(05-12-2020 04:53 PM)emu steve Wrote:  And making a change to the basketball tourneys (to save money), conference schedule, etc.

Details to follow.

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/major-changes-coming-to-mid-american-conference/512-0e4f0d45-546b-432f-89a1-67a5a6d8fe3c

(05-12-2020 05:21 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-12-2020 04:53 PM)emu steve Wrote:  And making a change to the basketball tourneys (to save money), conference schedule, etc.

Details to follow.

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/major-changes-coming-to-mid-american-conference/512-0e4f0d45-546b-432f-89a1-67a5a6d8fe3c

I think this a fabulous idea, in fact the inspiration for conference tournaments was birthed on the ability for Power 5 conferences to sell out a major arena for four days and most importantly get more $$$$. That benefit is significantly less for the MAC.

Actually I wish the MAC would extend the same policy for MBB and WBB as well. Use that weekend for a more complete round robin schedule that will establish a true champion to send the NCAA tournament from a historically one-bid league.

(05-12-2020 05:28 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  https://www.hustlebelt.com/2020/5/12/21256447/midamerican-conference-to-make-basketball-scheduling-changes-elimination-non-revenue-postseasons?fbclid=IwAR0-GI2UR6-Ix4NtV92jE4qQHgJdRjHa5Pf2TPLSAN80YFAL7CjuaWEkI10

A twenty game MBB conference schedule with no divisions! I'm liking it.

(05-12-2020 05:28 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(05-12-2020 05:21 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-12-2020 04:53 PM)emu steve Wrote:  And making a change to the basketball tourneys (to save money), conference schedule, etc.

Details to follow.

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/major-changes-coming-to-mid-american-conference/512-0e4f0d45-546b-432f-89a1-67a5a6d8fe3c

I think this a fabulous idea, in fact the inspiration for conference tournaments was birthed on the ability for Power 5 conferences to sell out a major arena for four days and most importantly get more $$$$. That benefit is significantly less for the MAC.

Actually I wish the MAC would extend the same policy for MBB and WBB as well. Use that weekend for a more complete round robin schedule that will establish a true champion to send the NCAA tournament from a historically one-bid league.

Jerry,

Do you realize the MAC basketball tourneys will only be 8 teams?

Way back when not all teams qualified for the MAC tourney. I asked one of our coaches and he didn't like it. Tough to motivate athletes late in the season if they feel they won't make the conference tourney

(05-12-2020 06:14 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Football requires divisions for a championship game.

(05-12-2020 05:28 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Way back when not all teams qualified for the MAC tourney. I asked one of our coaches and he didn't like it. Tough to motivate athletes late in the season if they feel they won't make the conference tourney

(05-12-2020 05:28 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(05-12-2020 05:21 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-12-2020 04:53 PM)emu steve Wrote:  And making a change to the basketball tourneys (to save money), conference schedule, etc.

Details to follow.

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/major-changes-coming-to-mid-american-conference/512-0e4f0d45-546b-432f-89a1-67a5a6d8fe3c

I think this a fabulous idea, in fact the inspiration for conference tournaments was birthed on the ability for Power 5 conferences to sell out a major arena for four days and most importantly get more $$$$. That benefit is significantly less for the MAC.

Actually I wish the MAC would extend the same policy for MBB and WBB as well. Use that weekend for a more complete round robin schedule that will establish a true champion to send the NCAA tournament from a historically one-bid league.

Jerry,

Do you realize the MAC basketball tourneys will only be 8 teams?

Way back when not all teams qualified for the MAC tourney. I asked one of our coaches and he didn't like it. Tough to motivate athletes late in the season if they feel they won't make the conference tourney

(05-13-2020 12:42 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Thought we discussed baseball in this thread but I don't see the posts.

Anyway, it appears that the MAC is going to a 30 game regular season. I don't know if that means there will or will not be those February games down South or if they will be cancelled.

