whOregon release 2024 football schedule, no Civil War

Oregon and Washington have byes on November 23, 2024.  And they also play each other on November 30, 2024.  That means that they could move the Oregon-Washington forward a week and hold the Apple Cup and Civil War the week following.

Lots up in the air.

Since when?  Media is always split.  It has been for decades.  

The Pac-12 splits gate.  It just caps it at a certain amount.  Usually, the contract between the two nonconference schools wipe out gate, but college football is very atypical in that regard.    In almost every other sport, gate is split, not always evenly, but it is split.  At neutral site games, it is split, as is media.

I am thinking that you have to promise that the Pac-12 will merge with multiple Mountain West teams or at least promise not to take fewer than half of the Mountain West teams, in order to get the Mountain West to go along.

Right now, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, and Utah State have openings to fill.  It would be a 13th game for Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, and UNLV.  They probably would not typically add a 13th game, but Oregon State and Wazzu may be big enough games to make it worthwhile.

And, as stated, San Diego State and Utah State may want a home game.  To an extent, it makes sense to try and schedule San Diego State in San Diego.  It is both a great location and a great opponent and would be fair.  Plus, we could squeeze a home game in 2025 before the scheduled road game in 2026.

As for how this would all work, I would hazard to guess that all 12 Mountain West teams agree to swap out one conference game for a game against Oregon State or Wazzu.  Oregon State is guaranteed to get a road game to San Diego State to make it all even out.

Three home games and three away games, one more game against a California team, a Colorado team, and a Nevada team.  That with the road trip to Boise makes seven games against Mountain West teams.  You also have the home games against Idaho State and Purdue, which gets you to nine.  The Wazzu game in Corvallis makes 10.  Add the Civil War in Corvallis makes 11.

Then, just add Cal.

Something like:

August 31        Idaho State
September 7   @ Boise State
September 14 Fresno State
September 21 Purdue
September 28 Bye
October 5        @ Wyoming
October 12      Cal
October 19      @ Air Force
October 26      Bye
November 2    Utah State
November 9    @ San Diego State
November 16  UNLV
November 23  Oregon
November 30  Washington State

That gets every Mountain West team to eight games against the Pac-12/Mountain West teams, which means you could crown a combined champion next year and ink bowl contracts, etc.

Most nonconference one-and-dones are set by the contract.  Normally, you would split gate somehow and someway.  But the contract typically spells out a cap in football.  That is true in almost no other sport.  A nonconference neutral site game 

But where do you think that money comes from?  If there are no fans, does the road team still get paid?  If it is not televised, does the road team still get paid?  None of the money comes from the host university.  It either comes from gate or from the media deal split.  And that is spelled out in the contract.

Doubtful uw or hole want to play OSU or WSU unless it is on their terms such as next year is in Eugene and not Corvallis. I am onboard to play them but needs to honor home and home rotation as if it was in conference and a fair media or other revenue share.

I like the idea of meeting them in a bowl game, where OSU has a great season, and o has a mediocre season. I like our chances in that.