I was looking at the football schedule again, and didn’t realize we were playing USM 5 days before we play OM. That was dumb as **** to do. Has this been discussed?
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Ole Miss plays ULM 5 days before the Egg Bowl. There isn’t a huge difference between the two schools. USM beat ULM 20-10 this year (well, 2022). You have to play somebody that week.
The problem is we will be USM’s Super Bowl. Playing them another weekend would be fine. 5 days before our biggest game against another in state rival does us no favors.
The whole Super Bowl thing is overrated. If 18-22 year kids don’t get up Saturdays to play 12-13 times a year I’m not overly concerned with their team. We were OMs Final Four yesterday and they looked as bad as they have looked all year.
No we won’t. That was the case 30 years ago, but it’s just a non- conference game to them & that’s all it’s ever been since we started playing them again. People are making a mountain out of a molehill.
I hope so, but I don’t like it. More so for the short rest before OM and not because I think we lose to USM.
I ain’t mad at it. Win both in less than a week and that’s a pretty solid flex move for a HC who wants to dominate in-state recruiting.
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I hate the short rest too. Really looking forward to Saturday Egg Bowls again when Texas joins the SEC (Texas vs A&M will likely take our place on thanksgiving night).
It’s sad that SEC teams are playing FCS teams at all in November… Hold on for a moment, being told USM is in the FBS. Who coulda known…
Should never be scared to play USM. They are not that good. Have not been in 10 years or more. They are G5.
Or there will now be a double header on Thanksgiving which I cast my vote for
The Egg Bowl is a Thanksgiving Night spectacle that the Nation can't look away from. Yeah, we've had crazy stuff happen when the game is played on Saturdays, too, but its not a national stage.
What does UT-A&M give us? The winners can't even go to the Chicken Ranch anymore.
What does UT-A&M give us? The winners can't even go to the Chicken Ranch anymore.
Agreed. If you don’t think Will Hall will have his team amped for this game, you don’t know the Hall fam.
I wonder if USM’s AD has been considered for our AD position. He’s a Delta St. grad and grew up an MSU fan. He’s from Houlka MS too. Seems to be a really good guy from interviews I’ve seen.
We shouldn’t play Southern Miss in any sport. Let them wilt on the vine, the only reason they still have an Athletics program is because of MSU keeping them afloat.
The Thanksgiving night time slot isn’t nearly as desirable now that the NFL plays a game Thanksgiving night too. Many more people will watch the NFL game than college football.
Attendance calculator....
MSU 45k season/student tickets.
USM 10 fans.
Opening day of Gun season -44,975
total attendance: 35 people
MSU 45k season/student tickets.
USM 10 fans.
Opening day of Gun season -44,975
total attendance: 35 people
We pay them to play in Starkville. The last one was $1.2 million, so I want to say this time will be about $2 million.
A game against us makes them more than their CUSA media payout some years. Their Sun Belt payout will be better, but most G5 schools (like FCS) rely on those “away team” travel fees.
We’re not paying them anything for the 2023 game & they’re not paying us anything in 2024.
Please explain it to me? According to a post above, we paid them $1.2mm in 2019. No idea if that is true or not, just taking that poster at his word. In 2019, southern had an athletic budget of $25 million. Our payout of $1.2 accounted for roughly 5 percent of their budget and that was over 3 years ago. I’m not understand how 5% of their annual budget once every 3 years is keeping them afloat.
I’m going based on this on the $1.2 Million we paid:
USM to receive hefty payday for '19 game at Mississippi State
The Golden Eagles are set to travel to Starkville on Sept. 7, 2019, for a non-conference football game against Mississippi State.
www.hattiesburgamerican.com
and this on the few hundred thousand they get for TV:
Here’s a look at all the current conference TV deals
While changes are coming, here are the conference TV deals for each of the 10 leagues, for Notre Dame and for the College Football Playoff.
$25 Million budget seems pretty high for Southern Miss.
I’m going based on this on the $1.2 Million we paid:
USM to receive hefty payday for '19 game at Mississippi State
The Golden Eagles are set to travel to Starkville on Sept. 7, 2019, for a non-conference football game against Mississippi State.www.hattiesburgamerican.com
and this on the few hundred thousand they get for TV:
Here’s a look at all the current conference TV deals
While changes are coming, here are the conference TV deals for each of the 10 leagues, for Notre Dame and for the College Football Playoff.www.on3.com
$25 Million budget seems pretty high for Southern Miss.
I’m basing it on the report in their website.
Sorry, I wasn’t doubting you. I was just genuinely surprised it was that high.
When you look at Football Revenue, I believe a good chunk of that $5 million came from away games against Power 5 teams.
It's not all about money as in sheer revenue. It's also about relevancy, ticket sales, merchandise, etc. There is a good chance we lose one of those games. That type of thing motivates them in a big way. This creates more USM fans that could have maybe been MSU fans.
There's nothing we can do with Ole Miss. They are established, they aren't going anywhere. That is why I don't concern myself with cheering against them. Best thing we can hope for is just to grow together. But we don't need Southern taking up capital in south Mississippi. Playing them keeps them thinking that they are our peers, and beating us makes them strive to get to that level.
It's a bad idea, all around. Play them in basketball and baseball, sure. But don't mess with them in football.
Good lord at the amount of handwringing and worrying about a game against Southern freaking Miss. It's a Sunbelt team people. Yes, there's a chance we could lose a game to them but not often. We've lost games to Maine, UAB, Troy St., and LA Tech before. Didn't affect a thing and it won't if/when we lose a game to Southern Miss. It would be embarrassing for a while, but they're not ever going to be a threat to us. So good luck to them in the Sunbelt.
My guy, you understand this isn’t 1980 anymore? This USM program is a shell of what it was. We should win by 30+ easily
Yeah southern’s football program has really taken off since we started playing them again in 2014**
Such an odd take. We are not losing recruits to Southern. We are not losing fans to Southern.
I'd be more concerned with this if it were 1996. That game really shouldn't be much more than a scrimmage for us.
You have to play somebody but if we're going to have a thursday night game, I'd rather it be the FCS matchup the week before to let us rest players that are banged up and also allow us to devote some practice time to the Ole Miss game plan during the week before.
Not a huge deal if they're playing ULM; we're both more or less in the same spot. But would rather have an FCS team.
There is NOT a "good chance" we lose one of those last 2 games. Cheering against tsun should be required of all STATE fans even if they are playing Chi-Coms in Ping Pong. 17 hoping to "Grow Together" with tsun as we should hope they wither on prickly vines and get curb stomped in all things sports.