12th game gets approval

[cygnus34]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=1963461

[Apis Bull]

Only initial approval.  I believe there's another vote in April.

[79 Bull]

Might this be an opportunity for programs at USF's level to get a big name opponent for a home game in 2006 & 2007?  I know it sounds absurd, but most of the SEC and Big 10 schools already have 7 home games and 4 away games scheduled for those 2 years.  Will they all automatically want the 12th game to be an 8th home game or might it be possible an Alabama or a Michigan would take a payday game and travel just to fill out those schedules?

[Omniscientbull]

It currently looks as though we will have Miami in 2006, UNC in 2006 and 2007 and Auburn in 2007.

That's a pretty **** good OCC schedule already.  I'm not sure if we would want to add another major BCS program to 2006.

[Bobcat99]

but the presidents said the season was too long! they said they couldn't extend the season for a playoff because there were too many games already!

******* hypocrites.

[ChiTownBull]

Might this be an opportunity for programs at USF's level to get a big name opponent for a home game in 2006 & 2007?  I know it sounds absurd, but most of the SEC and Big 10 schools already have 7 home games and 4 away games scheduled for those 2 years.  Will they all automatically want the 12th game to be an 8th home game or might it be possible an Alabama or a Michigan would take a payday game and travel just to fill out those schedules?

how much could we afford to pay a big name team to come to RJ?

[79 Bull]

how much could we afford to pay a big name team to come to RJ?

Not sure, but for the first 2 years of the new 12 game schedule, there may be some bargains to be had.  I am not sure these big schools want to go to 8 home games - how many 1AA or Sun Belt schools can they parade before their donors before they say stop.

[E.T.]

but the presidents said the season was too long! they said they couldn't extend the season for a playoff because there were too many games already!

******* hypocrites.

AGREE ! ... and the conferences with the championship games   :-/

BULLieve that UM will be in 2007 from an earlier article.

Go BULLS !!!

[mutt]

 I'm not sure if we would want to add another major BCS program to 2006.

Any CHANCE to beat a bigger team should be worth the risk...

[Omniscientbull]

I'd rather get to a bowl game on an annual basis and having something to sell versus the outside chance of upsetting someone every once in a great while.

Our schedule arleady provides us with the oppotunity to beat a bigger team (i.e. bowl team) with Miami twice, Auburn at least once and UNC twice, not to mention our conference teams.  Add on any more OCC losses and you sit home every year and become the cellar dwellar of the conference.