(09-13-2017 06:27 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  One thing where JMU/Bourne screwed up with the schedule. You're weakest home opponent you should put as one of your 3 'draw' games where a weak opponent doesn't matter as much (opener, parents' weekend, or homecoming). Not a stand alone game between the home opener and parents' weekend. Dumb.

What else could they have done though? E. Tenn. St. College University of Memphis was the opener and I don't think you are suggesting just flipping them and NSU. I bet more students/alums know where NSU is located over ETSCUofM.

Is flipping the game weekends with a CAA opponent really possible? How much say does JMU have when scheduling CAA games? I guess ideally we have a weak game for parents weekend (when the crowd isn't as big of a factor) and then HC feature the toughest team we play that year at home. I don't want to play Nova/UR/UNH in week 2 or 3 though which means we are back in where we are now.

I'll say that the real solution isn't finding the perfect 'draw' games but instead scheduling the more perfect teams. There aren't many good reasons to schedule a top 15 team but there is NO reason to schedule two bottom 25 teams. I liked VMI in 06/07. I liked Lehigh. I think EKU or W. Carolina or Furman or Ivy (if possible) would be good opponents and draw more chatter than NSU or ETSCUofM