...FYI, Akron got a 2 for 1 with UK wrapped up today.
Those 2-1 deals are a real budget killer, what with two road trips, and no pay. Contrast that with doing a 1-1, plus a single paid away game form $850k, and you can see a big advantage to how Ohio does things. Given Akron's precarious financial situation, how can they afford to do 2-1 deals? I guess they will just play 5 game home schedules, and play a paid game in place of a home FCS game, but that only leads to the question of why build a nice stadium if you aren't going to play there.