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What Mega-Conferences? Scheduling Cupcakes is Alive and Well
DerekJohnson
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No mention of sandwich games?
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He should have been swiftly tackled, cuffed, and dragged off of the field immediately after the third cupcake touched the turf.PurpleBaze said:
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I’m pretty sure if UW paid out my full contract after 1 1/2 years I wouldn’t be looking for work. Id be polishing that shit ugly purple Dodge Charger and laughing while I count my money.
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Tea, Turkish coffee, & espresso all go really well with cupcakes.DerekJohnson said: -
I'm happy there is no "brand" wording... but if you are scheduling an FCS team, get a contender. There is no point in playing Portland, which is never really in the playoffs (that I remember). Get Eastern at least.
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Stop scheduling them. If Washington football fans want to see Eastern they can go drive to Cheney and watch them there.AOG said:I'm happy there is no "brand" wording... but if you are scheduling an FCS team, get a contender. There is no point in playing Portland, which is never really in the playoffs (that I remember). Get Eastern at least.
This idea that power 5 schools, some of which have budget issues from upgrading everything to stay up with modern football, should have to pay millions to an FCS school is FS. -
By Stan Emptermananan and Manase Hopoihaie said:
He should have been swiftly tackled, cuffed, and dragged off of the field immediately after the third cupcake touched the turf.PurpleBaze said: -
Supply and demand.haie said:
Stop scheduling them. If Washington football fans want to see Eastern they can go drive to Cheney and watch them there.AOG said:I'm happy there is no "brand" wording... but if you are scheduling an FCS team, get a contender. There is no point in playing Portland, which is never really in the playoffs (that I remember). Get Eastern at least.
This idea that power 5 schools, some of which have budget issues from upgrading everything to stay up with modern football, should have to pay millions to an FCS school is FS.
UW schedules 7 home games every year, meaning that years where the Apple Cup is in Pullman, they need 3 home OOCs. P5 opponents expect home-and-aways, so every year we have an Apple Cup, we can expect to play an OOC away from Husky Stadium (Sparty in 23, Michigan in 21, BYU in 19, Rutgers in 17, Boise St in 15, Illinois in 13, etc.)
Therefore, UW needs to schedule 2 OOC home games where they do not need to honor home-and-away, and pay the school a fee for a 1-time game here at HS. G5 schools cost a lot more than FCS schools, so if UW AD wants to try to maximize their revenue and have 7 home games and sell season tickets, they go with 1 G5 and 1 FCS.
Yes, fans hate it, but they'll still go to the games, especially if it's the first game of the year and people are starving for football.
I would prefer at least 2 P5 OOC each year but the UW AD has not operated that model since Sark took over (yes, Sark was the one who demanded we play FCS teams). Our last year with a good OOC was in 2008 when we had home games against Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and BYU.
