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| DWIGHT FLOYD Weekly Commentary |
4:00 P.M. EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Just how important is the game between the undefeated Tennessee State Tigers and the Bethune Cookman Wildcats? Neither team is going to make $600,000 dollars off of this non-conference game nor will it have an immediate impact on who makes the playoffs, which after all is the big prize that awaits both teams provided they are able to win their conference championship or get an at-large bid.
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Just how important is the game between the undefeated Tennessee State Tigers and the Bethune Cookman Wildcats? Neither team is going to make $600,000 dollars off of this non-conference game nor will it have an immediate impact on who makes the playoffs, which after all is the big prize that awaits both teams provided they are able to win their conference championship or get an at-large bid.
The easiest road to the FCS 1-AA playoff is an automatic bid via a conference championship. For the Tigers and Wildcats that means protecting primary players from injuries that could otherwise ruin the season before it realistically gets started.
As far as the conference goes this is a “preseason” or “prep” game to iron out wrinkles and finalize team strategy for conference play. Not that either team expects to lose this game. Because of the proud tradition of both bands this is a potential rivalry from the start.
Perhaps just as important to both schools is putting butts in the seats and increasing revenue at the gate. Not many fans came to see the Wildcats play at the home of the Miami Hurricanes last week and the Tigers lost an opportunity to play FAMU in the annual Atlanta classic because of a drop in fan support. Message to the Tiger-Wildcat fans: This is not a time stay at home.
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