(10-24-2019 08:51 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(10-24-2019 08:40 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(10-24-2019 07:17 AM)zibby Wrote:  FB Schedules has Maine playing UConn on 9/19.

Ole Miss had Middle Tennessee on 10/24. I assume MTSU will now play UConn.
Liberty had a bye on 10/31. They already had 12 games scheduled. I assume they're dropping Virginia to play UConn.
San Jose State and Army were playing 11/14. Army had a bye week 11/28.

Hard to see why Liberty would drop UVA or MTSU would drop Ole Miss.

Have to have the game in another year and UConn paying a bunch.

In interpreting the article, it looks like UConn is essentially playing MTSU’s guarantee game at Ole Miss, but MTSU is still getting the payout.

So MTSU gets one guaranteed loss, but two $1 million+ paydays. i.e. UConn is paying a bunch (indirectly).
Ole Miss gets an opponent with a little better name but no better chance to beat them.
Liberty really doesn't need the money as much. Maybe UConn is throwing some basketball games their way.