Heard an interview today on a local sports show here in Statesboro with Coach Fritz.

He said he really liked the Big 12 model of 10 teams where all teams played each other in football. That means 9 conference games. Said he is not a big fan of a championship game for the league, especially if the league goes to a 9 game conference schedule which I assume means 10 teams in football--- I would assume this would mean jetisoning Idaho.

He said a number of coaches in the league now don't really support a championship game and said it would probably not be a big money maker at this point.

He did say his views are his views and don't necessarily echo what our AD or President thinks.

I just found it interesting to hear him more supporting of a 10 football team league instead of a 12 football team league. I wonder if this sentiment is shared by other schools/coaches in football.

Of course even if Idaho is let go we still have 11 in basketball and olympic sports which is not ideal.

Fritz also said it is a goal of GS to get to the point where we only schedule 1 "money game" per year. Right now we basically are scheduling 2 per year.

It just seems the choices for the Sun Belt at this point are all over the place. Downsize to 10 football schools or go to 12? Going to 12 olympic sports teams or 14? Keep NMSU or Idaho or let one or both go in a couple years?

The official position of the conference is hard to define at this point. I just think there are several different options and I am not sure at this point if any of them can be agreed to by 8-9 schools.

IMO, better to have multiple options and do nothing, than be in a position to make a move you don't want to make or know will be harder to unwind later.

(06-26-2015 09:24 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Heard an interview today on a local sports show here in Statesboro with Coach Fritz.

He said he really liked the Big 12 model of 10 teams where all teams played each other in football. That means 9 conference games. Said he is not a big fan of a championship game for the league, especially if the league goes to a 9 game conference schedule which I assume means 10 teams in football--- I would assume this would mean jetisoning Idaho.

He said a number of coaches in the league now don't really support a championship game and said it would probably not be a big money maker at this point.

He did say his views are his views and don't necessarily echo what our AD or President thinks.

I just found it interesting to hear him more supporting of a 10 football team league instead of a 12 football team league. I wonder if this sentiment is shared by other schools/coaches in football.

Of course even if Idaho is let go we still have 11 in basketball and olympic sports which is not ideal.

It just seems the choices for the Sun Belt at this point are all over the place. Downsize to 10 football schools or go to 12? Going to 12 olympic sports teams or 14? Keep NMSU or Idaho or let one or both go in a couple years?

The official position of the conference is hard to define at this point. I just think there are several different options and I am not sure at this point if any of them can be agreed to by 8-9 schools.

If you're going to have a Conference spread from NM to the Atlantic Oean, . . . Jettison Idaho . . . . Add NM All Sports . . . Get to 12 FB. . . 14 Oly . . . Have Divisions: West/East as this will save everyone on travel and associated costs . . .
Have a CG or don't . . .

Call it a day . . . . Like Fritz, JMO . . . .

10 is great if you're a Rich P5. . . . 10 will not get us divisions, and will not help the Eastern schools that are always screaming about travel costs ...

Personally the travel is something I could care less about; however, with the impending impact of COA.. . . many Mid-Majors may need to find a way to cut some program costs . . . Divisions can help with that ...

I like having more OOC games, more chances to prove ourselves against the other conferences

Apparently we are having great difficulties in getting G5 home/home series signed, so for that reason alone I can believe our AD would support a 9 game conference season instead of 8. That reduces the other games we have to schedule to 3.

I don't believe alot of other Sun Belt teams would support a 9 game conference schedule however.

(06-26-2015 09:54 PM)Bobcat2013 Wrote:  I like having more OOC games, more chances to prove ourselves against the other conferences

Indeed. I've seen all the arguments for the CCG but I just can't get excited about the idea.....not for a conference of our size and in our current position.

(06-26-2015 09:58 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Apparently we are having great difficulties in getting G5 home/home series signed, so for that reason alone I can believe our AD would support a 9 game conference season instead of 8. That reduces the other games we have to schedule to 3.

