MGB: Details of UNT's contract with Bethune-Cookman

[Brett Vito]

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/09/details-of-unts-contract-with-bethune-cookman.html/

[dmaxel]

And how much is Florida paying us to play them this year? Probably around the million mark, right?

[Eagle-96]

17 minutes ago, dmaxel said:

And how much is Florida paying us to play them this year? Probably around the million mark, right?

Well RV set the deal so I assume Florida will cover our airfare on Spirit Air and throw in 15 fee checked bags and cover our insurance co-pays for up to 20 injuries. I think they are also throwing in a free pregame meal from Perkins(tip not included).

[GrandGreen]

This type of scheduling takes a lot of the financial rewards away from playing the guaranteed away game.   You spend approximately half of your guarantee for playing the Florida and UT's of the nation for a game to balance the schedule that few care anything about.    I like the away game against a big time P5 club because I believe its helps in recognition, recruiting and obviously financially.  

However, I would prefer an every other year 5 home game schedule and another home and away series with a solid opponent than playing a lower division school every year.   It makes a lot of financially sense and would provide a lot more scheduling opportunities.

Despite what a few think, no scheduling philosophy is going to make everyone happy.   RV came up with his scheduling objectives based not only on the expressed displeasure of fans about years without 6 home games, but I believe that McCarney wanted the lower division opponent to ease the schedule.   A lot of irony in that thought.  

[untjim1995]

23 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

This type of scheduling takes a lot of the financial rewards away from playing the guaranteed away game.   You spend approximately half of your guarantee for playing the Florida and UT's of the nation for a game to balance the schedule that few care anything about.    I like the away game against a big time P5 club because I believe its helps in recognition, recruiting and obviously financially.  

However, I would prefer an every other year 5 home game schedule and another home and away series with a solid opponent than playing a lower division school every year.   It makes a lot of financially sense and would provide a lot more scheduling opportunities.

Despite what a few think, no scheduling philosophy is going to make everyone happy.   RV came up with his scheduling objectives based not only on the expressed displeasure of fans about years without 6 home games, but I believe that McCarney wanted the lower division opponent to ease the schedule.   A lot of irony in that thought.  

This.

And if you are playing SMU every other year in Dallas, you can use that game as a pseudo-home game while playing a team in OOC at HOME that people want to see.

[UNTLifer]

Going to have to sell a lot of $12 tickets to cover that guarantee.

[Cerebus]

Wow. We paid FBS Idaho about the same amount ($410k) to come to Apogee.

[greenjoe]

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

[Cerebus]

9 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

I think the Texas Southern payout was $250K.

[GMG_Dallas]

12 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

Only because I read an article in the Orlando newspaper about their qb, I'm saying they are in Orlando or a suburb of Orlando.

[Aldo]

15 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

Iowa City, Florida

I'll take my points to go thanks

[GangGreen]

Iowa City, Florida?????

Mac definitely had something to do with this.

[EagleMBA]

I'm guessing Daytona, because that is where the rainout with Alcorn was being played.

Now I'll go look it up because you've raised my curiosity.

[GrayEagle]

Daytona Beach.  I know where 100% of the FBS schools and at least 95% of the FCS schools are located.  

[greenjoe]

My point, not points, made.  I'll see everybody tomorrow.  I'll be the guy wearing green.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

[Eastwood Eagle]

3 hours ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

I would guess somewhere in the South. Georgia?

[Ben Gooding]

3 hours ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

Jacksonville or Daytona or somewhere thereabout. 

[risinggreen]

4 hours ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

I would guess that they're originally from the City of Bethune, the old culinary capital of northern France.

Hey, my 1000th post. Only took me 13.2 years. Maybe that's a good omen for tomorrow, so I'll quit posting until post-game.

[Army of Dad]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

My point, not points, made.  I'll see everybody tomorrow.  I'll be the guy wearing green.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

Yeah, but which shade?

[MeanGreen_MBA]

4 hours ago, greenjoe said:

I wonder how many Texas 1-AA teams would come to Apogee for less than that guarantee and maybe bring some fans with them.

 

Extra points to anyone that can tell me what city Buthune-Cookman is from without looking.  I'm counting on your honor here.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

Boca???

[Rudy]

4 hours ago, GangGreen said:

Iowa City, Florida?????

Mac definitely had something to do with this.

Has their high school team won any championships?

[UNT 04]

2 hours ago, Rudy said:

Has their high school team won any championships?

Are we are we drinking buddies with the QB's dad?

[Rudy]

2 hours ago, UNT 04 said:

Are we are we drinking buddies with the QB's dad?

College roommates maybe?