Mbb 2025-26 Schedule
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:52 am
What does a "buy game" mean?
Means Stanford is paying MSU $85,000
Is there a reason for this? or is this pretty typical? Sorry just have never heard that term used and thanks for the info!
Not sure the terminology, but yes, it is very common. Some coaches actually get paid bonuses for these games (One Big Sky coach get's all the money from these games after the 1st one... From what I hear). It's just like Power 5 football schools paying to come play there, or MSU paying smaller Football schools to play here.luckyirishguy25 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:14 amIs there a reason for this? or is this pretty typical? Sorry just have never heard that term used and thanks for the info!
MSU got paid something similar when they played UNLV back during Covid and got the win too. That was sweet.SACCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:49 amNot sure the terminology, but yes, it is very common. Some coaches actually get paid bonuses for these games (One Big Sky coach get's all the money from these games after the 1st one... From what I hear). It's just like Power 5 football schools paying to come play there, or MSU paying smaller Football schools to play here.luckyirishguy25 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:14 amIs there a reason for this? or is this pretty typical? Sorry just have never heard that term used and thanks for the info!
It's an interesting thing to keep an eye on every year. For the last 3 years it was hard to find anyone wanting to schedule Montana State, and pay them to come to their place, because we had been to the NCAA Tourney 3 years in a Row. That is also why it is so hard to get teams to come to MSU for both Men's and Women's.AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 1:26 pmMSU got paid something similar when they played UNLV back during Covid and got the win too. That was sweet.SACCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:49 amNot sure the terminology, but yes, it is very common. Some coaches actually get paid bonuses for these games (One Big Sky coach get's all the money from these games after the 1st one... From what I hear). It's just like Power 5 football schools paying to come play there, or MSU paying smaller Football schools to play here.luckyirishguy25 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:14 amIs there a reason for this? or is this pretty typical? Sorry just have never heard that term used and thanks for the info!
I quite like this set of games, all will be very tough but the Bobcats should be able to compete with these teams if they play well. Now let's hopefully hear about a few home games to go along with all these away games!lv2hoop wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 10:36 amUnknown dates….
@ Utah State
@ Oregon State
(Buy games are now Colorado, Stanford, Utah State, Boise State, and Oregon State)
Looks like the schedule is in the West this year, as opposed to last Nov/Dec where we were out in the Midwest with Wichita State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, etc