I don't believe alot of other Sun Belt teams would support a 9 game conference schedule however.

Why would you guys have great difficulties in getting G5 home & home series signed? Is it because you're new to FBS?

I wonder if App State is having the same difficulties?

App. St. seems to be doing a good bit better than us at getting G5 series signed. All our G5 home/homes so far have been with MAC teams or Massachusetts. I am hoping we can get some CUSA/ACC/MWC series signed soon.

(06-26-2015 10:08 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  App. St. seems to be doing a good bit better than us at getting G5 series signed. All our G5 home/homes so far have been with MAC teams or Massachusetts. I am hoping we can get some CUSA/ACC/MWC series signed soon.

I saw the App State vs Marshal home & home. Who have you guys siged with so far?

(06-26-2015 10:03 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(06-26-2015 09:58 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Apparently we are having great difficulties in getting G5 home/home series signed, so for that reason alone I can believe our AD would support a 9 game conference season instead of 8. That reduces the other games we have to schedule to 3.

I don't believe alot of other Sun Belt teams would support a 9 game conference schedule however.

Why would you guys have great difficulties in getting G5 home & home series signed? Is it because you're new to FBS?

I wonder if App State is having the same difficulties?

DC's don't like scheduling option offenses, especially good one's.

When we switched to a conventional offense 2006-2009 (and immediately sucked) we got a lot of games scheduled including Florida. Muschamp didn't want to play the game anymore; Saban won't schedule us again, and the LSU game was supposed to be last year and is now 2019 - if ever.

There's no benefit to schedule us if we're the only option team on your schedule. ACC schools can use the practice for Tech as well as UGA. Our AD came from the MAC so we got W. Mich and Kent St.

(06-26-2015 10:21 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  

(06-26-2015 10:03 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(06-26-2015 09:58 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Apparently we are having great difficulties in getting G5 home/home series signed, so for that reason alone I can believe our AD would support a 9 game conference season instead of 8. That reduces the other games we have to schedule to 3.

I don't believe alot of other Sun Belt teams would support a 9 game conference schedule however.

Why would you guys have great difficulties in getting G5 home & home series signed? Is it because you're new to FBS?

I wonder if App State is having the same difficulties?

DC's don't like scheduling option offenses, especially good one's.

When we switched to a conventional offense 2006-2009 (and immediately sucked) we got a lot of games scheduled including Florida. Muschamp didn't want to play the game anymore; Saban won't schedule us again, and the LSU game was supposed to be last year and is now 2019 - if ever.

There's no benefit to schedule us if we're the only option team on your schedule. ACC schools can use the practice for Tech as well as UGA. Our AD came from the MAC so we got W. Mich and Kent St.

I can understand DC's not liking to Schedule option offenses, but are DC's actually consulted about such things......especially when schedules are made years in advance?

I was just looking at the Cajun schedule for next year and we have Boise State coming into Lafayette on September 3rd. They should have consulted a Boise weather man before agreeing to that one. That's going to be brutal for those kids from big sky country.

(06-26-2015 10:20 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(06-26-2015 10:08 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  App. St. seems to be doing a good bit better than us at getting G5 series signed. All our G5 home/homes so far have been with MAC teams or Massachusetts. I am hoping we can get some CUSA/ACC/MWC series signed soon.

I saw the App State vs Marshal home & home. Who have you guys siged with so far?

So for the only H&H are with:
W. Michigan
Kent St
UMass

(06-26-2015 10:03 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(06-26-2015 09:58 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Apparently we are having great difficulties in getting G5 home/home series signed, so for that reason alone I can believe our AD would support a 9 game conference season instead of 8. That reduces the other games we have to schedule to 3.

I don't believe alot of other Sun Belt teams would support a 9 game conference schedule however.

Why would you guys have great difficulties in getting G5 home & home series signed? Is it because you're new to FBS?

I wonder if App State is having the same difficulties?

