Hey y'all, just 38 days till . . . Hawaii vs. UMass! Conferences are having their media days this month so there'll probably be some news.
North Dakota State's AD says he's been told the Big 10 is going to modify it's FCS scheduling mandate that banned FCS games. Since teams now have nine conference games, he says Big 10 will allow teams to schedule FCS teams in years when they have 4 home conference games, but not when they have 5 home conference games.
http://www.inforum.com/sports/4299992-ndsu-athletic-director-says-big-ten-modifying-fcs-scheduling-philosophy#.WW-ctJ3_XhM.twitter
I think that strikes a pretty good balance; FCS schools get a payday, and Big 10 teams get an easier 3rd non-conf game and probably sell a lot of tickets to road fans.
North Dakota State's AD says he's been told the Big 10 is going to modify it's FCS scheduling mandate that banned FCS games. Since teams now have nine conference games, he says Big 10 will allow teams to schedule FCS teams in years when they have 4 home conference games, but not when they have 5 home conference games.
http://www.inforum.com/sports/4299992-ndsu-athletic-director-says-big-ten-modifying-fcs-scheduling-philosophy#.WW-ctJ3_XhM.twitter
I think that strikes a pretty good balance; FCS schools get a payday, and Big 10 teams get an easier 3rd non-conf game and probably sell a lot of tickets to road fans.
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