(01-27-2019 05:58 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-27-2019 11:11 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 07:14 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 08:40 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 07:28 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  So looking back this century, (off the top of my head, someone chime in if not correct) 12 game seasons allowed were/are 2002, 2003, 2008 (JMU only played 11), 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025. That would make the pattern a 12 games (allowed) season, followed by four 11 game seasons, followed by two 12 game seasons, followed by four 11 game seasons, repeat. Basically 3 of every 11 seasons. Going by what Potomac has on the OP:

2020 (11 games):
-??? (probably a yet to be named cupcake)
9/12 - Chattanooga (SoCon)
11/21 - at North Carolina (ACC)

Last week NDSU/NC A&T just announced a one and done @ NDSU for 9/19. Why couldn't JMU have gotten NC A&T for a one and done? 200+ miles/about 3 1/2 hrs from JMU..instead they are flying 1400 miles to Fargo..I didn't think NDSU had more $$ to throw around..

2021 (11 games):
9/4 - Morehead State (PFL)
-???
-???

2022 (11 games):
-???
9/10 - Norfolk State (MEAC)
11/5 - at Louisville (ACC)

2023 (11 games): No OOC yet scheduled.

2024 (12 games allowed): No OOC yet scheduled.

2025 (12 games allowed):
-???
-???
-???
-11/22: at North Carolina (ACC)

The 2020 schedule is reasonable. Follow that footprint and it is likely the best you can do with an 11 game schedule. We should not play two cupcakes out of conference in any season including a 12 game season.

Then obviously you're fine with either 5 home games every other season, including 5 home/7 away in a 12 game season, or no I-A game every other season.

I'd rather be like NDSU. Minimum 6 home games every season, sometimes 7, deep playoff runs every season, always at home. Different strokes for different folks.

Why do you find it necessary to put false statements down about what I want? How on earth do you come to these completely ridiculous conclusions based on a few comments of mine on a message board? I think you get your jolly’s picking fights with people.

I only remember twice in JMU football history when there was a deep playoff run at home. I define deep run as at least making the semifinals. It was ‘08 & ‘09. Both seasons JMU played a FBS school, a So Con school and a cupcake. They had six home games. That scheduling is exactly how they are set up for 2020. As I stated in another post, that is reasonable scheduling.

I would prefer no patsies on the out of conference schedule but can live with one crap game. Ideally, I would like to see the patsy replaced with an FCS that would offer some competition. Doesn’t have to be a top 10 team. Just a team where they game isn’t over after the first quarter.

If I apply your matrix, JMU would never get another FBS school because we have been too competitive for FBS schools to schedule us.

Norfolk St., St. Francis, Morehead St. really and NEC, MEAC or non scholarship program should never be on our schedule. There is no entertainment value in these games for ticket holders and they don’t guarantee a deep run in the playoffs either. They also don’t challenge the players and are games a player has a tough time getting emotionally ready to play.

Its not a false statement or a ridiculous conclusion. For 11 game seasons:
6 home games/I-A game/only 1 home OOC cupcake simply DOESN"T WORK for EVERY 11 game season unless you have a giant pile of cash to throw at quality OOCs to get them to come to JMU for one and dones. You'd have to pay them 2x what you pay the cupcakes for one and dones, more if you were flying them in.

So if you say you are only ok with 1 OOC home cupcake per 11 game season, then that means you are ok the result of that which = roughly half your 11 game seasons either only 5 home games, or no I-A game.

You mentioned 08' & 09:
2008 6 home games: P5/1 home OOC cupcake/home quality OOC (ASU).
2009 5 home games: P5/1 home OOC cupcake (BTW didn't make the playoffs).
2010 6 home games: P5/1 home OOC cupcake/home quality OOC (Liberty).
2011 5 home games: P5/1 home OOC cupcake
2012: 6 home games: P5/2 home OOC cupcakes

You mention 2020 as being good: 6 home games: P5/home quality OOC (UTC)/only 1 home OOC cupcake. But the @ UTC had to go somewhere. Putting in on a 12 game season this year means it didn't go on an 11 game season, and leave JMU with another 5 home game season. But it meant for this year JMU had to come up with a 2nd home OOC- and that was a 2nd cupcake.

I agree JMU should never play a non scholly PFL like Morehead St. But you said JMU should also never play a MEAC or NEC OOC.
-There's nothing wrong with an instate cupcake IMHOP like NSU (or VMI), but they should NEVER be a road game like @ NSU last year.
-Nothing wrong with getting a one and done with NC A&T like NDSU just did for 2020. After all NC A&T beat JSU and ECU last year, and are 22-2 the last 2 seasons.
-I wouldn't say JMU should never play an NEC. Take Duquesne for example. Beat Towson by 21 in the playoffs last year. Would be a bus ride for them from Pittsburgh to JMU.

Side note on the 2008 season. We had 7 home games scheduled, just before the season began we cancelled the Liberty game, after we realized it was scheduled to be an off weekend for our students and most would be going home. We ended up playing only 11 games in a 12 game season. Seems that the way it was told was MM lobbied JB to weasel out of it.