Large Payments? Why does it hurt us to give them 1.5 million? Just roughly 85,000 people x $55 = 4,675,000
We can't pay them that?? give me a f'ing break, give them the money. They are a legit program and it would be well worth the show.
And yes our non-conference is bullsh#t, and anyone on here who defends it is lieing to themselves. I understand it still has a lot to do with Pederson, but damn, what a rip off to us.
I'll defend it. I think the strategy has been to schedule one marquee opponent (see USC or VaTech), one mid-tier opponent, and two cupcakes. It hasn't worked that way each year but I think that is the general strategy. EVERY elite team does it. Check out Texas (La-Monroe, Wyoming, UTEP, UCF) and Alabama's (VaTech, FIU, North Texas, Chattanooga) non-conference schedules. Those schedules were strong enough for those teams to play in the national title game.
I'll admit from a purely game to game standpoint it would be more entertaining to watch marguee schools in the non-conference schedule. However, from a program standpoint our current scheduling is the best option.
(Your comment about paying out 1.5 million dollars doesn't even deserve a response. Boise thinks they are a big time program. Time to start acting like it.)