2011 College Football Megathread

[Swifster]

Again, you're an idiot.

1. This is a B1G move, not a Michigan only. MSU will be part of this just as much as Michigan.
2. When asked about the affect on the Notre Dame game, he responded that ND is scheduled through the 2014 season and there's no immediate plan to change the game plan with them.
3. (and this is where you really get to be called a fucking moron). MSU's AD said almost verbatim the same exact words David Brandon said.



4. To add to the utter level of fucking retardedness that your posts are: Michigan state over the last 4 years has averaged 7.25 home games per season
*******
2012 - 7 home games
2011 - 7 home games
2010 - 8 home games (including the first 5 being at home)
2009 - 7 home games
2008 - 7 home games

The Big Ten agreement with the PAC-12 is what the 9th Big Ten game WOULD have been. That was the Big Ten decision. Who a school schedules for the remaining three games is entirely up to the school. The words 'Notre Dame' never came out of Hollis' mouth. Those words did come out of Brandon's mouth.

7 home games have been the norm, not the exception. And while I do understand your thought that MSU had 8 home games in 2010, and I do look at the FAU game as a home game, technically it was a road game. FAU's stadium wasn't completed in time, and FAU rented Ford Field on the idea that they would make more money with the game in Detroit than in their old stadium in Boca Raton. It was a FAU home game. Oh, and that 5th game (against Wisconsin) is scheduled by the Big Ten, not MSU.

With the series with the PAC-12, MSU will still have 7 home games even with ND. 4 home and away games in the Big Ten, with either the PAC-12 game or the ND game at home and the other away (5 & 5). If MSU continues with the games vs West Virginia and Alabama on future schedules, it may go to 6 home games one year and 8 in others. I would look at these games to possibly be lost than ND. There is and has been talk of a two year break in the schedule to change things up for a year or two. But while UM only has a contract until 2014, MSU has a contract with ND until 2026. I'd rather lose MAC games than ND.

Brandon is whining because he wants 8 home games with 3 'preseason' cupcakes.

 

[Swifster]

Michigan in the same time frame: 7.5 home games per season. a mere .25 home games more than MSU.

2008 - 7 home games
2009 - 8 home games
2010 - 7 home games
2011 - 8 home games
2012 - 7 home games

MSU has never had 8 home games in a season, and this includes 2010 (see above).

 

[Stalker]

MSU's schedule for 2010:

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-10/big-ten/2010-michigan-state-spartans-football-schedule.php

8 home games

 

[Stalker]

The Big Ten agreement with the PAC-12 is what the 9th Big Ten game WOULD have been. That was the Big Ten decision. Who a school schedules for the remaining three games is entirely up to the school. The words 'Notre Dame' never came out of Hollis' mouth. Those words did come out of Brandon's mouth.

7 home games have been the norm, not the exception. And while I do understand your thought that MSU had 8 home games in 2010, and I do look at the FAU game as a home game, technically it was a road game. FAU's stadium wasn't completed in time, and FAU rented Ford Field on the idea that they would make more money with the game in Detroit than in their old stadium in Boca Raton. It was a FAU home game. Oh, and that 5th game (against Wisconsin) is scheduled by the Big Ten, not MSU.

With the series with the PAC-12, MSU will still have 7 home games even with ND. 4 home and away games in the Big Ten, with either the PAC-12 game or the ND game at home and the other away (5 & 5). If MSU continues with the games vs West Virginia and Alabama on future schedules, it may go to 6 home games one year and 8 in others. I would look at these games to possibly be lost than ND. There is and has been talk of a two year break in the schedule to change things up for a year or two. But while UM only has a contract until 2014, MSU has a contract with ND until 2026. I'd rather lose MAC games than ND.

Brandon is whining because he wants 8 home games with 3 'preseason' cupcakes.

THis is getting better the more I research it.

MSU has announced a plan to take a break from playing Notre Dame 2014//2015, 2020/2021, 2026/2027.

