Deion Sanders came up with what I admit is a great idea- to have the spring game against another team. It would probably be a controlled scrimmage sort of like in the NFL. Who should the Cards invite for their spring game?
An idea that’s ready for prime time
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You risk injury in an intrasquad game. I don’t know why you think it would end in a fight. I just think that this way you learn something about your team. Also, you get a much better crowd.
Bean, I think this is going to start up pretty quickly. When the sport is fully professionalized, within 2 or 3 years, max, they'll start this. More TV time and streaming and viewers. They take in more $$$. More advertisers. When the NCAA is pushed out of control of the P2/P3/P4, and the new Super "College Pro" League is formed, the sport will become even more about simply entertainment.
But, yes, I see lower level D1's playing pre-season exhibitions with Super League tams. For so many reasons.
But, yes, I see lower level D1's playing pre-season exhibitions with Super League tams. For so many reasons.
It's a fun idea, but it would be poach-apalooza for other teams. They'd be able to scout and recruit players from two teams at once.
There are already a handful of programs shutting down their spring games.
I don't know why a team would fly anywhere to do this. Why couldn't you schedule this sort of thing with a closer school? Now, you wouldn't want to schedule it with your rival, so UK is for sure out, and probably Cincy (even without the Satterfield angle) is out. But you could schedule Ohio, Bowling Green, Akron, Miami, Toledo, Dayton, Youngstown....
If ESPN pays a team to fly, to take a thumping, they'll fly.
Oh yeah, if it's paid for sure. I was speaking from the perspective of an AD who has to consider the budget.