Quote Originally Posted by SDFS View Post
The scheduling all comes down to the money. Either have it or you don't. There are a large number of programs at the FCS level that basically schedule themselves out of the playoffs every year. About half the Big Sky isn't playoff eligible because of the schedule. Note: The WAC and more western teams is really helping the Big Sky get more counter games on the schedules.
Not sure that applies to USD. We've paid to bring in plenty of teams in the past but we've really been on this kick that we're a D1 school so we're playing a full D1 (scholarship) schedule. Lots of home/home with Big Sky schools. OOC schedule for much of the last 10 years has been FBS, Big Sky, Big Sky. I do see our future schedules are changing that up as we have games with Lamar and St. Thomas.

I'm fine playing Big Sky schools as they are entertaining games, but would rather it be FBS, Big Sky, buy an FCS counter game.