When you acquire a copy of the WVU contract, you will not find Julie Cromer's signature on it. It was negotiated by her predecessor. Wrong again.

Nebraska because their fans just gave them $62 million and we should get us some of that? Or because we live in an alternate universe where Houston Christian, Akron or any other FCS or G5 team have no impact on the free marketplace?

Football 8/18/2021 1:30:00 PM

Ohio Football Announces Three-Game Non-Conference Series with West Virginia
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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio Director of Athletics Julie Cromer has announced that the Bobcats have added a three-game non-conference football series with West Virginia.

The first game of the series will be played in Athens, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. The second and third games will be played in Morgantown, on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2027 and Saturday, Sept. 1, 2029.

Ohio and West Virginia have met 17 times with the Mountaineers holding a 13-4 series advantage. The two teams last played in 2001 in Morgantown. The Bobcats have only hosted WVU twice, with the last time coming in August of 1949.

The Bobcats open the 2021 season on Saturday, Sept. 4 when Ohio hosts ACC opponent Syracuse. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. inside Peden Stadium and will be seen on CBS Sports Network. For tickets, click here.


SBH and others see above. The WVU deal was announced in 2021. Ohio's current AD was in Athens for almost two years before the deal was announced. You and others that constantly support her are wrong. If you think that a net total of $1 million for a three game series with a Big 12 school is a fabulous deal, then please buy some beach front property in Amesville that is for sell cheap.

Hello, newbie here. Football season ticket holder since '05.

Just joined the message board and after reading this post I'm not certain I want to be here. Why are you all such a-holes to each other? Is this forum moderated?

In any case, I'm hoping my opinions will be welcome, but I'm afraid to post them at this point. LOL

The information about the WVU contract in 2021 wasn't good enough for you. Admit it, you were incorrect.

This thread not withstanding, this place is usually a pretty great place to engage with your fellow Bobcats.

It's also the offseason for football, so take that into consideration.

Marty45714- welcome to the message board. Feel free to post any time, but be aware that some on this board will shred you if they don't agree with what you post.

Especially if you post it 19 times in every thread you're in.

Something that hasn't been mentioned previously on this thread is the concept of protected rivalries. The following schools in the Big Ten and SEC have protected rivalries with schools from other conferences.

Washington (Washington State)
Oregon (Oregon State)
USC (Notre Dame)
Georgia (Georgia Tech)
South Carolina (Clemson)
Florida (Florida State)
Kentucky (Louisville)

SEC leaders are divided on moving to a nine game conference schedule and Big Ten officials are questioning whether they should move back to an eight game conference schedule. The reason? So they can schedule more matchups against each other out of conference - which would potentially lead to even more revenue outside of their current media rights packages with the networks.

So if you're South Carolina, why in the hell would you want to move to a nine game conference schedule? You already have to play Clemson out of conference. Some years you would have five conference home games, some years you would have four. You mean to tell me in a year where they play five SEC road games, they're gonna schedule another OOC matchup against the Big Ten? So that leaves exactly one open spot on the schedule (nine conference games, Clemson, insert Big Ten = 11) for presumably a home game most likely against a Group of Five school.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/10/14/se... /

I did quite enjoy this part of the article:

"But the last thing the Big Ten and SEC want is the optics of collusion. It’s no coincidence that both brought legal teams to last week’s meetings to steer clear of those potential problems."

The two conferences are meeting again in February in New Orleans to discuss further changes to the CFP and scheduling.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-sec-big-ten-to-hold-seco...

You're the one who has been saying that they don't want to play more P4 games, right? In like 12 threads. Nonstop for months?

Now it turns out they want to play more P4 games so badly that they have their legal teams figuring out how to do it without getting sued. You think they're not gonna be able to figure it out? That's your stance now?

For months now you've been shouting that: 1) P5 schools are willing to put together schedules worth less TV money, 2) pay G5 schools handsomely to do so, and that 3) all of this will happen right as they have to give 20% of revenue to athletes.

That stance is complete and utter nonsense. Everybody saw it but you, and now, somehow, in the face of proof that P5 schools are -- shockingly -- going to try and make more money instead of less, you're calling other people morons?

Your take here is basically "P5 programs want to earn less money now that they have lost 20% of their revenue, and they will happily increase what they pay to the G5 for schedule filler." It makes no logical sense, and it never has.

Because as it turns out, P5 schools know how to add and subtract and why more revenue is better than less revenue. You're the only one caught of guard by this, and the one calling others braindead morons. Smart.

Exactly.

Bork was interviewed not too long ago and he said in the future they're scheduling LESS money games, not more. Because in this era - they're using that $1M on athletes. And these G5 games that they need so badly, don't generate enough interest or money to make it worth it. Often 5x less in revenue per game. They're sure as shit are not paying OU $8M (LMAO I still can't believe he said that) for the pleasure of playing the mighty Bobcats.

Yep, everything's about money. And what's more valuable -- a week two slate where the Big 10 and SEC can fill a bunch of NFL stadiums in neutral cities and negotiate with ABC/ESPN on those games, or a scrimmage against Eastern Michigan where they get ticket sales, but have nothing to sell the networks that the networks aren't just treating as filler?

The argument was always that the G5 filler games were valuable because 1) they were guaranteed wins and 2) nobody wanted to play a tough OOC schedule and risk not making the playoff.

Now the playoff is bigger, and the P4 is exerting more control over who gets into it. So, money it is.