Football 2010 USA TODAY Coaches Preseason Poll

**Saul Good** · 08-24-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

That's just what the BSU PR team wants you to believe. The truth is that Boise State is demanding much higher payouts than the typical cupcakes that BCS teams schedule and sometimes requiring a home-and-home series. They can't complain about teams not wanting to schedule them while at the same time making demands that those teams are not willing to meet. I heard that Nebraska has/had offered a 3-year series (2 in Lincoln, 1 in Boise) starting in 2015 but the little smurfs haven't accepted.

Boise State isn't a typical cupcake team. Why wouldn't they get more? Nebraska should play 2 in Boise.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-24-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Boise State isn't a typical cupcake team. Why wouldn't they get more? Nebraska should play 2 in Boise.

Because cupcakes get more $$ to travel than non-cupcakes. When BCS teams play out of conference games they get less $$ than a cupcake gets. Teams pay cupcakes more $$ because it's like buying a win. Boise State can't have it both ways. They can't claim to be one of the 'big boy's' and demand the pay of a 'cupcake'.

**Saul Good** · 08-24-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Because cupcakes get more $$ to travel than non-cupcakes. When BCS teams play out of conference games they get less $$ than a cupcake gets. Teams pay cupcakes more $$ because it's like buying a win. Boise State can't have it both ways. They can't claim to be one of the 'big boy's' and demand the pay of a 'cupcake'.

They get more to travel because they don't get a home game in return. Boise should either get equal home games or more $$$.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-24-2010, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

They get more to travel because they don't get a home game in return. Boise should either get equal home games or more $$$.

Big boy teams don't get as much money as cupcakes. For example, in 2008 Virginia Tech traveled to Nebraska. Nebraska paid VT $300,000. San Jose State and Western Michigan also traveled to Nebraska, but each of them got $800,000.

I can give you countless examples of how big boy teams don't get the same $$ as cupcakes.

Boise State can't ask for more money and then claim to be a big boy.