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Is it for the bottom feeders? Any bowl they manage to make will cost them money to attend. I guess an SEC or BIG10 will pay to kick the crap out of your players for a game, but then students start losing home games because those schools aren’t doing home and homes with a sun belt team.
My understanding is that yes, it is. Those conferences have more media rights than the lower levels. And a lot of the big conferences are restricting how many FCS teams the conference members are allowed to schedule, so there's less incentive to schedule them. So, if they can get aligned with a FBS conference, it opens up more possibilities. Plus, there are enough success stories, like Costal or App St. and others, that suggest that you can make the jump and build into something successful. It does come with higher expenses, but I think the rewards can make it worth it.
