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NCAA Playoffs Week 1: Duquesne at YSU Saturday 11/25 at 5pm
IAA Fan:
--- Quote from: The YO Show on November 22, 2023, 01:44:49 PM ---No problem IAA! Sidenote, I would love for the NEC to go up to 63 full scholarship equivalent.
What you are probably remembering is when the NEC recently went from 30 scholarship limit for football to the 45 they are today.
https://www.flofootball.com/articles/11205255-what-type-of-scholarships-do-division-ii-iii-and-fcs-football-players-get
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right, I thought that was 3 years ago & this was the 4th year and I thought they then going to the full 63. I was just reading the original proposal. The conference teams back down their number of grants-in-aid to 18 and adds that to the 45 scholarships, bringing the total to 63. So in effect they do have their 63 scholarship equivalent. I do not think that grants-in-aid are based on sport, but rather income. So the schools probably do not have to use them for football players.
YsuPride:
Being that the start time is 5pm which is the latest time I believe in the FCS playoffs for the opening round we should avoid the OSU VS MICH game with the 5pm time . No excuses to somewhat fill the stadium for the game I would think, Weather will be cold but dry. I got my 2 tickets on Monday. Go Guins!!!
Double ET:
Because many students are not on campus due to Thanksgiving holidays, as in the past, we will have problems getting a big crowd for this game (except in the 90’s). 8-10 k is probably a more realistic expectation.
I was pleasantly surprised that they gave out Senior Citizens discount ($10 for age of 62+) for reserved seats. I don’t remember ever getting senior discount in any previous playoff games (I qualified for the last 14 years !). I believe this is the first time. Anyone remembers differently?
Go Penguins.
InTheYo:
I would anticipate a crowd similar with Samford in 2016 which was also a 5pm kick. That game had 5,322. Over the years these FCS playoff games on Thanksgiving weekend have drawn poorly. Hell NDSU has only sold 7k thus far in their 18,500 dome.
To those that do show up, be sure to be loud!
Wick250:
--- Quote from: InTheYo on November 23, 2023, 10:08:34 AM ---I would anticipate a crowd similar with Samford in 2016 which was also a 5pm kick. That game had 5,322. Over the years these FCS playoff games on Thanksgiving weekend have drawn poorly. Hell NDSU has only sold 7k thus far in their 18,500 dome.
To those that do show up, be sure to be loud!
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I agree. I hope that we can attract about 5k. I remember that the 2016 "crowd" was actually the largest of the games played that weekend.
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