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Playoff Politics
- Thread starter Skippy
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up for the challenge
Active member
That is terrible. I guess it is all about the size of the stadium.
Eric hollowell
Active member
If we ain't in it I don't care!!!!
otis campbell
Active member
BSC is a weak conference. Check the attendance figures for all playoff games. No venue will come even close to what Montana has at home. Thanksgiving weekend and they will put 20,000 butts in seats, far from a sellout but respectable. Regular season ticket price for a non-prime time game are about $30. The NCAA likes money, and a $600,000 payday is guaranteed Saturday.
I become more and more soured about the playoffs each year. The fact that they let in a 6-5 team, whether they had close losses to good teams or not, is a joke when there are teams with more D-I wins. Picking good losses over good wins makes no sense.
I can see why so many FCS teams leave the division for a chance for more money and to play a bowl, no matter how insignificant it is.
I can see why so many FCS teams leave the division for a chance for more money and to play a bowl, no matter how insignificant it is.
Bengals-Supporter
Member
SUU got ripped off.
Should be hosting a first round game at very least.
Then our 3rd place team gets to host?
Should be hosting a first round game at very least.
Then our 3rd place team gets to host?
I'm not sure all of you are aware of how the playoff selection works…
1. Choose the 14 at-larges.
2. Rank & seed the top-8 who get byes.
3. Determine the matchups for the first round & which seed they'll play later (using the "bus trip" rule & what-not).
4. Choose the home teams for the first round, which is based on bid. The bids are almost entirely based on expected revenue from a home game (I doubt too many ADs want to go deeply into the red on this).
Montana got a home game because they'll easily outbid anybody.
SUU didn't get a home game because their resume wasn't good enough for a seed & their home attendance isn't very good.
I do think NoDak should've been in. They had better resumes than WIU, EIU, and UNH.
1. Choose the 14 at-larges.
2. Rank & seed the top-8 who get byes.
3. Determine the matchups for the first round & which seed they'll play later (using the "bus trip" rule & what-not).
4. Choose the home teams for the first round, which is based on bid. The bids are almost entirely based on expected revenue from a home game (I doubt too many ADs want to go deeply into the red on this).
Montana got a home game because they'll easily outbid anybody.
SUU didn't get a home game because their resume wasn't good enough for a seed & their home attendance isn't very good.
I do think NoDak should've been in. They had better resumes than WIU, EIU, and UNH.
otis campbell
Active member
Here is the staggering attendance at SUU games this year: Averaged 5,580 in a 8,500 seat facility. Managed to get over 9,000 for the NAU game. As the first playoff game is by bid, they'd have to sell out, and charge $70 a seat to meet the expected turnout in Missoula. It$ about dollar$. Fair? No. Neither is life.
up for the challenge
Active member
Southern Uhah loses against Sam Houston and Montana wins against Southern Dakota State in the first round of playoffs.
BengalBannMan
Active member
Just for the record, there were only 14,500 seats filled at the Griz game. Not even half of what was there at the season opener. I wonder what their bid to host a game was, and if they made money.
otis campbell
Active member
Unfortunately, the 'crowd' in Missoula was under 15,000 in a 25,200 stated capacity stadium(holiday and road conditions) but the lowest regular season ticket price was $35 this year(NCAA criteria, and they get the gate). So, SUU would only have to charge $60 per sold out seat. NCAA only took in approx. $500,000 in Missoula today. Thats why they got to go to Texas, and lose on a bad call. NCAA makes the rules, but can't make it right, or fair. SUU got the shaft. Griz will carry their ass home in a sack next week, from Fargo.
otis campbell
Active member
BengalBannMan, the attendance at the NDSU @ Montana game was 26,472. Just sayin'.
BengalBannMan
Active member
Thanks. My mistake, I was thinking it was 29k. I was wrong.otis campbell said:
I'm not sure what really kept the attendance down so much though, holidays yes, bad roads, no. I was in Missoula for lunch today traveling home from Spokane Washington, and the roads were perfect the entire way. Roads were bad on Tuesday, some Wednesday, but Friday and Saturday were great.
otis campbell
Active member
Shows how many season ticket holders don't live in the Missoula area, and without the right QB, their offense is impotent(witness the ISU game). Playoff ticket sales is spot market, lots of variables.