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Not a single P5 on the schedule? Doing anything to secure those 8-9 win seasons.
Technically, Cincinnati is a P6 team.Not a single P5 on the schedule? Doing anything to secure those 8-9 win seasons.
We're actually not very competitive against P-5 teams...lets see how we do with Boise & Cincy.Not a single P5 on the schedule? Doing anything to secure those 8-9 win seasons.
Not a single P5 on the schedule? Doing anything to secure those 8-9 win seasons.
I'd buy that if we were playing San Jose and UConn instead of Boise State and Cincy. Our OOC features two teams that finished 2018 ranked, and another that won 9 games.
YAGs is anti-Herd. He's a BC guy, and no, not that BC you may be thinking of.
FunnyTechnically, Cincinnati is a P6 team.
I like your optimism....2-2 OOC seems like a push to me & 7-1 in conference (maybe). I'm thinking 8-4.
9-3. Tied for second in cusa east.
Technically, Cincinnati is a P6 team.
The Cincy deal was in 2015. You can't really predict how good or bad a program like Cincy will be four years ahead of time. You can predict that playing Cincy gives you a much better chance at winning than playing a random P5 selection.
That's an interesting take. I'm not sure that I would agree in the infallible quality of P5 programs. For example, in 2015, Marshall defeated a terrible Purdue team, who would go on to lose to Bowling Green as well and finish 2-10, with only one of those wins against an FBS opponent.
This year, Purdue started the season in similar fashion, losing a game to Eastern Michigan, but then went on to beat three ranked teams including #2 Ohio State, before getting mercilessly drubbed like an FCS team by Auburn in their bowl game.
That's a pretty significant variance.
1) Willingness to sign home-and-homeBut, four years ahead of schedule, you’d much rather play Cincy than a random P5 team. Why?
1) Willingness to sign home-and-home
2) Distance between schools is short enough to allow for fans of each to travel easily to away games
3) Prior existing relationship between the athletic departments of each school
4) Advantageous situation for the athletic program in terms of costs to put on versus revenue generated
What do you think draws more money "in terms of costs to put on versus revenue generated"? A home game vs. Virginia Tech or a home game vs. Cincy?
I guess its subjective on how people look at teams coming. Purdue isn't exactly a powerhouse in football but their conference association brought out interest and gave us big attendance.
More than likely, Virginia Tech. Unfortunately, Virginia Tech wasn't interested in signing a home and home with us at the time, and recently signed a two-for-one with us only because they needed to get bowl eligible in 2018 and we had an open date. Otherwise we would have no future games scheduled against Virginia Tech.
I understand your POV and enjoy when we play P5 programs but I don't know how a Herd fan couldn't love our OOC schedule in 2020. We host Boise and Pitt and travel to Ohio and ECU. It's as close to perfect as we will ever have, IMHO.We should never have a schedule that doesnt have at least 2 P5s on it.
If this is not our goal then we should go back to IAA and put our resources into basketball.
You can't be serious, can you?
I understand your POV and enjoy when we play P5 programs but I don't know how a Herd fan couldn't love our OOC schedule in 2020. We host Boise and Pitt and travel to Ohio and ECU. It's as close to perfect as we will ever have, IMHO.
I’m extremely serious. If we are not striving to grow and be relevant then I don’t see why we make the investment we do in football. I don’t get excited about a schedule with zero P5s on it. I’m sorry I don’t.
Cincinnnati, VMI and Ohio have zero national perception and does nothing for our program if we beat them. In college football perception is all that matters. Cincinnati may be better than several P5 programs but beating a bad Va Tech team garners you more national exposure than beating a ranked Cincinnati team. It is what it is.
YAGs is anti-Herd. He's a BC guy, and no, not that BC you may be thinking of.
What do you think draws more money "in terms of costs to put on versus revenue generated"? A home game vs. Virginia Tech or a home game vs. Cincy?
More fans, both of Marshall and a random P5 opponent, are coming out to a game between those programs compared with Marshall vs. a random G5.
And something tells me that the Marshall athletic department isn't rolling around in extra cash. If a P5 wanted to pay Marshall $600,000 to come play dead in a football game, they'd gladly take it . . . unless they were concerned about not being able to reach that 8-9 win threshold and get another contract extension.