Allstate Kickoff Classic vs K-State

[Snorlax94]

i am shocked...SHOCKED...that money was a factor in K-State's decision to move the game to Arlington!!

https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/bi...79885.html

Here’s a graf that jumped out at me:
“The game will also serve as a lucrative payday for only one team. Because this game was originally supposed to be played on K-State’s campus, Stanford will only receive enough money to cover travel costs as agreed upon in the original home-and-home series contract.”

Maybe KState should get more of the payout because it was a Kstate game, but it surprises me and doesn’t seem right that they’d get the ENTIRE payout.

Playing a home and home means a home and home. It shouldn’t mean the home team can sell the rights to play you wherever and however they see fit, for the biggest payout.

[BostonCard]

I'm not too bothered; we wind up no worse than before, and instead of an away game against a decent but not marquee (i.e., not Texas or Oklahoma) Big12 opponent, we wind up with a neutral site game and more TV exposure.

BC

[CTcard]

... instead of an away game against a decent but not marquee (i.e., not Texas or Oklahoma) Big12 opponent, we wind up with a neutral site game and more TV exposure.

Our next opponent had quite an up and down season just now.

4-6 overall.
Good Side - beat Oklahoma 38-35, lost to Ok State by only 2 (18-20), won on the road at TCU (21-14)
Bad Side - lost to Arkansas State (31-35), wiped out by WVU (10-37) Iowa State (0-45), and Texas (31-69)
Their best RB was a frosh, Deuce Vaughn with 64 yds/gm at 5.2 per carry. They like him a lot. 
They lost their senior starting QB early in game #3. Says he's coming back but will have to beat out the true frosh who took over this past year.
They were 8/10 in the Big 12 in both total offense and total defense by the traditional yds/gm.
Their newish head coach (Bill Snyder retired after 2018) Chris Klieman came from FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. He's gone 8-5, 4-6 in two years.

[Papa John]

Although they had already lost to Arkansas State, losing the starting QB really kicked the wheels off the wagon for K-State's season. I expect they'll be better in 2021.