Midweek Games

[ManAboutTown]

In regards to media revenue and midweek games, I’d like to see the conference adopt a model where let’s say 70% of the yearly media revenue is divided amongst all schools evenly, and then the remaining 30% is divided up amongst teams based on how many home non-Saturday games they have to host. So Coastal, App, UL would get 13.43% each, stAte and SouthAl would get 11.29%, and GS, GSU, Troy, Tx St, and ULM get 7% each. Note that currently the 10 teams split it evenly and get 10% each. So us, Coastal, and App would get close to 3.5% above our typical media distribution percentage which would help lessen the loss of gameday revenue from the non-Saturday games.

Love this idea.

[shof]

Agree also. The teams being marketed by ESPN on weeknights is good for the conference, in even the individual schools by getting our names out there; but at a cost of lost weekend game revenues and our fan base. There should definitely be a way to balance that loss. No different than bowl participants getting more revenue to cover added expenses as opposed to teams staying home during bowl season.
It’s not like you are rewarding the teams, it more so off setting expenses or lost revenue.

[Duggie35]

In regards to media revenue and midweek games, I’d like to see the conference adopt a model where let’s say 70% of the yearly media revenue is divided amongst all schools evenly, and then the remaining 30% is divided up amongst teams based on how many home non-Saturday games they have to host. So Coastal, App, UL would get 13.43% each, stAte and SouthAl would get 11.29%, and GS, GSU, Troy, Tx St, and ULM get 7% each. Note that currently the 10 teams split it evenly and get 10% each. So us, Coastal, and App would get close to 3.5% above our typical media distribution percentage which would help lessen the loss of gameday revenue from the non-Saturday games.

That sounds like a good idea now, but what happens if UL has a few years where we are not a desirable team to be placed in those games? We might not have the same opinion at that time!

[ZoomZoom]

SBC should compensate each team that plays midweek. A financial incentive to improve their product.

Due to the cyclical nature of success at the G-5 level, leave it alone. I’d hope we’d never be Texas State/ULM desirable, but it happens. Obviously we have a brand and culture people want to see. Isn’t that our objective?

Notice the common thread of those with one game…a road game. Be thankful. I get it, Saturdays are great for the fans. Success comes with a price.

[CajunFan3406]

That sounds like a good idea now, but what happens if UL has a few years where we are not a desirable team to be placed in those games? We might not have the same opinion at that time!

And I'm fine with that. Let the teams that are carrying the conference with winning football get more money for losing Saturday home games. If the athletics department doesn't like the drop in revenue, then put a product on the field that is worthy of being televised.

Also, those percentages were just something I threw out. They can be modified with a bigger "pool" number of 80%, and then the weekday game split is only 20%. Meaning less disparity between the 6 Saturday game group and the <6 Saturday game group.

Just so you know that in the last 10 seasons, we have only gone two years (2015, 2018) where we did not host a non-Saturday game. If we truly believe in what Billy is building here, then as fans we should expect to be a desirable team going forward, and hold our athletics department accountable if we are not.

[CajunVic]

And I'm fine with that. Let the teams that are carrying the conference with winning football get more money for losing Saturday home games. If the athletics department doesn't like the drop in revenue, then put a product on the field that is worthy of being televised.

Also, those percentages were just something I threw out. They can be modified with a bigger "pool" number of 80%, and then the weekday game split is only 20%. Meaning less disparity between the 6 Saturday game group and the <6 Saturday game group.

Just so you know that in the last 10 seasons, we have only gone two years (2015, 2018) where we did not host a non-Saturday game. If we truly believe in what Billy is building here, then as fans we should expect to be a desirable team going forward, and hold our athletics department accountable if we are not.

Here we go. There it is. When you are good, you play midweek on TV and sometimes your Saturday games are moved to 11:00.

Who wants the alternative, where you earn cheese biietching about how bad we are?

[JayWalker]

Texas
Ohio
App
Arky State
Texas State
Georgia State
Liberty
Conference Title Game
Bowl Game

That's NINE games on linear television networks. (and ULM is still on the table.)
Somebody thinks we are really good.

[CajunVic]

Texas
Ohio
App
Arky State
Texas State
Georgia State
Liberty
Conference Title Game
Bowl Game

That's NINE games on linear television networks. (and ULM is still on the table.)
Somebody thinks we are really good.

And they are correct . . .

[moorecajun]

And I'm fine with that. Let the teams that are carrying the conference with winning football get more money for losing Saturday home games. If the athletics department doesn't like the drop in revenue, then put a product on the field that is worthy of being televised.

Also, those percentages were just something I threw out. They can be modified with a bigger "pool" number of 80%, and then the weekday game split is only 20%. Meaning less disparity between the 6 Saturday game group and the <6 Saturday game group.

Just so you know that in the last 10 seasons, we have only gone two years (2015, 2018) where we did not host a non-Saturday game. If we truly believe in what Billy is building here, then as fans we should expect to be a desirable team going forward, and hold our athletics department accountable if we are not.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. IMO it is totally fair; the games picked by ESPN for weeknight games are estimated by them to be the best of the league. So compensate the teams for lost revenue just because they were better than the other teams in the league.

If have not heard anyone say they prefer playing on a weeknight; the HC's say they like the national exposure but at what price? This would help.

[cajun4life]

Texas
Ohio
App
Arky State
Texas State
Georgia State
Liberty
Conference Title Game
Bowl Game

That's NINE games on linear television networks. (and ULM is still on the table.)
Somebody thinks we are really good.

Absolutely! But we are building the brand while sacrificing the chance at creating a larger core fan base.

[LaCajunsFan]

Texas
Ohio
App
Arky State
Texas State
Georgia State
Liberty
Conference Title Game
Bowl Game

That's NINE games on linear television networks. (and ULM is still on the table.)
Somebody thinks we are really good.

Yep. That really puts our suffering through all the mid-week games into a proper perspective.

[CajunVic]

Suffering is in the eye of the beholder. We are good and it has been shown by the way we have been treated by the TV executives. If we continue to be good, we will continue to be chosen for these games. If that happens, we will need a lot of cheese. Oh well . . .