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Body bag games and OSU football

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A body bag game is a game scheduled by a lower tier program at the home of a traditional football power program.  There is no return game, in other words the national power will not travel to the lower tier program’s home stadium.  Often there is a substantial payout to the lower tier program for making the trip without a return game.  These games are generally scheduled by programs in the ranks of Division 1-AA (FCS) and by Division 1-A (FBS) programs that have difficulties in generating sufficient revenues to support their programs.

OSU at Penn State, 2008.

OSU at Penn State, 2008.

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Scheduling games with D1-AA schools, an acceptable path to a BCS bowl?

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Some fans believe scheduling tough teams in the non-conference portion of their slate of opponents is the best way to reach the BCS.  On the other hand, many coaches and athletic directors understand that if they don’t win, they get fired.  They know that in conference play, the games are a tough gauntlet that impedes their team’s progress to the ultimate goal, a BCS appearance.  So it’s understandable why many coaches and athletics directors schedule one non-conference game with a D1-AA opponent as permitted under the current rules.
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