Recent content by swede2

Criminal statutes and institutional policy are two different things. Not illegal between consenting adults but may violate university policy.

I can't put my finger on it again but last night I saw a clip from the Northern Arizona (FCS - Big Sky Conference) HC. His program has tracked the outcomes for its departing players and a large majority ended up playing fewer snaps at the next institution. I assume most departing players...

Really? NIL is a little bit of a platypus but its much closer to being a gift than it is a paycheck. What did Troy get in return? Did the player or players lend their actual NIL to some product Troy was selling? Did they make appearances on behalf of a good or service that Troy markets to...

FB gets 70% (even though it accounts for 75% of dept revenue).

ESPN is still king in television sports and southerners still like CFB more than northerners.

I spent a week in Ames one night when I was in college. Its all a little blurry but I do recall it being a very good time.

It's sad watching Washington State social media and how the program and its fans have not yet come to grips with their new place in the FBS pecking order. Lots of unrealistic names being tossed out for coaching candidates at a school that was only recently discussing reducing full scholarships...

Not Minnesota, but Eck also coached just 20 miles across the border in Brookings as OC for South Dakota State. He is and was known for creative play calling. I would expect that he'll really open up his bag of tricks in the bowl game. He also gives a good interview - he's got a sense of humor...

That's very true but their attendance has been down for regular season games, too. They averaged about 16,000 a game at a stadium that seats just under 19,000 coming off a national championship. I think it was an improvement over 2024 by about a 1,000 people per game. SDSU has averaged more...

How much money is an FCS back with 800 yards from scrimmage really worth?

I think what influences the decision to send Nebby to a better bowl is that their fans in fact travel better than ours, it's not merely an expectation. The bowl organizers don't need to hypothesize why Gopher fans don't travel. They don't care if it's pro sports, or Delta gouging Twin City...

The bloom went off the rose 5 or 6 years ago. During the prior decade sellouts were still routine but I think by 2019 attendance started to swoon. I would have thought that in the new decade, when the inevitability disappeared, that it would have been more interesting. I can't imagine the...

They are well aware. That's why there is a constant cry to move to FBS. No acknowledgement needed.

I don't know if Mo St was picked by C-USA due to size and geography? The school had been posturing for FBS for a long time even though the FB program was generally average at best and usually poor. Sac St wrote the blue print on how to really muck things up. It's almost as if they thought...

All true except Missouri State. Couldn't compete at FCS but is bowl eligible in C-USA.