Finances of Neutral Site Games

[SFBadger96]

Yup, Moss was one of BA's favorites (alas, the drug thing).

Anyway, I think Georgia playing a series with Wisconsin would raise both team's profiles. No real downside for Georgia. Wisconsin has been hanging around the polls long enough now for people to take that game seriously. But to Kris's point, Wisconsin's not alone--nor is Georgia. And if you are scheduling with Ohio State and ND and the like, why bother with Wisconsin?

[FearlessF]

the O-line was good

[Cincydawg]

Why not bother with Wisconsin?  What is the downside in scheduling them relative to Colorado or UCLA?

I think it's just the normal matter of scheduling complexity, and number of potential programs to schedule, not some dark dank conspiracy not to play Wisconsin.

I do agree that SEC teams in general don't travel much, and Georgia famously didn't leave the South for something like 40 years for an OOC game after 1965.  For the fans, the prospect of playing a Wisconsin or a Michigan or a Penn State (but not at night) is pretty exciting, same with Texas and Oklahoma and the rest.

[FearlessF]

It's a shame that helmet schools are too pussy to come to Madison.

MADISON, Wis. - Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have started a petition asking the chancellor to cancel classes due to extremely cold temperatures.
One of the longest stretches of bitterly cold temperatures we've seen in decades begins Tuesday, with temperatures falling into the double digits below zero and wind chills hitting life-threatening levels.
As of Tuesday morning, more than 11,000 people had signed the petition, which has a goal of 15,000 signatures.
“Due to the snowy weather, bus lines are restricted and sidewalks are slippery, making it inconvenient and most importantly, unsafe for students to go to classes,” the petition said. “For the well-being of students, please cancel the classes on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30. Thank you for supporting us and for signing the petition.”
The last time UW-Madison closed for a full day was in 2012.

[847badgerfan]

Why not bother with Wisconsin?  What is the downside in scheduling them relative to Colorado or UCLA?

I think it's just the normal matter of scheduling complexity, and number of potential programs to schedule, not some dark dank conspiracy not to play Wisconsin.

I do agree that SEC teams in general don't travel much, and Georgia famously didn't leave the South for something like 40 years for an OOC game after 1965.  For the fans, the prospect of playing a Wisconsin or a Michigan or a Penn State (but not at night) is pretty exciting, same with Texas and Oklahoma and the rest.

Playing in Madison is not like playing in Boulder or Pasadena (for a UCLA home game, that is). You've been there. You know what I mean. The only advantage SEC speed has in Madison is against the police. True stuff.

[Cincydawg]

I'd rather play there than at Clemson or Texas or Notre Dame in general.

The loudest place I've been by far was Tennessee.  That was physically painful.

[OrangeAfroMan]

I'd rather play an away game at Madison rather than at Boulder or SLC or someplace like that.  Didn't Texas barely escape with a win @ Wyoming awhile back?  Elevation is no joke.
Of the 3 (UW, CU, UCLA), UCLA is the easy choice because of recruiting.  All of the red-headed stepchildren in CA, TX, and FL should have zero trouble getting home-and-homes if they're P5 or 2-for-1s if they're not.  
Hell, Florida is doing a 2-for-1 with South Florida in Tampa.  I guess UCF is just too good for that.  The balls it takes to take the "we're above that" road just 3  years after a winless season....

[847badgerfan]

I'd rather play an away game at Madison rather than at Boulder or SLC or someplace like that.  Didn't Texas barely escape with a win @ Wyoming awhile back?  Elevation is no joke.
Of the 3 (UW, CU, UCLA), UCLA is the easy choice because of recruiting.  All of the red-headed stepchildren in CA, TX, and FL should have zero trouble getting home-and-homes if they're P5 or 2-for-1s if they're not.  
Hell, Florida is doing a 2-for-1 with South Florida in Tampa.  I guess UCF is just too good for that.  The balls it takes to take the "we're above that" road just 3  years after a winless season....

That's still a home game for Florida. It will not be a UW home game next year.

[Cincydawg]

I'd love to see my Dawgs play H&As with a ton of teams, but I realize they can't in my lifetime.  Texas and ND are great opponents, I'm OK with UCLA, Clemson is a great opponent but 60 miles from campus or so, and we've done that fairly often.

Just about any Big Ten opponent would be great for an H&A.  Oklahoma would be great.  Oregon, Washington, USC.... it's a long list.  Can't play'em all.

What would happen if some playoff caliber P5 team "manned up" and played 4 P5 programs a year in addition to the 8 conference games, and they win their conference but split the OOC games to end up 11-2 with close losses and some impressive wins?  Would they get chosen over a 12-1 P5 conference champ?  Probably not, but maybe.

[FearlessF]

I'd rather play there than at Clemson or Texas or Notre Dame in general.

The loudest place I've been by far was Tennessee.  That was physically painful.

Texas A&M can be LOUD

[MarqHusker]

My votes for max loud are A&M and LSU.  You can tell the Swamp is that way too, but my line visit was vs a tomato can.

[Cincydawg]

MB Stadium was louder than I expected given the fans were split 50-50.  The dome thing is a major factor obviously.

They were selling hot dogs for $2.  I was shocked.

Opponents I would love to see scheduled would include Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Washington, USC, North Carolina, ...

I'd be fine with any other P5 program H&A.  Drop Tech and play more interesting programs.

[847badgerfan]

Would the pols allow UGA to drop Tech?

[Cincydawg]

I don't think there is any political special interest in GA about the game, I don't know of any, but perhaps something would surface if the series were ended.

I don't think it's any of their business obviously.  They should be off doing whatever it is they do to get reelected.

I'm just bored with the series.  At least the new coach will end all those cut blocks at the knees.  That's a something.  

Of course I also think Tech should drop down to Division III for their athletics in general.