MAC football moving to a 9 game conference schedule

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Any idea what else this means? Is this positive or negative?

9 game conference schedule

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This is just the consequence of the landscape that is handed to us.

Negatives:

  • The P4 all play 9, I believe. So there are fewer 7 figure pay days available
  • playing G6 at home or on the road, and FCS at home is likely a loss in $$, and at best break even.

Positives:

  • Secures additional TV revenue (1 edit, this is not a lot of $$)
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I am sure there are good reasons for it

Personally I am not that excited but I maybe wishing for an era that no longer exits

I used to love the non conference games and our chance at upsets. I didnt love being at Acrisure two weeks ago

I have been told we need 2 away P4 games each year so I am guessing this means a home fcs game and the series with wku- unlv- james madison - uconn wont happen in the future

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More wins = more bowls = more money?

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We theoretically already have a full slate OOC slate next year with Stonehill, Nebraska, Purdue, and WKU. I assume that means we either (i) buy Stonehill out, which would leave us with 0 OOC home games, or (ii) if CUSA also goes to 9 games, we mutually agree to cancel our home and home with WKU.

Mostly unrelated, but there have been some rumors that the Nebraska game will move to the new week 1 (formerly week 0) at a neutral site.

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Doesn’t impact 2027. Starts with 2028. We don’t have much scheduled after that.

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Nevermind!

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If the 9th MAC game “replaces” the FCS game on the schedule, then its an improvement. I’m guessing though that in the years we have 4 MAC home games and 5 away, we’ll still play an FCS at home to up that home game count rather than a team like UConn/UNLV/WKU. As a fan, I’m more interested in the variety of teams like that than playing an extra MAC team we’d see the next year anyways.

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Starts in 2028

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Could this be a reactive move to the new TV contract?

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Can we leave yet?

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I’m guessing P4 teams are going to stop scheduling FCS teams soon. I imagine our formula will either 1 P4, 1 G6 and 1 FCS or 2 P4 and 1 FCS.

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https://x.com/redditcfb/status/2099869969668612564?s=46&t=ZH1fFGwu8Q0191V3SgsUtQ

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This will kill off any chance of UC as OOC bc they won’t buy Miami. Unless they can fill the G6 spot

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I have a feeling this is just gonna replace the conference title game weekend once the CFP expands again…