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Cleveland.com article: Football dominates Youngstown State's athletic budget

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Penguin Nation:
YO show,

What return? I don't think the fans or playoff selection committee are buying that we are in a prestigious conference.

The YO Show:
I think they know its a prestigious conference, after all an unprecedented 5 MVFC teams made the playoffs last year. The problem is we have been managing to not get it done in conference play when we need to and finish middle of the pack in our conference.

Wick250:
ScarletRook is absolutely correct.  Those travel costs for the football team are a non-issue that most teams in the country face.  Suppose we played in the CAA instead of the MVFC (the only reasonable alternative.)  It would cost the same to transport the football team to Virginia as it does now to go to Illinois.  Travel costs to Maine and New Hampshire would be similar to the Dakotas.  This is a silly non-issue.

Penguin Nation:
Half of the CAA teams are closer than ISUb.  Seems like travel costs would be less but there are lots of logistics in play.

The CAA is closer for both team and fan travel. The CAA has an NBC contract. I watch these games from FL. Higher return, lower investment.

Hopefully our MVFC membership puts us in a favorable position if there is D1 realignment. Akron joining the MVFC (I don't think that is all that unlikely) would be a game changer for YSU. it is true that the playoff committee was more reasonable in its 2014 selections. We'll see if that continues. I'd make No moves now, but would reevaluate after the picture is clearer in the next year or two.

IAA Fan:
Wick, it is the fact that no one ever heard of NDSU, even after 4-titles who gives a crap about them? Certainly not the average fan. Now ask that same fan if the have hear of Villanova, or UMASS (realizing these teams may not be in the CAA anymore) You see the difference? YSU is so much more a of a quality sports destination since Strollo took over and I cannot see how anyone would think otherwise ...except a football-only fan ...or a football/MBB fan. I respect that, but do not think it is the case.

I live in Columbus and people down there still think of Ytown as a big football town. A lot more of them would show up for that money game, than one with the Bison. They know how the Valley has draped the national collegiate football landscape for a century.

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