On top of that, you obviously didn't research what your AD did say. Or, the news outlets haven't checked in with you to see what the truth it. Here's just one article referrencing Hollis saying again, almost verbatim, what Brandon said about the ND game.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/coll...tate-mark-hollis-basketball-greece/52289822/1

It also means that in 2017, Michigan State will play
Alabama at home, Notre
Dame on the road, Western
Michigan at home and a Pac-12 opponent somewhere. Hollis made it clear today
that Michigan State will not be dropping anyone.

"We won't renege on a contract," he said.

He also said he hopes the series with Notre Dame will
remain a permanent fixture - but can't say with certainty that it will. Michigan
State and the Irish have a contract to play through 2025, with two-year breaks
in 2014-15 and in 2020-21.

 

[Stalker]

MSU's schedule for 2010:

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-10/big-ten/2010-michigan-state-spartans-football-schedule.php

8 home games

Just read what you wrote about FAU. While technically it wasn't a home game, it basically was.

Show me where Brandon has said anything about playing soft teams to fill his schedule and he wants to dump notre dame.

 

[moneypit]

every team wants more home games Figure michigan makes 2-3million more on a home game

 

[Swifster]

MSU's schedule for 2010:

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-10/big-ten/2010-michigan-state-spartans-football-schedule.php

8 home games

Best check the cliff notes. FAU was a neutral site game. MSU wouldn't give up a game at a 76,000 seat stadium for a 65,000 seat stadium. It attracted 34,000 fans (99% MSU). The game at Ford Field was a home game in location only. Like it or not, it was an FAU home game.

 

[Swifster]

Just read what you wrote about FAU. While technically it wasn't a home game, it basically was.

Show me where Brandon has said anything about playing soft teams to fill his schedule and he wants to dump notre dame.

MSU has had scheduled breaks with ND and the schedule calls for these. It allows for slight changes in schedule. This has been done is the past.

As for UM scheduling losey teams, who is going to play a one game contract at UM? You might get a UConn to play a 2 and 1, but not a one and done. The only teams that play one and done are MAC schools, the Sunbelt, DII's, etc. If MSU does something like this, I would be highly disappointed. I want REAL scheduling. I want ND's, Alabama's, West Virginia's, PAC-12's and other good schools. My idea of a weak school on the schedule would be Kentucky, Vandy, Iowa State or an ACC school (like Virginia Tech, HAHA!).

 

[DetroitStyle]

Best check the cliff notes. FAU was a neutral site game. MSU wouldn't give up a game at a 76,000 seat stadium for a 65,000 seat stadium. It attracted 34,000 fans (99% MSU). The game at Ford Field was a home game in location only. Like it or not, it was an FAU home game.

only in your deranged world, would MSU vs. FAU in Detroit be considered an FAU home game

 

[Swifster]

every team wants more home games Figure michigan makes 2-3million more on a home game

I'm aware of that. It's true of most B1G teams. But this is why the B1G is treated like a pussy conference. Soft scheduling is why Wisconsin is the only (and barely) Top 10 team. Beat Delaware State or Montana State and who gives a shit. Beat a BCS conference team, even a bad one, and at least the needle moves to a 1 or 2. Beats a 0. I'll give Texas some props here. They at least played UCLA and BYU. It beats playing EMU or YSU.

 

[Swifster]

only in your deranged world, would MSU vs. FAU in Detroit be considered an FAU home game

What, the REAL world? The game was scheduled to open FAU's new home stadium. FAU wanted a name school to open it. When they realized the stadium would not be ready, the AD at FAU rented Ford Field. Lockhart Stadium in Ft Lauderdale only seated 20,400. The game at Ford Field drew a crowd of 34,000. It made money for BOTH schools. FAU made more with MSU getting a cut of the gate, like any other road game. The series was a 2 for 1. As for a fan base, yes, MSU had the advantage. But MSU wouldn't toss a home for a game in Ford Field. Years back, Western 'hosted' MSU at Ford Field as well as a WMU home game. And yes, FAU wore their blue home uniforms and MSU wore their white road uniforms.

