(11-11-2020 07:36 AM)Purplehazed Wrote: (11-10-2020 09:04 PM)JMUNation Wrote: (11-10-2020 12:39 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: (11-10-2020 08:23 AM)JMUNation Wrote: How about if JMU plays 11 away money FBS games as an Indy? Two against Liberty since that worked so well for NMSU. That would be some serious funding especially when you consider that they would only be carrying the scholarship expenses of an FCS program. Since several posters don’t like being asked for money nor seeing us play Morehead, Robert Morris and the weak CAA, JMU could hold tailgates only in the fall and show the away FBS games on the Jumbotron so that students don’t complain about where their excessive student fees are going.
FCS and our administration suck so why waste our time in the fall watching sucky FCS football? We can play golf, visit wineries or go hiking on the Blue Ridge instead.
There are several posters on here that know so much more than an administration of former accountants that have spent their entire adult life in college athletics. I say we fire them all and put Purplehazed and Dukeman in charge of our nationally ranked athletics programs. They could do so much better than the crap ass #15 in the nation winning percentage our horrible programs have amassed over the last 5 years. Dukeman is unemployed right now so he is ready for his next challenge.
If we are going to get out of the box in our approach to funding athletics, let’s ignore conference affiliation altogether and grab some real coin. After all, college athletics is all about making money.
Suggestion, place both feet back on the ground.
You took a rational and fair question and twisted until unreasonable.
My post was pure sarcasm. If you took it seriously, I have some swamp land in Florida I would like to sell you.
Why in the heck would an FCS school like JMU schedule two FBS games? Besides money, what is the value to JMU in doing so?
Please reread thread title. $450,000 is a good reason to schedule a second FBS game especially when covid 19 is/has reduced BFS gate proceeds. Are you being asked for donations? As far as I am concerned, you me and the rest of us start at the ($450,000) being left on the table by the "money matters" administration.
Does money only matter when the administration is forced to talk to the un-valley wild eyed FBS savages?
There is no need to re-read the thread title. I acknowledged that money was a reason. I asked you for other reasons for JMU to do it. I look at things through Bourne and Cigs eyes not my personal desires. I would love to see us go FBS or play a second FBS G5 close enough so I could travel.
Cigs eyes:
- Less chance of getting a win.
- Playing with less scholarship players.
- Playing an FBS team means the opponent is bigger and faster than
every FCS team except NDSU.
- I am going to make the playoffs so I don’t need a resume builder.
- I can get my younger backups playing experience playing an FCS.
- Less wear and tear on my starters as the season is long when you include
playoff games.
Bourne’s eyes:
- Doesn’t have to give up a September home date when the weather is
beautiful in the Valley.
- Easier to schedule an FCS game.
- Keeps his coach happy with a more winnable game.
- There isn’t near enough political pressure to make scheduling a second
FBS game necessary. There are a handful of people pushing for it most
of which are on these boards. The majority of people who attend games
are very happy with the way things are now. They go for the tailgate and
party and not the game. Bad weather and playoff attendance is proof of
this.