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Date Posted: 19:20:51 12/30/17 Sat
As much as I’d like to know how the Ivy Champion would fare in the FCS playoffs, I think similar benefits could be accomplished by playing annual OOC games with Rice, Duke, Northwestern, Army, Vanderbilt etc. Hopefully, improvements in facilities and recruiting (and then a resulting rise in level of play) would be the result. This would require the 11th game and lift on bowl eligibility credit. I guess games against some schools could be held at alternate sites to provide for the necessary capacity, but that would not help student attendance/involvement as most would not travel. Something about that does not feel quite right, as our guests would not experience our campuses and host cities (except at a few schools), but I could live with that in exchange for games on national TV/ and football exposure. The current non scholarship status and unique Ivy experience could be maintained to a large degree while generating many benefits.
Maybe it’s a reasonable middle ground? I don’t see the Ivies joining a major conference, offering academic scholarships, or wanting to forgo the unique “club” like feel any time soon...if ever. Nor do I see others with similar academics that currently play in the Power 5 conferences wanting to join with HYPP in forming a new one, requiring them to forgo large conference payouts.
We will see if 2018 holds out any hope of change, but I am not holding my breath. Status quo is the safe path for Ivy leadership and for 1/2 the league, it’s the only real option.
It’s almost the New Year, so hope remains!
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