It seems to me, lopping off the non-conference games (most?) and start 3 or 4 weeks later with games in the border states and then conference games makes sense to me.

https://emueagles.com/news/2020/5/12/general-mac-statement-regarding-2020-21-academic-year-changes.aspx

(05-13-2020 12:42 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Thought we discussed baseball in this thread but I don't see the posts.

Anyway, it appears that the MAC is going to a 30 game regular season. I don't know if that means there will or will not be those February games down South or if they will be cancelled.

It seems to me, lopping off the non-conference games (most?) and start 3 or 4 weeks later with games in the border states and then conference games makes sense to me.

https://emueagles.com/news/2020/5/12/general-mac-statement-regarding-2020-21-academic-year-changes.aspx

(05-13-2020 05:57 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-13-2020 12:42 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Thought we discussed baseball in this thread but I don't see the posts.

Anyway, it appears that the MAC is going to a 30 game regular season. I don't know if that means there will or will not be those February games down South or if they will be cancelled.

It seems to me, lopping off the non-conference games (most?) and start 3 or 4 weeks later with games in the border states and then conference games makes sense to me.

https://emueagles.com/news/2020/5/12/general-mac-statement-regarding-2020-21-academic-year-changes.aspx

Steve thanks for bringing up baseball. I see two options:

1) Get rid of the sport. Owchinko and Welch are heading south these days and quite frankly the cold spring weather deters me from attending games now. I love EMU baseball, it is why I enrolled 46 years ago, but it is what is.

2) Play half the season in the fall along with MLB and the other half in the spring. Plenty of time to load up on games in nice September and October weather in the Midwest without the travel costs south in February and March.

(05-13-2020 05:57 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-13-2020 12:42 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Thought we discussed baseball in this thread but I don't see the posts.

Anyway, it appears that the MAC is going to a 30 game regular season. I don't know if that means there will or will not be those February games down South or if they will be cancelled.

It seems to me, lopping off the non-conference games (most?) and start 3 or 4 weeks later with games in the border states and then conference games makes sense to me.

https://emueagles.com/news/2020/5/12/general-mac-statement-regarding-2020-21-academic-year-changes.aspx

Steve thanks for bringing up baseball. I see two options:

1) Get rid of the sport. Owchinko and Welch are heading south these days and quite frankly the cold spring weather deters me from attending games now. I love EMU baseball, it is why I enrolled 46 years ago, but it is what is.

2) Play half the season in the fall along with MLB and the other half in the spring. Plenty of time to load up on games in nice September and October weather in the Midwest without the travel costs south in February and March.

(05-15-2020 09:43 AM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  More: Toledo Blade on Twitter "BREAKING NEWS: MAC football teams will shrink travel rosters and will no longer stay at hotels before home games, @NickPBlade has learned."

I will link to the full article when available.

(05-14-2020 11:50 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(05-13-2020 05:57 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(05-13-2020 12:42 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Thought we discussed baseball in this thread but I don't see the posts.

Anyway, it appears that the MAC is going to a 30 game regular season. I don't know if that means there will or will not be those February games down South or if they will be cancelled.

It seems to me, lopping off the non-conference games (most?) and start 3 or 4 weeks later with games in the border states and then conference games makes sense to me.

https://emueagles.com/news/2020/5/12/general-mac-statement-regarding-2020-21-academic-year-changes.aspx

Steve thanks for bringing up baseball. I see two options:

1) Get rid of the sport. Owchinko and Welch are heading south these days and quite frankly the cold spring weather deters me from attending games now. I love EMU baseball, it is why I enrolled 46 years ago, but it is what is.

2) Play half the season in the fall along with MLB and the other half in the spring. Plenty of time to load up on games in nice September and October weather in the Midwest without the travel costs south in February and March.

#2 is the way to go. Do NOT cut baseball. Cutting SB was bad enough.

There are an increasing number of indoor practice facilities in MI and the talent level of HS aged players in likewise increasing. The local players to field good teams are available.