# Why are big college teams so afraid to play small schools in \*their\* house?

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**Created:** [December 24, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-college-teams-so-afraid-to-play-small-schools-in-their-house/644993 "2012-12-24T07:49:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-big-college-teams-so-afraid-to-play-small-schools-in-their-house/644993/21 "2012-12-31T06:17:34Z")

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As **Wolverine** noted, it’s about the Benjamins. For the big school (happy donors and boosters see the team beat the St Mary’s School for the Blind 120-0, more donations) and for the little school (ass-kicking fee). Everyone’s happy.

The outcome is fairly certain in football - big boys win 99.9% of the time, see Appalachian State vs. Michigan for the exception. But in basketball, there’s often considerably more parity - you have six studs on your team, you can run with just about anyone.

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