2025-26 schedule information

[snydrosooner]

I was just chatting with the WSU beat writer (as I have said before, the guy is awesome, one of the best beat writers around). I asked if the quality of the opponent makes much of a difference when it comes to the cost of buy games, and he said it barely matters. He said pretty much every by game is within a $20k range. I have never thought money was a legitimate excuse for our home schedule, but his comment pretty much confirms it.

Sampson would come into a business class I took at OU several times during the year and discuss sports business. Examples he gave at the time that top teams were requesting hundred of thousands above the lower teams to play on the road. Maybe he exaggerated, maybe times have changed. But Duke not coming to OU for 20k more the Stephan f Austin.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Sampson would come into a business class I took at OU several times during the year and discuss sports business. Examples he gave at the time that top teams were requesting hundred of thousands above the lower teams to play on the road. Maybe he exaggerated, maybe times have changed. But Duke not coming to OU for 20k more the Stephan f Austin.

When two power conference school play each other, it isn't a buy game. I can promise you KU didn't pay UNC a dime last season, nor is UNC paying KU this season. Arrangements like that are almost always home and home series.

 

[snydrosooner]

When two power conference school play each other, it isn't a buy game. I can promise you KU didn't pay UNC a dime last season, nor is UNC paying KU this season. Arrangements like that are almost always home and home series.

Sampson explained it that OU got less to go to Top tier and had to pay more for the return visit. He was talking guarantee. May have changed, or maybe not everyone worked same way. KU UNC is different than OU UNC. But I only really know from the class maybe Sampson was trying to make it more interesting or relevant.

 

[sooner333]

Sampson would come into a business class I took at OU several times during the year and discuss sports business. Examples he gave at the time that top teams were requesting hundred of thousands above the lower teams to play on the road. Maybe he exaggerated, maybe times have changed. But Duke not coming to OU for 20k more the Stephan f Austin.

Well, there is a limit on what is considered a "buy game." Any power 4 school is not going to be a buy game. And the top (and some not top) teams outside the power 4 aren't going to be either.

One reason why its easier to schedule teams like Pine-Bluff and Mississippi Valley State is that their whole non-conference schedule is buy games. Pine-Bluff played ten road games, including Cincy, Texas Tech, Mizzou, KSU, and Texas. Mississippi Valley State played eleven road games, including Iowa State, Mizzou, Texas, KSU, BYU, Utah, and LSU. Randomly, both also played at Tulsa.

A random team around 200 -- Abilene Christian -- played more home games and only two games at schools that would be considered major by any definition (Baylor and Texas A&M). There's less inventory to buy at some of the schools because they choose to play a more lenient schedule for themselves.

 

[BoulderSooner]

When two power conference school play each other, it isn't a buy game. I can promise you KU didn't pay UNC a dime last season, nor is UNC paying KU this season. Arrangements like that are almost always home and home series.

usually they both pay each other .. just the same amount for both seasons .. (at least that is the way it works in football )