DfromCT wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:24 pm
I've read that we're getting close to $2 mln for our game at Auburn. I have to ask: Why? Isn't that close to the highest payout for a visiting team this year? I love that we're getting a big payday. I hope we're competitive. I just wonder what Auburn was thinking offering us that much $$?
There are several variables here:
1. The price for FCS teams has increased, which causes the price for G5 teams to increase.
2. Teams from the ACC and SEC only play 8 conference games, so, assuming they save 1 slot for FCS (sometimes they have 2, like 2019 Florida), they generally need 3 G5 games (unless they are Florida, South Carolina, or Georgia).
3. ACC and SEC teams do not like to play G5 teams away from home, which means they are not handing out home for home agreements and thus have to pay.
4. The CFP committee has indirectly indicated that it will punish teams for scheduling multiple FCS teams (i.e. 2015 UNC was 11-1 and was ranked #10 going into the ACC title game - that rank placed it behind 3 2 loss teams).
The 3 items above has caused the price to increase.