LA Tech moved to 2017...

[dawgstudent]

Still trying to find 12th opponent.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Samford is on the schedule as a home game now? Looking for another FBS opponent, preferably at home?

 

[Bulldogg31]

Sounds like Boston College might be in the mix? They are looking for a date to the prom as well.

 

[patdog]

Stricklin tweeted don't expect a P5 team and it might not be at home. But if it's not a P5 team and not at home, why move the LA Tech road game to 2017? We were already supposed to play them in Starkville that year. I think Stricklin knows more than he's letting us in on and I think it will be a non-P5 team at home.

 

[ronpolk]

Stricklin tweeted don't expect a P5 team and it might not be at home. But if it's not a P5 team and not at home, why move the LA Tech road game to 2017? We were already supposed to play them in Starkville that year. I think Stricklin knows more than he's letting us in on and I think it will be a non-P5 team at home.

I hope SS knows more than he's letting on.

 

[maroonmania]

Stricklin tweeted don't expect a P5 team and it might not be at home. But if it's not a P5 team and not at home, why move the LA Tech road game to 2017? We were already supposed to play them in Starkville that year. I think Stricklin knows more than he's letting us in on and I think it will be a non-P5 team at home.

I feel the team will likely be Swactastic!

 

[HD6]

Not with an FCS team already scheduled. Stricklin tweeted he'd go on the road before scheduling another FCS game.

 

[fishwater99]

Why can't we pay up and get a damn home game? We have the money.

 

[The Peeper]

Doesn't the NCAA grant waivers/exemptions in cases like this to where we coul play any school no matter the classification if needed and not be penalized? Or did we already do that once? Not that I want to take on the Millsaps Majors but we need a 7th home game, preferably though one that doesn't suck enough to hurt our S.O.S though

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Doesn't the NCAA grant waivers/exemptions in cases like this to where we coul play any school no matter the classification if needed and not be penalized? Or did we already do that once? Not that I want to take on the Millsaps Majors but we need a 7th home game, preferably though one that doesn't suck enough to hurt our S.O.S though

I don't think so. A few years ago Arizona State went 6-6 with 2 FCS wins because someone pulled out and the NCAA said too bad, no bowl. I think this also happened to Kansas State.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Didn't Art Briles say something about Baylor playing us home and home? Wonder if he let the cat out of the bag? Longshot I know but would be a cool matchup

 

[paindonthurt_]

Just out of curiosity......

What can Stricklin do here to come out ahead in the eyes of some posters on this board? Or what can he do to not get the "needs to be fired today"?

 

[Dawg1976]

No thank you.

 

[HD6]

Considering this isn't his fault, I don't think he deserves any blame.

To fishwater, what FBS school do you think has a schedule opening for us this late in the process?

 

[Bulldogg31]

Considering this isn't his fault, I don't think he deserves any blame.

To fishwater, what FBS school do you think has a schedule opening for us this late in the process?

I give Stricklin big props for using this opportunity to drop the LaTech trip. That needed to happen. Stricklin really can't be blamed at all here since Tulane created the mess.

Looks like Marshall is a possibility since they still need an out-of-Conf opponent for 2016, and could go on the road if needed. They also might be interested since they got hammered on SOS last year.

Ultimately who knows, but this is where AD's make their money.

 

[fishwater99]

So you are saying there isn't a FBS school needing an opponent that we can pay enough money to come to SVegas?
Why can't we can pay a team 1 million dollars and get a home game?

 

[patdog]

I think the LA Tech game was always going to be moved once the BYU deal was done. It just hadn't been announced. And I will be very surprised if we don't wind up with a non-P5 Div. I-A game at home to replace Tulane.

 

[patdog]

Why can't we pay up and get a damn home game? We have the money.

We will have another home game. No reason to move LA Tech if we weren't.

 

[patdog]

I don't think Art Briles has a clue who's on their future schedules. Either that or he was just intentionally being misleading. He got the years wrong for one of their future opponents. At most, he may have confused us with Mississippi as they could possibly be in discussions with them for a couple of games.

 

[HD6]

I'm saying it's unlikely. FBS schedules are done a few years ahead of time, as you know. You're welcome to do the research, since you're the one with the burr in his ***. Maybe it will be a top 20 team.

 

[Bulldogg31]

So you are saying there isn't a FBS school needing an opponent that we can pay enough money to come to SVegas?
Why can't we can pay a team 1 million dollars and get a home game?

