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Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

more importantly, dont have 4 bad losses, regardless of who you play

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

Hopefully we could start the Chattanooga game at home since we've already got a decent amount of difficult games away from home. Next year has the makings of a good schedule.

Known:
Neutral site tournament (other teams are Kansas, GW, and Georgia)
@ Stephen F. Austin
Auburn

Possibly:
@P5 School
Neutral site vs. P5 school
Chattanooga

(02-13-2016 10:03 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

Hopefully we could start the Chattanooga game at home since we've already got a decent amount of difficult games away from home. Next year has the makings of a good schedule.

Known:
Neutral site tournament (other teams are Kansas, GW, and Georgia)
@ Stephen F. Austin
Auburn

Possibly:
@P5 School
Neutral site vs. P5 school
Chattanooga

That's a solid start to the ooc schedule. If we could renew the series with southern Illinois, or another MVC team that would be nice too. Any number of decent mid majors filling up two more spots, and we would be in great shape. I get the issues with have with p5 schools, not so much the rest.

Then, fill the schedule out with the local schools. We all understand we have to have a few games like this. It's the teams like Seattle and use upstate that have to go.

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

So a buy game, once they cancel their end of the contract? (see Virginia)

We've played out of conference teams home-and-home in the same season (Chattanooga); might have to try that again.

(02-13-2016 10:41 AM)58-56 Wrote:  We've played out of conference teams home-and-home in the same season (Chattanooga); might have to try that again.

I'm good with that too. Utep plays New Mexico State twice a year normally I believe.

We need to start requiring an obscene buyout on those P5 H&H contracts.

(02-13-2016 03:26 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 12:54 AM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 11:59 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  Then figure this non conference thing out in the summer.

For starters replace the following (RPI on left):

285 - Troy
289 - Seattle
307 - Alabama State
314 - Jax State
329 - USC Upstate

With 4 or 5 mid-majors from the group below (RPI on left):

42 - VCU (A-10)
51 - George Washington (A-10)
57 - Davidson (A-10)
83 - Evansville (MVC)
32 - Chattanooga (Southern)
45 - Valparaiso (Horizon)
55 - Ark. Little Rock (Sun Belt)
35 - William & Mary (Colonial)
80 - UNC-Wilmington (Colonial)
88 - Charleston (Colonial)
93 - James Madison (Colonial)
97 - Belmont (OVC)

Others possibilities Southern Illinois, Richmond, Mercer, etc

You know this isn't an exact science.

It goes w/o saying it's not an exact science but if we substitute the teams that killed our RPI this year with teams from other quality mid-major conferences we are gonna be WAY ahead of the game

(02-13-2016 10:03 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

Hopefully we could start the Chattanooga game at home since we've already got a decent amount of difficult games away from home. Next year has the makings of a good schedule.

Known:
Neutral site tournament (other teams are Kansas, GW, and Georgia)
@ Stephen F. Austin
Auburn

Possibly:
@P5 School
Neutral site vs. P5 school
Chattanooga

That looks like this years schedule.
Add in a good Ga St.
As I said, USC Upstate played in postseason 3 of last 4 yrs.
They beat James Madison and Kent St in the post season.
Same coach for 13 seasons. It was not a series.
A buy game for us?
Not a bad opponent when you dig down and consider our options.

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

I understand it's not easy...and if we are going to continue to play some of the state teams maybe we can rotate them instead of playing so many in a single season...and not that it really matters but if we're going to play Hyapatia Lee (Hiawassee) type teams why not keep it in state and play Birmingham Southern some? I believe Coach Anderson did back in the early 2000's

(02-13-2016 12:04 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  We need to start requiring an obscene buyout on those P5 H&H contracts.

which is a good way to make sure they dont sign the contract

(02-13-2016 01:11 PM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  why not keep it in state and play Birmingham Southern some? I believe Coach Anderson did back in the early 2000's

They were Division I (and pretty good) when Anderson played them; then they decided to commit institutional seppuku by adding DIII football and needed Gen. Krulak to save BSC from itself.

(02-13-2016 01:18 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 12:04 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  We need to start requiring an obscene buyout on those P5 H&H contracts.

which is a good way to make sure they dont sign the contract

Exactly.

(02-13-2016 01:02 PM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 03:26 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 12:54 AM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  

(02-12-2016 11:59 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  Then figure this non conference thing out in the summer.

For starters replace the following (RPI on left):

285 - Troy
289 - Seattle
307 - Alabama State
314 - Jax State
329 - USC Upstate

With 4 or 5 mid-majors from the group below (RPI on left):

42 - VCU (A-10)
51 - George Washington (A-10)
57 - Davidson (A-10)
83 - Evansville (MVC)
32 - Chattanooga (Southern)
45 - Valparaiso (Horizon)
55 - Ark. Little Rock (Sun Belt)
35 - William & Mary (Colonial)
80 - UNC-Wilmington (Colonial)
88 - Charleston (Colonial)
93 - James Madison (Colonial)
97 - Belmont (OVC)

Others possibilities Southern Illinois, Richmond, Mercer, etc

You know this isn't an exact science.

It goes w/o saying it's not an exact science but if we substitute the teams that killed our RPI this year with teams from other quality mid-major conferences we are gonna be WAY ahead of the game

unless the teams we replace them with sucks next year, meaning we replace one bad team that looked good now, with a good team that looks good now, but turns out bad next year..

i meant the conference as a whole.

(02-13-2016 10:03 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 09:23 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Look for a neutral site game with aP5 team and starting a good H&H against another P5 on the road.

We will continue to play some bottom dwelling state teams and Chattanooga may be back in for another H&H.

All I know besides the already announced games.

In short they are working in it. It's not like it is not an issue. They are trying to address it. Just because you want to play and maybe both teams want to play doesn't even mean it will happen. Sometimes neither team has dates that will work. They are not the only non power team dealing with these issues.

Hopefully we could start the Chattanooga game at home since we've already got a decent amount of difficult games away from home. Next year has the makings of a good schedule.

Known:
Neutral site tournament (other teams are Kansas, GW, and Georgia)
@ Stephen F. Austin
Auburn

Possibly:
@P5 School
Neutral site vs. P5 school
Chattanooga

Do we know the name of the neutral site tournament?...Kansas, George Washington and Georgia are very attractive imo...also, was the Georgia State game a one and done or do we go to Atlanta next year?...thanks

The tournament is the CBE Classic, and it isn't much of a neutral site tournament for one team. It's in Kansas City.

(02-13-2016 09:49 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The tournament is the CBE Classic, and it isn't much of a neutral site tournament for one team. It's in Kansas City.

Thanks...that sounds like a handful

(02-13-2016 01:29 PM)58-56 Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 01:18 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(02-13-2016 12:04 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  We need to start requiring an obscene buyout on those P5 H&H contracts.

which is a good way to make sure they dont sign the contract

Exactly.

Then play the first game of the H and H here. I'm tired of getting shafted on those deals.