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What kind of financial guarantee can he expect to be paid The rates for FCS teams have been climbing and fast. Why They now have a schedule that not only includes some real cream puffs but they are making more money too! What a deal!With the additional 12th game, almost all BCS conference schools are using that as yet another home game, which equates to more annual revenue. It also appears that it means more wins, albeit against the sisters of the poor.The coaches, players, and fans of Delaware State knew their chances of winning when they traveled to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan were slim to none. But they received $550,000 to play the game.Delaware State's payday of $550,000 for one game at Michigan is the equivalent of two years of home game revenues in their 7,000 seat stadium."From a competitive standpoint it's not an ideal situation," said Delaware State Head Coach Al Lavan. "But you always have hope."For the record, hope fell short for the Hornets. Generally Ohio State would not pay that much to a visiting team but the pageantry associated with a national service academy warranted paying Navy $1 million.In the past, the Buckeyes have paid $750,000 to $850,000 in guaranteed money out of net revenues that run between $3.8 million and $4.5 million per game depending on weather and concession sales.Arkansas State will receive $1 million for games at Auburn in 2010 and at Virginia Tech in 2011.Neutral site games are also potential huge paydays.

Boise State will receive $1.25 million for a game at Fed-Ex Field against Virginia Tech next year. The real whopper is that Texas A&M and Arkansas will each be paid $5 million per year to play their annual game at Jerry's World (Cowboy Stadium). That's better than BCS bowl money, and they don't have to share with the rest of the conference!For schools such as Michigan and Ohio State, in the top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), such games represent a good way to fill their stadiums and luxury suites and enjoy a little "tune up" for the bigger games down the road.Yes, there is a risk that they could lose to the lower-tier FCS schools as Michigan did in 2006 against Appalachian State (who was paid $400,000), but those upsets are very rare.These days, college football powers often find themselves in bidding wars over small-school opponents. When the NCAA went to a permanent 12-game schedule for the FBS in 2006, it opened the flood gates to get the smaller schools on the schedule.Ohio State's Athletic Director Gene Smith says the number of guaranteed games, especially those against FCS opponents, began to increase as major programs scrambled to fill their schedules."It's an issue of supply and demand," Smith said. "You have about 120 FBS schools, with six major conferences and about 10 or 11 teams in each league. Everybody is trying to play about four non-conference games a year and wants to play them in September before the league schedule starts."Because of the schedule squeeze, the visiting team often is the one with the leverage.

If Arkansas State is getting $1 million to play Auburn and Virginia Tech, shouldn't Boise State get $1 million to play a "one-away-game deal" tooSounds fair to me, but for some reason nobody will take them up on their offer.The biggest complaint you hear about Boise State from the so called experts on college football is "but they don't play anybody!" How can they play somebody when nobody will play themDidn't the Ohio State athletic director say there was a bidding war going on for games in September Boise State has holes in their September schedule. So whats the dealThe BCS "elite" programs are looking for the cream puffs, weak sisters of the poor, and the cupcakes to come into their stadium and play a game. In order to gain the respect of the national media, they need to boost their schedule with BCS programs. But there aren't any BCS programs that want to play the Broncos!BSU has offered to play home and home games, guarantee away games, neutral site games, and yet, with the exception of Virginia Tech, none of the BCS schools will agree to a game even though some schools are scrambling to fill their future schedules.When a fan buys their annual season tickets to watch their favorite "elite" BCS program play are they getting the value they once received If your favorite "elite" BCS team had the option of giving the fans a game against Delaware State or Boise State, which game would the fan like to seeIt is very clear that the 12-game BCS schedule is great for the FCS schools and other lower-tier conferences, but for a non-BCS conference school like Boise State it has a negative effect, and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better soon..

North Carolina Tar Heel fans are seeing a different Carolina team than last year. The 2009 National Champions moved at a pace that made their opponents dizzy. The Heels would give up a basket and five seconds later, you see Carolina getting an easy lay-up.What's different about this year's teamThere are several arguments that can be made Obviously, the absence of Tyler Hansbrough is the most used However, Carolina is still good inside. With senior Deon Thompson, long-armed Ed Davis, seven-footer Tyler Zeller, and the addition of multiple freshman, the Tar Heels have incredible depth down low.Another argument is that the Heels don't shoot well That just doesn't hold water. On average, North Carolina is shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from behind the arc.