In about 10 of the games last night, the cumulative score was 527-66. Four of those games had a cumulative score of 215-0.
Seriously, what purpose can this possibly serve for either side? Nobody benefits from games like this.
I know, I know, there's seems to be an FCS upset every year (yes, I recall App State over Michigan), and that's always exciting to see the little guy win, but is it worth the one or two upsets when 95% of the games are veritable blood baths? What can it possibly benefit Arkansas Pine Bluff to get absolutely annihilated 70-0? What does it benefit Arkansas? There is zero benefit to the team when you match up against someone who is so woefully overmatched. Arkansas could have won 150-0 if they wanted. You're far better off just scrimmaging yourself.
And, yes, I know it's a financial thing for the little schools, but is it worth the product of an absolutely crappy game? "Hey, guys, we're going to send you out there to play a game you have no business playing in, have a 0.001% chance of winning, to get embarrassed and humiliated for 4 full quarters, but we really need the dough. Thanks!" And, yes, I know there's the whole goodwill thing with the big FBS school scheduling the little in-state FCS school. "As a gesture of our goodwill towards our neighbors, we'd like to have you come play a game where we're going to violate you for 4 straight quarters. Because goodwill!" And, yes, I know there's the feel good thing that it allows those players from the FCS team the opportunity to play on the big stage. "We feel bad for you boys down there at the FCS school, so we're going to have you come get curb stomped at our place so you can experience the joy of big-time football."
The whole things just seems more and more ludicrous each year. From a competitive perspective, it's shameless for FBS teams to even schedule games like this. And it's a shameless money grab by the FCS programs. It particularly makes little sense when there are plenty of cream puff FBS games that could be scheduled. Sure, the score may not be 70-0, but you can still get an easy win.
Maybe it would hurt the FCS teams' feelings to do away with the games, but I see no purpose in absolutely laughable games that offer zero benefit to anyone. If they can't financially keep their programs afloat without taking a mindless beating every year from an FBS team, then they shouldn't have a team.
Seriously, what purpose can this possibly serve for either side? Nobody benefits from games like this.
I know, I know, there's seems to be an FCS upset every year (yes, I recall App State over Michigan), and that's always exciting to see the little guy win, but is it worth the one or two upsets when 95% of the games are veritable blood baths? What can it possibly benefit Arkansas Pine Bluff to get absolutely annihilated 70-0? What does it benefit Arkansas? There is zero benefit to the team when you match up against someone who is so woefully overmatched. Arkansas could have won 150-0 if they wanted. You're far better off just scrimmaging yourself.
And, yes, I know it's a financial thing for the little schools, but is it worth the product of an absolutely crappy game? "Hey, guys, we're going to send you out there to play a game you have no business playing in, have a 0.001% chance of winning, to get embarrassed and humiliated for 4 full quarters, but we really need the dough. Thanks!" And, yes, I know there's the whole goodwill thing with the big FBS school scheduling the little in-state FCS school. "As a gesture of our goodwill towards our neighbors, we'd like to have you come play a game where we're going to violate you for 4 straight quarters. Because goodwill!" And, yes, I know there's the feel good thing that it allows those players from the FCS team the opportunity to play on the big stage. "We feel bad for you boys down there at the FCS school, so we're going to have you come get curb stomped at our place so you can experience the joy of big-time football."
The whole things just seems more and more ludicrous each year. From a competitive perspective, it's shameless for FBS teams to even schedule games like this. And it's a shameless money grab by the FCS programs. It particularly makes little sense when there are plenty of cream puff FBS games that could be scheduled. Sure, the score may not be 70-0, but you can still get an easy win.
Maybe it would hurt the FCS teams' feelings to do away with the games, but I see no purpose in absolutely laughable games that offer zero benefit to anyone. If they can't financially keep their programs afloat without taking a mindless beating every year from an FBS team, then they shouldn't have a team.
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