CSN Log
September 3rd, 2009, 05:50 PM
09-03-2009 04:40 PM
For Small Schools, There's A Big Payoff To Road Trips
The coaches and players at 3,534-student Delaware State know their chances of winning at mighty Michigan later this season are slim at best. But they also understand why their program, which plays a level of NCAA football below that of the Wolverines, will make the trip: a $550,000 payday. At Delaware State, that’s equivalent to the revenue from at least two years of home games.
“From a competitive standpoint, it’s not an ideal situation,” says Delaware State football coach Al Lavan, whose team plays in a 7,000-seat stadium, compared with the 106,000-seat Michigan Stadium. “(But) you always have hope.”
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/09/03/for-small-schools-there-s-a-big-payoff-t?blog=2#more5533)
For Small Schools, There's A Big Payoff To Road Trips
The coaches and players at 3,534-student Delaware State know their chances of winning at mighty Michigan later this season are slim at best. But they also understand why their program, which plays a level of NCAA football below that of the Wolverines, will make the trip: a $550,000 payday. At Delaware State, that’s equivalent to the revenue from at least two years of home games.
“From a competitive standpoint, it’s not an ideal situation,” says Delaware State football coach Al Lavan, whose team plays in a 7,000-seat stadium, compared with the 106,000-seat Michigan Stadium. “(But) you always have hope.”
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/09/03/for-small-schools-there-s-a-big-payoff-t?blog=2#more5533)