Stricklin is on Twitter, why don't you ask him? However, he seems to be more responsive to folks who use their own name rather than a Twitter handle, so you may want to attach your name to your question.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Non Power 5 FBS schools with openings for 2016*

American: SMU, UCF - both probably looking for an FCS school
CUSA: FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, UTSA - FIU & ODU are both probably looking for just an FCS school. UTSA has scheduled all games against BCS schools in 2015 so they may be amenable.
Independent: UMass
MAC: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan - Ohio, Toledo, & WM are likely looking for an FCS school
Mountain West: Hawaii, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State - SJSU & USU likely looking for just an FCS school
Sun Belt: UL Monroe - ULM likely looking for just an FCS school.

*Other than Louisiana Tech and Tulane, obviously.

Most Likely (just based on my opinion)
1. Middle Tennessee
2. UTSA -- Universities in the SEC footprint
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3. UMass
4. Marshall -- Multiple openings
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5. Eastern Michigan
6. Buffalo
7. UNLV
8. Hawaii
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9. UL Monroe -- Likely to play FCS schools
10. SMU
11. UCF
12. ODU
13. FIU
14. Ohio
15. Toledo
16. W. Michigan
17. Utah State
18. San Jose State

(info from fbschedules.com)

 

[HD6]

You know what, I did the research, because I'll put this on the show. By my count there are 26 non P5 schools that have a non-conference opening. Of those 26, 9 aren't already playing 2 or more non-conference road games or are independents looking for more games. Here's the list.

Florida International
Florida Atlantic
UTEP
Army
Massachusetts
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Arkansas St.

Florida International already has two games against P5 opponents, they would seem unlikely to add a third. Arkansas State is already at Auburn, they would seem unlikely to add another SEC road game. Central Michigan already canceled a series with us recently, it seems unlikely we'd go back to them. UMass has 5 road games, they have played 6 every year so far in FBS, but they are already at Florida. They might be open to it, but I don't think they would schedule another SEC road game. So you are left with these 5.

Florida Atlantic - Only one road game so far, against Kansas State.

UTEP- Only one road game, against Texas.

Army - Has 3 slots open on its schedule, has 3 road games, has played 5 road games the past few years.

Buffalo - Only one game on the OOC for them, at Nevada.

Ohio - Only two games scheduled, one on the road at Kansas.

So if my research is right, these are our five options.

Now here's the real rub. Let's use UTEP as an example first. UTEP averaged 34200 fans a game last year, at an average ticket cost of $28. So just ticket revenue alone for a home game for them will be over $900000. That's before anything else is sold, and obviously they don't have the costs of transporting the team and so on. My guess is your million dollar price tag is way low for what it would take to get a team in here at this juncture. We might be 1.5 million, maybe more.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Army has a full schedule according to FBSchedules.com (just few confirmed dates)

 

[Maroon Eagle]

By the way, where are you researching? What I'm seeing on FBSchedules.com conflicts with a lot of what you have.

 

[HD6]

That's only 9 games, right? Never mind, I see it on the bottom there. I didn't see that before, so my numbers are probably off, to the detriment of having fewer teams.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Yeah. And you've got to figure that there are schools holding games open for FCS opponents. Looking at past & future schedules, there are not many universities we can work with...

 

[HD6]

I did not see the TBA stuff towards the bottom.

 

[00Dawg]

Nevermind. I see what you're saying.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Okay.

 

[patdog]

One thing you're not considering. We may pay someone to buy out or move an existing game to play us in Starkville. Just because a game shows up on someone's 2016 schedule today doesn't necessarily mean that game will be played.

 

[fishwater99]

No sure why all the hate, but thanks for the info.
My point is that I would rather pay $$ for a home game than go on the road to play.
We should be able to cover the additional cost with the revenue from our home ticket sales.

I am sure Scott is doing his best to find us a game in SVegas.

 

[HD6]

As we learned earlier this week. But I still think that would cost more than a million.

 

[morningwood]

2016

Mississippi Southern: anytime, anyplace, anywhere

 

[patdog]

But I still think that would cost more than a million.

Probably. But it's not like we have a whole lot of choice. I just hope our buyouts for future games are high enough to discourage teams from backing out at the last minute.

 

[fishwater99]

Probably. But it's not like we have a whole lot of choice. I just hope our buyouts for future games are high enough to discourage teams from backing out at the last minute.

I agree.. Tulane really left us in a bind..

 

[Dogariffic]

Pay Tulane what they want....
Drag that tail up here and make them pay for it.....

 

[GhostOfJackie]

I don't think so. A few years ago Arizona State went 6-6 with 2 FCS wins because someone pulled out and the NCAA said too bad, no bowl. I think this also happened to Kansas State.

If we go 6-6 next year we don't deserve to go to a bowl.

 

[esplanade91]

Are there any other games that were negotiated by LT that we can go ahead and redo before something like this happens again?

 

[paindonthurt_]

Oh i agree 100%. I'm just wondering what the Shmuley's of the world think b/f it plays out.