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The 2018 CUSA football schedule gets released at noon today!

9/1 @ Liberty
9/8 FIU
9/15 @ Charlotte
9/22 Va Tech
9/29 @ East Carolina
10/6 @ FAU
10/13 Marshall
10/20 @ WKU
10/27 MTSU
11/3 Bye
11/10 North Texas
11/17 VMI
11/24 @ Rice

Awesome !!
Anyway they move the date for the VMI game so we can get started on the stadium sooner? I was thinking our last 2 games would be away.

9/8 and 9/15 sure are early dates for conference games.,

(01-23-2018 10:37 AM)Old Dominion Wrote:  9/8 and 9/15 sure are early dates for conference games.,

I have a bad feeling that one of those will be the bye week

We will desperately need 10/6 to be the bye week.

(01-23-2018 10:42 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  We will desperately need 10/6 to be the bye week.

Why?

(01-23-2018 10:44 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(01-23-2018 10:42 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  We will desperately need 10/6 to be the bye week.

Why?

To recover from playing VT and ECU back to back. I agree, we need the bye later, but it looks like it could be the second or third week this year.

Im hoping we don't have to "recover" after playing ECU.

(01-23-2018 08:57 AM)ODUi Wrote:  Awesome !!
Anyway they move the date for the VMI game so we can get started on the stadium sooner? I was thinking our last 2 games would be away.

My guess is even if you moved VMI to the early part of the schedule, CUSA might still stick a conference game in that spot. Better to have a late road game against an FCS school than multiple road games against conference opponents down the stretch if bowl eligibility/positioning or division titles are at stake.

(01-23-2018 10:47 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Im hoping we don't have to "recover" after playing ECU.

Well,the team and fanbase may need to recover after two straight weeks of celebrating when we beat them both.

Scheduling VMI is worse than UMES in basketball. Really not sure why they scheduled this game. I'm sure budget concerns played a roll, but good grief, talk about a lack luster game to end the home season.

(01-23-2018 11:05 AM)Old Dominion Wrote:  Scheduling VMI is worse than UMES in basketball. Really not sure why they scheduled this game. I'm sure budget concerns played a roll, but good grief, talk about a lack luster game to end the home season.

It could be huge if we need it for bowl eligibility.

(01-23-2018 10:47 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Im hoping we don't have to "recover" after playing ECU.

Was thinking the same thing. We really should win that game.

http://conferenceusa.com/documents/2018/...df?id=8806

Man, October is going to be a tough month.

Im not sure we are going bowling.

OLD DOMINION
Sept. 1 at Liberty
Sept. 8 FIU
Sept. 15 at Charlotte
Sept. 22 VIRGINIA TECH
Sept. 29 at East Carolina
Oct. 6 at Florida Atlantic
Oct. 13 MARSHALL
Oct. 20 at WKU
Oct. 27 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Nov. 3 Bye
Nov. 10 NORTH TEXAS
Nov. 17 VMI
Nov. 24 at Rice

I wonder if we will ever play UAB

meat of the schedule is brutal (back to back to back to back):
FAU
Marshall
WKU
MT

Strength of schedule doesn't mean much for us. We may need that win for a bowl so I have no issue with it. Schedule is fine though I hate the late bye.