Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast · Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner

The Diciest FBS Move Ever Attempted?

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Sacramento State is paying $25 million to join the MAC while covering opponents' travel and getting no conference distributions for five years.
The hosts analyze Sacramento State's controversial move from FCS to the MAC as a football-only member, criticizing its financial feasibility and questioning the university's claims of economic impact. They also discuss NCAA eligibility lawsuits affecting quarterbacks and the PAC-12's new flex scheduling system to increase playoff drama.

As heard by us

A strange realignment bet gets a skeptical, numbers first look.

This episode follows Split Zone Duo through Sacramento State's decision to pay its own way into the MAC, and the appeal is in how plainly Alex Kirshner and Richard Johnson treat the tradeoffs.

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Why you'd press play

A strange FCS-to-FBS leap, explained without the conference-speak or fake certainty.

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