
Also, both schools will likely play each other twice, home-and-home. So with all that said, each will probably still need to pick up two more games from somewhere to get to 12.
CFB Analyst
Posted 01 December 2023 - 12:35 PM
It sounds like the scheduling arrangement between the Pac-2 and Mountain West is finalized. All 12 MW teams will play 7 conference games and one game against either Oregon State or Washington State. OSU/WSU are not eligible for the MWC championship and the +1 games will not count in the MW standings. Think of it as something similar to Notre Dame's arrangement with the ACC.
CFB Analyst
Posted 02 December 2023 - 10:39 PM
Delaware might think it's worth $5M to go to FBS just because they won't have to play any more games in Montana.
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