Our offense is too different and thus can be unnecessarily difficult to prepare for. Beating Ga Southern will get the big boys no more press than beating any other FBS team. Not worth the headache to most.

This interview with a West Virgina coach explains my point (skip to the 7:00 minute mark). https://soundcloud.com/wvusports/defensi...y-gibson-3

No it's because we are in the bottom rung conference, all of us have trouble getting other G5's home and home, it's only recently that some have seen some succes in doing so. We would only have 5 homes ganes for the longest time, 4 conference and 1 FCS... And I promise it wasn't because we were good. It's about money. Why would another G5 sign an agreement with us when they can either afford to buy a win or get paid a lot more to play someone else? Believe it or not, it might be hard to believe but the rest of college football foesnt lay awake at night worrying about georgia southern or any of us for that matter. They worry about themselves.

(06-27-2015 07:36 AM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  No it's because we are in the bottom rung conference, all of us have trouble getting other G5's home and home, it's only recently that some have seen some succes in doing so. We would only have 5 homes ganes for the longest time, 4 conference and 1 FCS... And I promise it wasn't because we were good. It's about money. Why would another G5 sign an agreement with us when they can either afford to buy a win or get paid a lot more to play someone else? Believe it or not, it might be hard to believe but the rest of college football foesnt lay awake at night worrying about georgia southern or any of us for that matter. They worry about themselves.

Spot on.

(06-27-2015 07:36 AM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  No it's because we are in the bottom rung conference, all of us have trouble getting other G5's home and home, it's only recently that some have seen some succes in doing so. We would only have 5 homes ganes for the longest time, 4 conference and 1 FCS... And I promise it wasn't because we were good. It's about money. Why would another G5 sign an agreement with us when they can either afford to buy a win or get paid a lot more to play someone else? Believe it or not, it might be hard to believe but the rest of college football foesnt lay awake at night worrying about georgia southern or any of us for that matter. They worry about themselves.

Click the link and skip to the 7:00 mark. https://soundcloud.com/wvusports/defensi...y-gibson-3
It's not that we are good or that they are scared of us. We are just an unnecessary headache to prepare for. And yes, we have the added problems that all other Sun belt teams have as well.

We have a couple of H&H's lined up and we'll get more eventually. No one is saying anyone is afraid of us.

(06-27-2015 07:45 AM)sidslidkid Wrote:  

(06-27-2015 07:36 AM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  No it's because we are in the bottom rung conference, all of us have trouble getting other G5's home and home, it's only recently that some have seen some succes in doing so. We would only have 5 homes ganes for the longest time, 4 conference and 1 FCS... And I promise it wasn't because we were good. It's about money. Why would another G5 sign an agreement with us when they can either afford to buy a win or get paid a lot more to play someone else? Believe it or not, it might be hard to believe but the rest of college football foesnt lay awake at night worrying about georgia southern or any of us for that matter. They worry about themselves.

Click the link and skip to the 7:00 mark. https://soundcloud.com/wvusports/defensi...y-gibson-3
It's not that we are good or that they are scared of us. We are just an unnecessary headache to prepare for. And yes, we have the added problems that all other Sun belt teams have as well.

We have a couple of H&H's lined up and we'll get more eventually. No one is saying anyone is afraid of us.

I'm not gonna take one comment from one person and apply across the landscape of college football. It's a world we all live in. Anyone with a good offense is a headache to prepare for. If you score 30+ a game... You score 30+ a game... Doesn't matter how you do it.

Better options for home and homes without the cut blocking....

(06-27-2015 10:25 AM)WhitetailWizard Wrote:  Better options for home and homes without the cut blocking....

We no longer utilize a cut blocking scheme since we transitioned from the Flexbone to...well, um...the Fritzbone. Very little diving and more chicken fighting.

If you are also having to sign 2 money games a year, that limits your selections to only 2 open weeks per year.

Honestly, not a lot of room to work with when you start considering you have to work around other peoples schedule as well.

I'd say you will see better home-homes when you are down to 1 or less money games per year.