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2016-17 UAB Men’s Basketball Conference USA Schedule
DATE OPPONENT
Sunday, January 1 at Middle Tennessee
Thursday, January 5 at North Texas
Saturday, January 7 at Rice
Thursday, January 12 WKU
Saturday, January 14 Marshall
Thursday, January 19 at Florida Atlantic
Saturday, January 21 at FIU
Thursday, January 26 Louisiana Tech
Saturday, January 28 Southern Miss
Thursday, February 2 at UTEP
Saturday, February 4 at UTSA
Thursday, February 9 Charlotte
Saturday, February 11 Old Dominion
Thursday, February 16 at Marshall
Saturday, February 18 at WKU
Saturday, February 25 at Middle Tennessee
Thursday, March 2 Florida Atlantic
Saturday, March 4 FIU

2016-17 UAB Women’s Basketball Conference USA Schedule
DATE OPPONENT
Sunday, January 1 Middle Tennessee
Thursday, January 5 North Texas
Saturday, January 7 Rice
Thursday, January 12 at WKU
Saturday, January 14 at Marshall
Thursday, January 19 Florida Atlantic
Saturday, January 21 FIU
Thursday, January 26 at Louisiana Tech
Saturday, January 28 at Southern Miss
Thursday, February 2 UTEP
Saturday, February 4 UTSA
Thursday, February 9 at Charlotte
Saturday, February 11 at Old Dominion
Thursday, February 16 Marshall
Saturday, February 18 WKU
Saturday, February 25 at Middle Tennessee
Thursday, March 2 at Florida Atlantic
Saturday, March 4 at FIU

What is the deal with the men's team continually playing at Middle Tennessee on Sundays? This year its New Years Day on top of that.

First game ever on New years day

(07-13-2016 01:17 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  What is the deal with the men's team continually playing at Middle Tennessee on Sundays? This year its New Years Day on top of that.

Probably to allow fans of the visiting time to travel that long distance to go see the game.

(07-13-2016 01:25 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  

(07-13-2016 01:17 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  What is the deal with the men's team continually playing at Middle Tennessee on Sundays? This year its New Years Day on top of that.

Probably to allow fans of the visiting time to travel that long distance to go see the game.

More people will travel to see a Saturday afternoon/evening game than will on a Sunday, especially if it is a Sunday evening game as last year.

What's the deal with us playing the f_u's twice a year still? Is the conference ever going to do something to help itself?

Yep. It's going to F U

(07-13-2016 02:18 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  What's the deal with us playing the f_u's twice a year still? Is the conference ever going to do something to help itself?

This.

Two away games at Middle Tennessee? I am guessing the second game is actually at home?

(07-13-2016 02:18 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  What's the deal with us playing the f_u's twice a year still? Is the conference ever going to do something to help itself?

Home games vs WKU, Charlotte, ODU, Middle and La Tech - very nicely done...but the FU H&H's make me wanna YACK (again)

Is this the year we divide teams?

(07-13-2016 02:40 PM)legalblazer Wrote:  Two away games at Middle Tennessee? I am guessing the second game is actually at home?

Yes

And they went with the same scheduling for men's/women's games. The conference must really not want people to attend women's games.

(07-14-2016 03:55 AM)blazinrunner Wrote:  And they went with the same scheduling for men's/women's games. The conference must really not want people to attend women's games.

+1

(07-14-2016 03:55 AM)blazinrunner Wrote:  And they went with the same scheduling for men's/women's games. The conference must really not want people to attend women's games.

Preach brother. So many times last year I missed women's games because of conflicting times.

Doing the schedule any other way would be more expensive for the schools, and it ensures there are no venue conflicts. Since most fans don't attend woman games, it only affects the diehards.

No problem with the men's & women's teams playing the same team on the same day.

Do wonder why both can't play at home or both can't play on the road.

(07-14-2016 09:42 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  No problem with the men's & women's teams playing the same team on the same day.

Do wonder why both can't play at home or both can't play on the road.

Because then someone in the conference office would have to do more than a search-and-replace for "home" and "away" on the men's schedule.

You think those Pokemon are going to catch themselves?!?!?

(07-14-2016 10:38 AM)58-56 Wrote:  

(07-14-2016 09:42 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  No problem with the men's & women's teams playing the same team on the same day.

Do wonder why both can't play at home or both can't play on the road.

Because then someone in the conference office would have to do more than a search-and-replace for "home" and "away" on the men's schedule.

You think those Pokemon are going to catch themselves?!?!?

That's not as easy as it seems, if you do a simple search and replace... then for a moment they all become either home or away, then from that point, you won't know which ones to reverse. It's a 3 step process at least, but I am glad someone in the office over there can do it.

(07-14-2016 09:39 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Doing the schedule any other way would be more expensive for the schools, and it ensures there are no venue conflicts. Since most fans don't attend woman games, it only affects the diehards.

except that women's games could be scheduled on Fridays and Sundays (as they used to be) to avoid direct conflicts.