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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2308165, member: 27"]
We paid $900K to Middle Tennessee to have them come here and beat us.  It was not smart scheduling and bad business.

I hear what you are saying about FCS vs FBS.  In this case, there was an opening for an FCS team, so it was a no brainer to get a team that you can bus it and pay a relatively low fee to come in.

If we need to book an FBS school, it makes more sense to book Army, or UMass, or SUNY Buffalo.  Schools that are close by, will therefore not require a lot of money to book, who have a bad program and might even bring some fans.  The problem is, a lot of schools want to play these programs because everyone is looking for the same things we are (or should be anyway).

Middle Tennessee State has talent, good coaching and has beaten a bunch of FBS schools.  I think Syracuse was it's sixth FBS win.  They are a dangerous team to play, much like East Carolina was back in the day.  I want to avoid those situations whenever possible.
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