Unfortunately, FAU opened their stadium 10/15 against Western Kentucky and lost 20-0.

Under the world that you and Ryan live in, I guess the Michigan game in Dallas vs Alabama is a home game then as the schedule just says 'vs'.

 

[Stalker]

Wait a second. I thought only MAC teams schedule a one game series. When did Alabama become a MAC team?

 

[Swifster]

Wait a second. I thought only MAC teams schedule a one game series. When did Alabama become a MAC team?

Made for TV massacres are rare exceptions. I'm sure Brandon would love to return the favor by playing in Tuscolosa.

 

[Stalker]

First:

The only teams that play one and done are MAC schools, the Sunbelt, DII's, etc

then

Made for TV massacres are rare exceptions. I'm sure Brandon would love to return the favor by playing in Tuscolosa.

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Swifts ability to talk circles about things he has no idea what he's talking about, or just plain opens his mouth, then has to back track

Speaking of back tracking, did you ever address the statement

"MSU's AD didn't directly talk about ND" when I showed you he specifically did... and almost word for word said the same thing Brandon did?

 

[Swifster]

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Swifts ability to talk circles about things he has no idea what he's talking about, or just plain opens his mouth, then has to back track

Speaking of back tracking, did you ever address the statement

"MSU's AD didn't directly talk about ND" when I showed you he specifically did... and almost word for word said the same thing Brandon did?

Are you referring to this?

It also means that in 2017, Michigan State will play Alabama at home, Notre Dame on the road, Western Michigan at home and a Pac-12 opponent somewhere. Hollis made it clear today that Michigan State will not be dropping anyone.

"We won't renege on a contract," he said.

He also said he hopes the series with Notre Dame will remain a permanent fixture - but can't say with certainty that it will. Michigan State and the Irish have a contract to play through 2025, with two-year breaks in 2014-15 and in 2020-21.

"There's nothing certain in future scheduling right now," Hollis said. "I'm a tradition guy and I want that tradition to continue, but sometimes things change."

Hollis will be close to retirement before the contract with the Irish ends. Hollis would rather play ND, Alabama, an equal PAC 12 team and Western than play DII teams. ND on MSU's schedule isn't an issue until 2026. Lets see UM extend their contract and play the same type of schedule.

 

[97stangv6]

Hollis would rather play ND, Alabama, an equal PAC 12 team and Western than play DII teams.

2013 Youngstown State (DII scheduled by Hollis)
2014 Jacksonville State (DII scheduled by Hollis)

No one forced him to schedule those teams, he chose to play them. Guess your wrong on your theory, but hey that's nothing new coming from you!

 

[Stalker]

Are you referring to this?



Hollis will be close to retirement before the contract with the Irish ends. Hollis would rather play ND, Alabama, an equal PAC 12 team and Western than play DII teams. ND on MSU's schedule isn't an issue until 2026. Lets see UM extend their contract and play the same type of schedule.

Hollis also scheduled off years. I like how you didn't bold the wording that almost word for word matches what Brandon said.

 

[4 cam tbird]

While Swifster did say no real school schedules one game, he was clearly referring to home games, not one time neutral site games such as Oregon-LSU and Alabama-Michigan.

As far as number of home games goes
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5872228
Nebraska's entire athletic budget is based on the football team playing 7 home games. I'm sure it's the same for all the big schools. I know at Nebraska, football and men's basketball are the only sports that make money, even when the volleyball team is wining national championships and even when we had Joba Chamberlain and the baseball team was rolling.

 

[webleedorange619]

Will the Big 10 have another New Years disaster? Go Pokes!!!!!!! Go Ducks!!!!!!! Go Dawgs!!!!!!

 

[4 cam tbird]

Hoping Nebraska shows up like they did against Arizona two years ago as opposed to that total no show against Washington last year. Although that game agaisnt Washington last year was the lamest bowl match up ever conceived. It made West Virginia Clemson look like a great game.