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ensure that no school plays two conference games
in a row away from home,” he said.
Byrne said that each team must play at least
seven Pac-10 games to qualify for the conference
championship, according to the new scheduling
rules. And he added a piece of good news for
Duck and Beaver fans who have been frustrated
by Thanksgiving weekend "Civil War” games in
the past.
"The new rules state that all traditional
rivalries, such as the Oregon-Oregon State game,
will be played the weekend before Thanksgiv
ing,” Byrne said.
Byrne is working to change or discard many
non-conference game schedules that were arrang
ed during the mid-1970s. He answered fans who
criticize schedules that are perceived by some as
being too "weak" or "tough” by explaining the
variables that athletic directors must consider
when arranging non-conference matchups.
"We have to consider whether an opponent
will attract a large crowd here, and whether we
can guarantee that school enough money to make
the trip here worth its while,” Byrne said. "And
we have to ensure that we’ll make enough money
at an away game to make our trip worthwhile.”
That's why the University schedules non
conference games at such powerhouses as
Nebraska and Ohio State without much hope of
those teams making return visits to Eugene.
Byrne said.
For example, the Ducks have games schedul
ed at Nebraska this fall and in 1987, and have
visited the Cornhuskers three times (1953, 1971,
1974) in the past. Conversely, Nebraska has
visited Oregon once during the four-game series,
at Portland in 1952 — before the era of big-money
college football.
West Virginia canceled a 1988-89 home-and
home series with the Ducks. Byrne said, because
.. When football and men's
basketball are the only sports
that draw large crowds, you'd
better draw up a schedule
that'll balance the budget.'
— Bill Byme
"the financial aspects were such that they found
it more attractive to play Eastern teams on those
particular dates instead.”
This situation works two ways. Byrne said
that the University called off games with Rutgers
(1988 and 1990) and Central Michigan (1991)
because athletic officials predicted smalt Autzen
.Stadium crowds for those games. And Byme add
ed that the money the University would earn from
playing at Rutgers in ’88 wouldn't^offset the cost
of traveling to New Jersey for the game.
“Pac-10 schools pay their visiting opponents
a minimum of $75,000 per game,” Byrne said.
“We can’t justify paying that to a school that’s
only going to draw about 17,000 people to a
game.”
“I’m not knocking the smaller schools, but
when football and men’s basketball are the only
sports that draw large crowds, you’d better draw
up a schedule that’ll balance the budget.”
Television revenues help balance the budget
as well. Because of a 1984 pact among the Pac-10,
the Big Ten Conference and the CBS television
network, Byrne said he foresees scheduling more
Duck games against Big Ten schools. The Univer
sity has tentatively scheduled contests at Ohio
State in 1987 and Iowa in 1989,
Games against Pacific Coast Athletic Associa
tion teams — Fresno State. Long Beach State. San
Diego State ^nd San Jose State — appear frequent
ly on Byrne’s future schedules. Many of these are
replacements for canceled non-conference games.
“When we play at PCAA schools we’re playing
close to home and those teams offer excellent
competition," Byrne said.
The Ducks are 4-5 against PCAA opponents
in games played during the 1980s, and home
games against PCAA teams have attracted an
average of 25,000 fans per game during that five
season period.
The Ducks are scheduled to visit two
Southwest Conference schools in 1993: Texas A &
M and Houston. Byrne said that those games will
probably stay, on the schedule because of the
financial benefits to be had — money to offset
traveling expenses, and provide a small profit for
the athletic department and the University.
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