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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/No-Reason-4146 on 2024-08-28 23:15:42+00:00.
In their last year as an FBS independent, UMass will play @ Mississippi State and Georgia, and bafflingly will host Missouri. I’m not trying to promote SEC bias here (MSU is a very bad team, it doesn’t just mean more if you have a logo on your field) but why would any AD agree to this? Is UMass that strapped for cash that they’re alright being blown out 3x in a year in front of huge fanbases? Has UMass accepted its role as a perpetual bottom-feeder in FBS and will the move to the MAC remedy the need to schedule so many P5 teams?
UConn is also doing the same thing but arguably even worse by playing 4 P5 teams - playing at Maryland, Duke, and Syracuse + hosting Wake Forest, though none of these are massive brands. Is this just the reality of being a small independent in the era of super-conferences?
Edit: does anyone know how much they’re getting paid for this?