Deion Sanders calls HBCU money games ‘ultimate sellout’ in rant about continued practice

[Kenn Rashad]

Deion Sanders calls HBCU money games 'ultimate sellout' in rant about inequitable practice

At the end of his weekly appearance in front of local and national HBCU football media, Deion Sanders requested an iPhone because he had something to say.

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[The Founder]

I agree with Coach on this.

 

[Buc98]

Preach Prime!

 

[Jag Voice]

No argument here!

Even though he's comparing our payouts to those of FBS programs, some HBCUs should have received more when you look at the game attendance and how many extra local fans came out to see our bands.

 

[patsnation80]

I definitely agree with Coach on this one! The money should go to the department that is playing for that financial gain.

 

[bjnt922]

Totally agree. If you pay me to take a punch from Mike Tyson at least make worthwhile. Anything under 1 million ain’t worth it.

 

[Journalist]

compare payouts to non-HBCU FCS in their FBS money games, please

Why do we get hammered for what everyone else is doing?

 

[Tiger G]

LSU's payout to Southern was huge, considering Southern had meager travel expenses. UCLA's payout to Alabama State should have been more, East Coast to West Coast travel. All Sanders is saying, "If you want to schedule Jackson State, the guarantee must be attractive."

 

[Kenn Rashad]

compare payouts to non-HBCU FCS in their FBS money games, please

Why do we get hammered for what everyone else is doing?

I'm going to address that.

 

[jsupop33]

I'm going to address that.

uh oh

 

[GSUperTiger]

I agree with the calculus of Prime comments as the thought process in making these deals are flawed.

SU’s payout should have been in the $1 million and above range. Show me a non conference G5 or FCS school where LSU has sold out. SU has a benchmark for future contests with LSU, which I hope last Saturday was one and done.

 

[buckwheat1911]

I agree with Coach on this.

Same here! I'm glad someone is speaking up. Maybe it's the old way of thinking is why our higher-ups are negotiating like they should.

 

[Big Daddy Jag]

I totally agree!

 

[Jag Voice]

compare payouts to non-HBCU FCS in their FBS money games, please

Why do we get hammered for what everyone else is doing?

Below is what was reported several months ago when this topic came up.

2022 FCS vs. FBS Payouts

FCS teams face FBS opponents 115 times in the 2022 season. We're gathering the guaranteed payouts for these matchups.

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Note: The SU payout on this list is wrong. It is 760K and would be #2 on this list.

 

[Kendrick]

uh oh

~sigh~

 

[Kendrick]

This came up last year, too. Several coaches, including Deion, talked about it.

HBCU football coaches talk cost-benefit analysis of playing money games

Week 2 of the college football season saw a schedule heavy on HBCU-FBS matchups that featured all too familiar lopsided outcomes.

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[Tiger G]

Below is what was reported several months ago when this topic came up.

2022 FCS vs. FBS Payouts

FCS teams face FBS opponents 115 times in the 2022 season. We're gathering the guaranteed payouts for these matchups.

herosports.com

Note: The SU payout on this list is wrong. It is 760K and would be #2 on this list.

Ausberry decided the teams were stable enough to compete, and he believed LSU’s first football game against an HBCU opponent might help bridge the divides. LSU and Southern agreed to a $700,000 guarantee with an additional $60,000 payment to Southern’s athletic foundation and 800 complimentary tickets.

“It does start a healing process,” Ausberry said, “from things in the past.”

LSU and Southern: The long story of city division, football and a chance to come together

Behind the counter at her family’s store, Janice White moved from one task to the next. She restocked shelves with Columbia blue Southern T-shirts. She organized racks of apparel. She

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[Attack Dog]

“We’re not nearly as good. And then you lose in three to four players because of the type of beating that you’ve got.”

Where is the outrage?

 

[NastyD]

“We’re not nearly as good. And then you lose in three to four players because of the type of beating that you’ve got.”

Where is the outrage?

*The reach*

Are you nearly as good as Alabama.. absolutely not.

 

[Attack Dog]

No reach.

 

[C-LeB28]

What about when a FCS team pays Div. II or NAIA schools to play them? Do any of you know how much they get paid?

 

[The Founder]

No argument here!

Even though he's comparing our payouts to those of FBS programs, some HBCUs should have received more when you look at the game attendance and how many extra local fans came out to see our bands.

You got damn right!!! The first ULM was sold out was when they played Grambling. The first time Tech was sold out was when they played Southern!!!

 

[The Founder]

What about when a FCS team pays Div. II or NAIA schools to play them? Do any of you know how much they get paid?

I don’t know and I have always wondered about that. Especially that private school that was the whipping child for SWAC schools.

 

[Nelson]

Deion Sanders calls HBCU money games 'ultimate sellout' in rant about inequitable practice

At the end of his weekly appearance in front of local and national HBCU football media, Deion Sanders requested an iPhone because he had something to say.

hbcusports.com

From USAToday last year:

USA TODAY Sports reviewed contracts for 106 of this season's 116 games between the FBS and FCS. Eleven games included payouts of at least $600,000 and six of at least $650,000 but none approach the Vandals' seven-figure paycheck.

• Also on Saturday, Michigan State will pay Youngstown State $725,000.
• Washington paid Montana $675,000 for last weekend's 13-7 loss, the biggest upset of the young season.
• Idaho will make $675,000 to face Oregon State on Sept. 18.
• That same weekend, California will pay Sacramento State $675,000.
• Miami (Fla.) will pay Central Connecticut State $650,000 on Sept. 25.

Indiana and Idaho inked a two-game contract in 2015 that will pay $1.3 million for a second trip to Bloomington in 2022.

Payouts over $1 million are not uncommon in games between FBS teams from the Power Five and Group of Five. There were six such games in the SEC alone in Week 1, led by Kent State making $1.9 million to play at Texas A&M.

Seems to be like <600K is the norm. Their review saw that out of 106 games last year between FBS & FCS, only 18 were higher than 600K (17%). The rest were below 600K (83%). Idaho is an outlier since they negotiated that contract while an FBS program, so you can even exclude them.

As far as the money games go, even SWAC commish McClelland said "I do not see a time when we will not play these games” -- so they'll continue for the immediate future.

What about when a FCS team pays Div. II or NAIA schools to play them? Do any of you know how much they get paid?

Or even a College of Faith? They got like what 10-15k? I can only imagine NAIA and D2 being a 10x increase max.

 

[LAW DAWG]

Wait a minute!!!! Texas A&M nearly paid Kent State 2 million???