(07-30-2020 03:53 PM)YNot Wrote:  OK, guys. The SEC just announced conference games only. BYU lost another home game - v. Missouri, and the replacement game with Alabama. Time to get BYU to the 2020 AAC going!

I think it would be fun. Make it a one year agreement and lets just see if how BYU and their fans feel after the season is over. Maybe it leads to something down the line. Whether it leads to something more or not---I still think it makes for an interesting season that will draw extra attention to the leagues games and the conference championship race. Good for the AAC and good for BYU.

(07-30-2020 05:47 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:13 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  I thought if it was a home game you could keep it? That’s what all the UCF sources are saying.

The ACC's guidelines were clear: Conference only + 1 game which MUST be in state and MUST meet ACC standards for testing/health protocols. The +1 was purely there for the SEC-ACC games, 3 out of 4 of which are in ACC stadiums this year and thus part of the ACC TV package. It's more likely that +1 is thrown away altogether than UCF is somehow magically retained.

Right, but you’re playing us in Atlanta, which is in your state. Only reason GT wouldn’t play us now is if they chicken out. AAC and ACC testing protocols are very similar I’ve heard, that won’t be an issue.

we are also about to find out how realistic byu to the big 12 is...

the big 12 doesnt have enough teams to do conference only, without teams playing twice...they need atleast 1 more team

if byu has any sort of legitimate chance at a big 12 invite, this should be the easiest decision they could make, even if they arent the top choice...
--if byu to the big 12 doesnt happen this year, i question if it ever will

--alot of media sources are "suggesting" byu to the big 12 for 1 year..but no one has any sources that it is actually being considered

random news- c-usa announces they will not alter their schedule btw..8 conference games and "up to" 4 non conference if they choose it

Meanwhile on the Western front. Sports talk radio in Vegas were discussing UNLV playing BYU to open the new Allegiant stadium. BYU is playing 4 MWC teams, and that Unlv should make a play for them because of the game they're losing with TCU. (I believe they said TCU).

(07-30-2020 06:21 PM)Memphis Yankee Wrote:  Meanwhile on the Western front. Sports talk radio in Vegas were discussing UNLV playing BYU to open the new Allegiant stadium. BYU is playing 4 MWC teams, and that Unlv should make a play for them because of the game they're losing with TCU. (I believe they said TCU).

I won't be surprised if BYU plays @UNLV and @Wyoming and Hawaii, to replace P5 opponents.

Hopefully, we get to keep the Houston game and consider to fill a couple of AAC scheduling holes.

https://twitter.com/byusportsnation/stat...07936?s=21

(07-30-2020 05:47 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:13 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  I thought if it was a home game you could keep it? That’s what all the UCF sources are saying.

The ACC's guidelines were clear: Conference only + 1 game which MUST be in state and MUST meet ACC standards for testing/health protocols. The +1 was purely there for the SEC-ACC games, 3 out of 4 of which are in ACC stadiums this year and thus part of the ACC TV package. It's more likely that +1 is thrown away altogether than UCF is somehow magically retained.

The game must be played in state. Doesn’t have to be an in-state team.


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If everybody goes to a conference only schedule ... Especially the MWC ... BYU could be in a world of hurt. Their really hoping the Big 12 picks them to play as a temporary solution which could lead to a membership offer in years to come. And with one less independent this year in ND ... Ouch !!!

(07-31-2020 11:54 AM)steves Wrote:  If everybody goes to a conference only schedule ... Especially the MWC ... BYU could be in a world of hurt. Their really hoping the Big 12 picks them to play as a temporary solution which could lead to a membership offer in years to come. And with one less independent this year in ND ... Ouch !!!

Personally, I think BYU temporarily playing in the 2020 Big 12 is fan fiction. I'd be surprised if BYU played anyone in the Big 12 even if the Big 12 does conference-only +1.

I think BYU should focus on its AAC relationship, whether that's to play as a temporary member in the AAC this year or to add a few more AAC games to the schedule. Either way, it's a win-win-win, for BYU, for the AAC, and for ESPN.

(07-30-2020 06:11 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:47 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:13 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  I thought if it was a home game you could keep it? That’s what all the UCF sources are saying.

The ACC's guidelines were clear: Conference only + 1 game which MUST be in state and MUST meet ACC standards for testing/health protocols. The +1 was purely there for the SEC-ACC games, 3 out of 4 of which are in ACC stadiums this year and thus part of the ACC TV package. It's more likely that +1 is thrown away altogether than UCF is somehow magically retained.

