Aside from tv revenue, Cincy has nothing to gain by paying us. They’ll be ranked ahead of us in standings and their best shot at making the playoffs is to win out have those above them lose (same with us). You don’t go and schedule the team right behind you to give them a chance to knock you out of contention.

I would love it if they agree to play us, it would allow us to knock them out of contention and promote us, but they’re not going to put that variable in our hands