Should Division 1 AA teams get paid to play big name teams?

Question

For example tonight.....Middle Tennessee State is getting paid to play against Louisville. Should this continue to happen? Is it good for the game since it seems that its all about money?

To those of you who are getting technical forget it. I dont care if you correct me or not but thats not what Im asking. You get the point of the question.

Answer 1

I believe they should get paid, but it would not be a big deal if they didn't. These smaller schools get national exposure that they would not get without playing big name teams. This increases their exposure to potential recruits and strengthens their recruiting power.

Answer 2

Middle Tennessee State is a Division 1A team, plays in the Sun Belt conference, the game was more about MTS playing a tougher schedule. The Winner of the Sun Belt Conference plays in the New Orleans Bowl

Answer 3

Ummm, Middle Tennesee is a !-A school that plays in one of the lower prestige confrences the Sun Belt, which has a minor bowl affliation the New Orleans Bowl. 1-AA schools basically get a nice payday for expenses and so on. Sometimes , the 1-A school gets a victory or comes very close i.e Furman and UNC.
If the ncaa stops counting these wins towards the 6 needed for bowl eligibility it will stop

Answer 4

AL East- Red Sox because they're my favorite team and I would want to play in Fenway Park. AL Central- Minnesota Twins because they are typically a very smart franchise when it comes to drafting and developing players. AL West- Texas Rangers because I think they're a team that will be good in a few years with Ian Kinsler, Andrus, and Saltalamaccia. NL East- Florida Marlins because of Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla and young pitching. They always find a way to win a world series every few years. NL Central- Milwaukee Brewers because of Braun, Fielder and Gallardo. They're a few good players from being a great team. NL West- San Francisco Giants because of the great pitching staff and Pablo "Kung Fu Panda." Plus the ballpark is right by the bay. I would be a hitter so I could play everyday. Right fielder to be exact.

Answer 5

YES divison 1 AA teams dont have as much money for those programs this helps
it gets them a chance to be on tv and to play infront of big teams
yes its the best thing for these programs on all angles it helps that team get better it gives the team they play a tune up game and most importantly it helps out teams that dont get money for being on tv or being part of divison 1 A bowls

Answer 6

I think they should get paid. I mean, 9 out of 10 times their going to lose, likely by 30 points or more, so yeah. They shouldn't take that kind of physical beating for nothing.

Answer 7

yeah why not, Richmond beat Duke 13-0 in Sept. and got paid to do it. Hampton and Richmond could probably beat Maryland, North Carolina, and UVA, if they joined the ACC.