We just signed another 2 for 1 with no money. So it's not the old AD

Has not been released yet.....Just be patient.

That really surprises me. I live in Pittsburgh and have attended games, including the last time we played there. They don't draw well and are nothing close to OSU, Alabama, Penn State, etc.

So, only cc-cat and BTC are privileged about these top secret schedules?

And I infiltrated Billy's office recently and looked through all the contracts.

Not really related to the topic, but this was from the Buffalo News in October of 2019. Ohio was not exactly on the top of that list for salaries.



“Who is our peer? What is our competition? Where do we fit in with that?” Alnutt said. “In that salary range, we want to be very competitive. What does ‘competitive’ mean? Where does Lance fit on that scale, where does Felisha fit, and where does Jim fit? Where do our Olympic sports fit, too? But it’s also understanding the experience that some of our coaches may bring to the table, or if it’s a relatively new coach. Their salary might not be where it might get to, otherwise, being first-time coaches.”

MAC schools Expenses Salaries Pct.
Bowling Green $24,393,090 $9,807,129 40.2
Kent $29,993,310 $11,480,123 38.3
Buffalo $40,763,071 $15,033,182 36.9
Central Michigan $32,540,008 $11,480,194 35.3
Ball State $28,443,728 $10,005,416 35.2
Miami (Ohio) $37,127,174 $12,373,991 33.3
Akron $34,873,236 $10,837,686 31.1
Toledo $33,776,969 $10,271,299 30.4
Western Michigan $37,925,540 $11,259,595 29.7
Northern Illinois $25,821,426 $7,282,147 28.2
Eastern Michigan $36,861,035 $10,106,663 27.4
Ohio $35,869,324 $9,055,415 25.2
But when it comes to hiring, Alnutt uses the MAC as a measure for compensation and not the SUNY Division I programs. He also takes into consideration certain variables when determining salary parameters.

It's D1. Remember it used to be called 1AA (and some of us still use that term). The FBS/FCS monikers were there to distinguish between one subdivision having a bowl system and the other one using a championship playoff, although both have playoff systems, just to differing degrees.

One thing that nobody really talks about and I find fascinating is that the state of Ohio is among the national leaders in number of FBS level football programs in state - I believe only Texas, Florida and California (maybe North Carolina?) can come close to the total numbers.

The difference in Ohio is we are dominated by one central figure, one power program- Ohio State. No other state has one dominant program like that. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska are mostly outliers as they don't have the sheer number of D1 schools that Ohio has.

Cincinnati has done their best to be come a #2 power program in state, but even they fall way short of what other states have. Maybe that changes a little bit with the move to the Big 12.

There's a ton of football interest and talent in this state and it would take a huge movement for an entire conference to move down to FCS - I can't see Ohio moving down a level unless everyone else comes with them.

Oh I agree with you, but it would take a rather unprecedented move on the MAC's part. It would be especially crazy since lately schools have been moving up in the South, not down.