Schedule Updates

[bluehenbillk]

Article by Tres about the UD FB schedule changes notes that the 2 games at PSU were scheduled when UD was in FCS. Estimated payout was $400K for 2023 game. UD got $750K for Colorado game which Tres states is likely now a bare minimum. So it wold seem that UD wouldn't come to PSU in 2027 without a substantially bigger payday that PSU wasn't willing to give to UD at this time.

Actually the reports out now lead to UD most likely led the cancellation as UD agreed to compensate PSU the difference in the guarantee PSU is paying Maine above what they were contracted to pay UD

I guess that the higher amount that PSU is paying Maine vs. UD is that they just contracted with Maine to replace UD when the UD contract for 2023 & 2027 was signed in 2022 or early 2023. I am still assuming that UD is going to net significantly more money playing at Illinois even after compensating PSU for the higher amount PSU is paying Maine now vs. the earlier contracted amount to pay UD. Otherwise, it wouldn't appear to make sense for UD to cancel the PSU game to play at Illinois.

Yes I believe UD was to get about 400k, probably forked over about 100k for difference in Maine payout. UD will surely get more than all of this to play at Illinois I agree.

[mainejeff]

Does anyone know what Maine is getting? $500K?

[Henny]

Yes, all economic decisions like a lot of other things in college athletics these days.

[mrdavidjb]

Article by Tres about the UD FB schedule changes notes that the 2 games at PSU were scheduled when UD was in FCS. Estimated payout was $400K for 2023 game. UD got $750K for Colorado game which Tres states is likely now a bare minimum. So it wold seem that UD wouldn't come to PSU in 2027 without a substantially bigger payday that PSU wasn't willing to give to UD at this time.

Actually the reports out now lead to UD most likely led the cancellation as UD agreed to compensate PSU the difference in the guarantee PSU is paying Maine above what they were contracted to pay UD

I guess that the higher amount that PSU is paying Maine vs. UD is that they just contracted with Maine to replace UD when the UD contract for 2023 & 2027 was signed in 2022 or early 2023. I am still assuming that UD is going to net significantly more money playing at Illinois even after compensating PSU for the higher amount PSU is paying Maine now vs. the earlier contracted amount to pay UD. Otherwise, it wouldn't appear to make sense for UD to cancel the PSU game to play at Illinois.

The original Penn State agreement was made in 2018, so I’m sure the cost of scheduling opponents has jumped in the last eight years.

https://6abc.com/sports/penn-state-addi ... s/4101296/

[hoopster]

Is the 2026 CUSA schedule coming out this week? Haven’t heard an official date for the schedule but I believe it was released in the first week of February last year.

[Big R]

I would guess that we play the three we did not play in 2025 and five of the remaining eight teams. I also hope that they keep UD - Liberty as an annual game due to geography. (I could be wrong, but I believe UTEP and NM State played every year).

[topstraight]

Schedule may be delayed due to the La Tech departure controversy.

In order to avoid a bunch of criticism on the internet (long story).

They may "try" to wait till they have a settlement reached with La Tech---BUT if it drags on much longer (Courts)--they'll just have to go ahead and release it anyway.

Very frustrating.

[jd of de]

Schedule may be delayed due to the La Tech departure controversy.

In order to avoid a bunch of criticism on the internet (long story).

They may "try" to wait till they have a settlement reached with La Tech---BUT if it drags on much longer (Courts)--they'll just have to go ahead and release it anyway.

Very frustrating.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! LA Tech's pipe dream is clearly holding my travel plans hostage. It's simple; if wanna move on, pay the exit fee!

[jd of de]

CUSA hasn't released their football schedule yet do to the legal stuff from the conference realignment move - but have two different schedules prepared.

source: https://x.com/Genetics56/status/2022475162537337327

[TokyoHens1]

Have they resolve legal issue yet? What's taking them sooooooooooo long?

[Gannonfan]

American Conference just came out with their 2026 schedules. Getting close to time to release our schedule. Gotta start planning.

[Udforever1]

Looks like it won’t be in the next few days. Still figuring out the LA Tech mess.

https://x.com/cregstephenson/status/202 ... 99084?s=46

[72 Hen]

The lawyers are involved and they don't care how long it takes. They are trying to negotiate a lower buy out. Billable hours

What are the current exit fees for schools leaving Conference USA?

The exit fee for schools leaving Conference USA is reported to be more than $5 million, which includes two years' worth of revenue distributions and the remaining years on the current grant of rights, up until 2028. The buyout figure is expected to land between $5 to $7.5 million.

[topstraight]

CUSA does not have "exit fees".

It's Two Years of conference revenues--withheld(and a lot of other details).

Approx. SIX Million in Tech's case.

[72 Hen]

semantics This most recent article does use the term exit fees. This is where my comment comes from.

https://www.rustonleader.com/sports/tec ... -2026-exit

The CUSA exit fee is more than $5 million, with departing schools required to pay two years’ worth of revenue distributions and the remaining years on the current grant of rights which are up in 2028.

The buyout figure is expected to land between $5 to $7.5 million, according to sources.