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Back to Top Victory General User Member Since: 3/10/2012 Post Count: 2,497 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 9:10:21 AM  This is obvious unless Army and Navy give up the right to play in the playoff. Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,525 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 1:40:49 PM  Army and Navy will get a big payday for that change. They got to negotiate a tv deal when they're the only game on. Giving that up will be costly. Back to Top Victory General User Member Since: 3/10/2012 Post Count: 2,497 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 3:35:52 PM  Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote: Army and Navy will get a big payday for that change. They got to negotiate a tv deal when they're the only game on. Giving that up will be costly. I don't know what the current TV contract is but I doubt that it is indefinite. If they move the start of the playoff up as it seems like is likely in the next few years given the rumors as to what the B10 abd SEC want, then when they renew the contract they wouldn't be able to negotiate the renewal as the only game on or play on that weekend if they want to be able to have a chance for the playoff. It seems like it would be costly for Army and Navy and what entity is obligated to compensate them? This is another scheduling thing some people will complain about but it also is another one of those things that there probably isn't a realistic workaround. Last Edited: 2/26/2026 3:37:04 PM by Victory Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,525 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 5:54:25 PM  Victory wrote: Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote: Army and Navy will get a big payday for that change. They got to negotiate a tv deal when they're the only game on. Giving that up will be costly. I don't know what the current TV contract is but I doubt that it is indefinite. If they move the start of the playoff up as it seems like is likely in the next few years given the rumors as to what the B10 abd SEC want, then when they renew the contract they wouldn't be able to negotiate the renewal as the only game on or play on that weekend if they want to be able to have a chance for the playoff. It seems like it would be costly for Army and Navy and what entity is obligated to compensate them? This is another scheduling thing some people will complain about but it also is another one of those things that there probably isn't a realistic workaround. The current contract runs through 2038. The President also floated the idea of an executive action to ensure that the game remains "exclusive" -- so it's not like Army & Navy don't have some leverage here. The deal for that single game is worth more to them than the MAC's TV deal is to any MAC team for the whole season. They aren't going to give it up without getting something in return, and they'll angle for a larger revenue share from the playoff as a result. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,754 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 8:29:19 PM  Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote: Victory wrote: Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote: Army and Navy will get a big payday for that change. They got to negotiate a tv deal when they're the only game on. Giving that up will be costly. I don't know what the current TV contract is but I doubt that it is indefinite. If they move the start of the playoff up as it seems like is likely in the next few years given the rumors as to what the B10 abd SEC want, then when they renew the contract they wouldn't be able to negotiate the renewal as the only game on or play on that weekend if they want to be able to have a chance for the playoff. It seems like it would be costly for Army and Navy and what entity is obligated to compensate them? This is another scheduling thing some people will complain about but it also is another one of those things that there probably isn't a realistic workaround. The current contract runs through 2038. The President also floated the idea of an executive action to ensure that the game remains "exclusive" -- so it's not like Army & Navy don't have some leverage here. The deal for that single game is worth more to them than the MAC's TV deal is to any MAC team for the whole season. They aren't going to give it up without getting something in return, and they'll angle for a larger revenue share from the playoff as a result. Well if it becomes an Executive Order, then everything else is a moot point. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,519 Status: Offline     RE: Army/Navy    Posted: 2/26/2026 11:38:20 PM  Maybe they'll play it on a weekday night when no other schools are playing toward the end of the season. Wouldn't that be possible? The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. 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