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saw this on twitter

Think it's to be expected to start early...

Do love someone in the comments saying they like starting on NYE. That ship has sailed. The NYE marathon was a gimmick, and this conference is way good enough to not need a gimmick. I get year 1 doing it- but after that?

I've seen that a lot of people are ok with it, but I don't think I am. It isn't a huge deal, but if I had a choice, I'd avoid it. I'm pretty sure there is room to keep it how it is. Don't most teams have an OOC or bye week in the middle of conference season?

The issues for me are that 1. December games are more likely to be held during students winter break and that affects atmosphere. 2. I always like the mentality of "ok, OOC done and here we go, time for the "real" season to begin." Going back and forth between OOC and conference kinda ruins that.

Again, not earth shattering... I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

Makes sense. Everyone is adding an additional two conference games, and it certainly becomes a time crunches trying to fit everything in over the course of 2.5 months.

(09-30-2019 08:43 AM)MU in MKE Wrote: [ -> ]I've seen that a lot of people are ok with it, but I don't think I am. It isn't a huge deal, but if I had a choice, I'd avoid it. I'm pretty sure there is room to keep it how it is. Don't most teams have an OOC or bye week in the middle of conference season?

The issues for me are that 1. December games are more likely to be held during students winter break and that affects atmosphere. 2. I always like the mentality of "ok, OOC done and here we go, time for the "real" season to begin." Going back and forth between OOC and conference kinda ruins that.

Again, not earth shattering... I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

The league has typically had 2 byes per team-20 slots to do 18 games. BUT with UConn coming in, would need 22 slots to do 20 games. So have to do at least 2 of the slots in December.

I think it'll probably be similar to Big 10 with the games being in early December.

I hope we don't end up playing conference games in November. I think Rutgers/Michigan State played in November last year.

(09-30-2019 09:35 AM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote: [ -> ]I hope we don't end up playing conference games in November. I think Rutgers/Michigan State played in November last year.

A year like this year and it gets really tough.... Thanksgiving as late as possible- so that weekend doesn't end until Dec 1. Would guess a lot of exams are the following week. So almost have to play in November.

Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

(10-01-2019 08:17 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

where I think they'll get put is either in November if possible or that first week of December(although that sucks as that's when a lot of good OOC games do take place).

(10-01-2019 08:31 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:17 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

where I think they'll get put is either in November if possible or that first week of December(although that sucks as that's when a lot of good OOC games do take place).

I could see that. So long as they do their best to give the kids some good games in the Fall Semester I don't really mind. 20-game schedules are just going to require some adjustments from everyone involved.

(10-01-2019 08:42 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:31 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:17 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

where I think they'll get put is either in November if possible or that first week of December(although that sucks as that's when a lot of good OOC games do take place).

I could see that. So long as they do their best to give the kids some good games in the Fall Semester I don't really mind. 20-game schedules are just going to require some adjustments from everyone involved.

Oh I think the fall semester is going to be loaded actually...

going to have-
2 conference games
3 exempt tournament games
1-2 conference challenge games
at least 2-3 other pretty good games

Michigan last year before 1/1 played
@ Villanova
vs South Carolina, Providence
North Carolina
Purdue, @ Northwestern
South Carolina

and that's a rather mediocre possible one quite frankly.

(10-01-2019 10:06 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:42 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:31 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:17 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

where I think they'll get put is either in November if possible or that first week of December(although that sucks as that's when a lot of good OOC games do take place).

I could see that. So long as they do their best to give the kids some good games in the Fall Semester I don't really mind. 20-game schedules are just going to require some adjustments from everyone involved.

Oh I think the fall semester is going to be loaded actually...

going to have-
2 conference games
3 exempt tournament games
1-2 conference challenge games
at least 2-3 other pretty good games

Michigan last year before 1/1 played
@ Villanova
vs South Carolina, Providence
North Carolina
Purdue, @ Northwestern
South Carolina

and that's a rather mediocre possible one quite frankly.

Well I'm talking specifically good home games. I don't really count the exempt tournaments because the campus games tend to be filler and your average college student isn't flying out to a Caribbean resort for a long weekend of basketball games right before finals. Same thing with neutral site games that aren't convenient from campus.

(10-01-2019 11:39 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 10:06 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:42 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:31 AM)stever20 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-01-2019 08:17 AM)Bogg Wrote: [ -> ]Early-season conference games are probably a necessary evil as more and more OOC games become conference games. I'd rather they play a set of conference games in November/early December when the kids are on campus than ask the kids to show up to, like, UConn/Sacred Heart at the end of the semester and bury a game against St. John's around Christmas time when they're all home.

where I think they'll get put is either in November if possible or that first week of December(although that sucks as that's when a lot of good OOC games do take place).

I could see that. So long as they do their best to give the kids some good games in the Fall Semester I don't really mind. 20-game schedules are just going to require some adjustments from everyone involved.

Oh I think the fall semester is going to be loaded actually...

going to have-
2 conference games
3 exempt tournament games
1-2 conference challenge games
at least 2-3 other pretty good games

Michigan last year before 1/1 played
@ Villanova
vs South Carolina, Providence
North Carolina
Purdue, @ Northwestern
South Carolina

and that's a rather mediocre possible one quite frankly.

Well I'm talking specifically good home games. I don't really count the exempt tournaments because the campus games tend to be filler and your average college student isn't flying out to a Caribbean resort for a long weekend of basketball games right before finals. Same thing with neutral site games that aren't convenient from campus.

you figure 1 conference challenge and 1 conference game at least.