Right, but you’re playing us in Atlanta, which is in your state. Only reason GT wouldn’t play us now is if they chicken out. AAC and ACC testing protocols are very similar I’ve heard, that won’t be an issue.

So put yourself in the shoes of Todd Stansbury. You don't know if you're going to ultimately have an OOC now that the SEC backed out. You don't know if your schedule is going to be a no-bye death march or delayed or early or some crazy mix of all the former. You don't know if you're playing 8 or 10 conference games. What you want most of all is flexibility with that +1 game. It needs to be cheap to procure, cheap to cancel, and have the ability to be scheduled early or mid-season or late. That sounds a lot like a FCS team.

(07-31-2020 01:17 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 06:11 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:47 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 05:13 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  I thought if it was a home game you could keep it? That’s what all the UCF sources are saying.

The ACC's guidelines were clear: Conference only + 1 game which MUST be in state and MUST meet ACC standards for testing/health protocols. The +1 was purely there for the SEC-ACC games, 3 out of 4 of which are in ACC stadiums this year and thus part of the ACC TV package. It's more likely that +1 is thrown away altogether than UCF is somehow magically retained.

Right, but you’re playing us in Atlanta, which is in your state. Only reason GT wouldn’t play us now is if they chicken out. AAC and ACC testing protocols are very similar I’ve heard, that won’t be an issue.

So put yourself in the shoes of Todd Stansbury. You don't know if you're going to ultimately have an OOC now that the SEC backed out. You don't know if your schedule is going to be a no-bye death march or delayed or early or some crazy mix of all the former. You don't know if you're playing 8 or 10 conference games. What you want most of all is flexibility with that +1 game. It needs to be cheap to procure, cheap to cancel, and have the ability to be scheduled early or mid-season or late. That sounds a lot like a FCS team.

GT is going to keep the FCS game over the UCF game to go from a game they were predicted to lose to one that's about a guaranteed win. With the +1 schedule programs will go for an easy win especially when other conferences are going conference only.

Pat Forde believes that The American will stick with 8 league games, and let each team have as many OOC games as they can manage (up to 4 of course). That's what CUSA is doing. I would assume that Tulane would keep Army and SELA, but who knows beyond that. Assuming that there's actually a season, of course.

(07-31-2020 02:57 PM)TU77CAL82 Wrote:  Pat Forde believes that The American will stick with 8 league games, and let each team have as many OOC games as they can manage (up to 4 of course). That's what CUSA is doing. I would assume that Tulane would keep Army and SELA, but who knows beyond that. Assuming that there's actually a season, of course.

aresco already said his opinion....trying to keep a full schecule if possible..but 10 + optional 2 is what is being devised (10 conference games, 2 optional non-con games)..and this was stated when navy/ND was still on the table..the 2 "non-con" was likely to try and preserve navy vs army/nd....wouldn't be surprised to see 10+1 now

imo we will follow the big 12...we are trying to hard to be like the p5 to stick with the g5 model if all p5 have changed ...

This is all likely just day dreaming. Covid will run wild once games and schools start up. Will take a miracle to get in a season. 1 or 2 on a team get it and you have to quarantine the whole team, as they all would have been exposed. Baseball is already seeing the nightmare in action. Fb will be even worse.

BYU's scheduling problems are their problems not ours. Honestly, they have too many fans that think they are still the program they were 30 years ago. Presently, they're recruiting and playing like a bottom half AAC program. As such, I would hope Memphis would only play them if BYU comes to Memphis. The trip to Provo Utah is way too far and too risky in my opinion.

(08-01-2020 09:30 AM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  BYU's scheduling problems are their problems not ours. Honestly, they have too many fans that think they are still the program they were 30 years ago. Presently, they're recruiting and playing like a bottom half AAC program. As such, I would hope Memphis would only play them if BYU comes to Memphis. The trip to Provo Utah is way too far and too risky in my opinion.

No kidding, if BYU ever came over here all you would hear would be their fans griping and about how good they were back in 1984. Hell, Tulane was undefeated in 1998. The old BYU fans need to get over it but they won't lol.

With the ACC keeping the one non-conference game SPECIFICALLY to fill out the TV schedule, and with the SEC playing a conference-only schedule, I could see the following ACC/AAC games happening:

UCF @ GT
USF/FSU
Temple @ Miami
ECU/NC State

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2020/...ities.html

(08-01-2020 11:18 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  With the ACC keeping the one non-conference game SPECIFICALLY to fill out the TV schedule, and with the SEC playing a conference-only schedule, I could see the following ACC/AAC games happening:

UCF @ GT
USF/FSU
Temple @ Miami
ECU/NC State

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2020/...ities.html

must be in state opponent---