Ohio Valley and Southland to propose permanent 12th game for FCS

[WILDCAT]

http://sportsnola.com/ohio-valley-southland-propose-permanent-12th-game-fcs-football/

The Ohio Valley and Southland conferences will propose legislation for a permanent 12th football game in the NCAA Division I Football Championship subdivision. The proposal, that would permissively lift the current restriction of 11 regular season games in most seasons, is scheduled for submission into the 2016-17 NCAA Division I legislative cycle.

The permissive proposal will call for the weekend prior to the Labor Day weekend to become available for the initial games of an FCS season. FCS teams, like other Division I programs, are normally restricted to starting a season the Thursday prior to Labor Day, except those teams in the annual FCS Kickoff Game, a nationally-televised contest played on the earlier weekend, also referred to as “Week Zero.”

The 12th game proposal gives FCS programs additional opportunities for non-conference contests, including games against FBS competition, and a better chance to secure six home games in a yearly schedule. Additionally, this proposal allows more flexibility in non-conference scheduling for leagues that have recently expanded and have more conference games. This proposal would also provide more potential nonconference FCS games for the Division I NCAA Football Committee to better determine berths and seeding for the FCS playoffs

I am all for this, please let it happen :rockon:

 

[WSUWildcat]

Unless this just becomes one more road game sold for another preseason ass whooping.

 

[WILDCAT]

Unless this just becomes one more road game sold for another preseason ass whooping.

I bet if this happens, Weber will be using it as a 6th home game vs a DII

 

[n.ogdencat]

I'm all for this. With the change in the playoffs, there is no reason not to have a 12 game FCS schedule. I love this!!

With an annual schedule of 12 games, the chances are great that Weber would end up with 6 games frequently, and on the rare occasion, possibly 7. YES!! We all know that the extra games (6 or 7) would be DII games, but still it is another home game. I think having an early season home game against a Patsy or FCS is good for the fans, team, and possibly for the administrations bank account. Home games should = $$$! The earlier in the season we have games, the better chance of getting great crowds. If we win, those crowds should continue to show up. I don't see why the AD doesn't look at the stadium and base his marketing plan on the number of seats that should be filled. There are 18K seats at Wildcat Stadium, why not try to get 18K every game?? That would be my goal. That would = $$$ and more revenue to work with to build and expand the program and department. Also, you are building happy alumni, a fan base and boosters. Golly Gee...other avenues of revenue. It isn't rocket science, but for our marketing guy this is a very difficult, HARD, concept to grasp. :wall: