1AA Savannah St got a $385,000 payout for going to Stillwater and getting hammered by Ok St, 84-0.  The game was on some kind of TV but it doesn't appear to have been any kind of national or regional network. Next week they're at FSU; I don't know what the payout is.  They don't appear to be transitioning to 1A.  I know why a 1A non-AQ school might want to do this, but it doesn't seem worth the money for a 1AA school to get thoroughly embarrassed and maybe beat up the first two weeks of the season. 

Definantly not worth it.  What's worse, on ESPN they said that SSU's coach thanked OK State's coach after the game for letting off the gas.

 I wondered the same thing. I am from Georgia and to be completely honest, I didn't know Savannah State even had a football program. 

Sure the money is nice, but the publicity, especially in the football loving South, can't help recruiting or attendance. Good luck to Savannah State against FSU, unfortunately I think they are going to hurt themselves rather than help in the long run.

Hey guys.  I used to lift with the players from Savannah State in the mid-1990's.  You know where we did this?  At a Golds Gym in Savannah.  They didn't even have a weight room!  I certainly agree it's "not worth it" generally, but maybe they got enough to pay for the use of the Golds Gym weight room for a couple more years!  It's a pitiful program.  You gotta feel bad for those kids...getting put through that meat grinder for a few lousy bucks.  The person that scheduled that should be ashamed.

Caught a bit of Mike & Mike this morning and Mike made the point that these kids went out and got run over not to benefit the football program but so other programs -- and maybe not even athletics -- could benefit.  At least their expenses to Tallahassee won't eat up as much of their budget.

If I'm playing on a team where I know my next opponent is vastly superior, I would be immeasurably insulted if they stopped playing hard. You have to figure that Savannah State prepared their hardest to go over to Stillwater. It would be insulting if the Cowboys didn't give their best effort. If you're Gundy, or the coach of any dominating team, you can unload your bench, stop throwing the deep ball, stop pressing if you're playing basketball, but if any bench players aren't trying to dominate their assignment, they shouldn't be out on the field. It is NOT demeaning to lose by a lot. If you're giving an honest effort and happen to be slaughtered by an opponent who is giving an honest effort, that's the way it goes. You did your preparation, and he did he. His happened to be a lot better for whatever reason, and all you can do is play out the game. And if you're Oklahoma State, you should win with as little fuss as possible, because in all likelihood, you will lose a game or two this season. Mismatches happen, and there is a perfectly diginified way to win by a lot.