(08-03-2020 03:09 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:51 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:42 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 11:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 09:46 AM)f1do Wrote:  Sun Belt schools to play original 12-game schedules, including 8 conference games, sources told @Stadium......

Conference USA will keep 8-game league schedule & allow schools to play as many nonconference games as they want, sources told ...

Shamelessly trying to keep alive lawsuit possibilities against P5 for canceling Buy games.

Totally correct. It's a Hail Mary for money. But it comes at great long term cost in animosity. Who among the P5 would ever schedule a CUSA or SBC school again except at a steeply discounted price?

The SBC wouldn’t sue the school; individual schools would. From a South Alabama perspective, we are not seeking money from the canceled game with Grambling, and we are actively in discussions with Florida about what to do with our canceled game.

It's a dangerous game you are playing. I would never schedule a school that decided to go the route of litigation.

Yes, the danger here for G5 who depend on buy games is that, even if they do not try to litigate these canceled games, that the P5 conferences that play conference-only schedules this year will find that they like this, that they don't really need the buy games, and might decide to make it a permanent feature going forward. Or with OOC against only other P5.

So I'm not sure I'd want to incentivize that thinking by wrassling over the canceled games.

(08-03-2020 03:35 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 03:09 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:51 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:42 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 11:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  Shamelessly trying to keep alive lawsuit possibilities against P5 for canceling Buy games.

Totally correct. It's a Hail Mary for money. But it comes at great long term cost in animosity. Who among the P5 would ever schedule a CUSA or SBC school again except at a steeply discounted price?

The SBC wouldn’t sue the school; individual schools would. From a South Alabama perspective, we are not seeking money from the canceled game with Grambling, and we are actively in discussions with Florida about what to do with our canceled game.

It's a dangerous game you are playing. I would never schedule a school that decided to go the route of litigation.

Yes, the danger here for G5 who depend on buy games is that, even if they do not try to litigate these canceled games, that the P5 conferences that play conference-only schedules this year will find that they like this, that they don't really need the buy games, and might decide to make it a permanent feature going forward. Or with OOC against only other P5.

So I'm not sure I'd want to incentivize that thinking by wrassling over the canceled games.

We will see what other schools decide to do. South Alabama is not looking to sue anyone.

(08-03-2020 03:35 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 03:09 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:51 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:42 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 11:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  Shamelessly trying to keep alive lawsuit possibilities against P5 for canceling Buy games.

Totally correct. It's a Hail Mary for money. But it comes at great long term cost in animosity. Who among the P5 would ever schedule a CUSA or SBC school again except at a steeply discounted price?

The SBC wouldn’t sue the school; individual schools would. From a South Alabama perspective, we are not seeking money from the canceled game with Grambling, and we are actively in discussions with Florida about what to do with our canceled game.

It's a dangerous game you are playing. I would never schedule a school that decided to go the route of litigation.

Yes, the danger here for G5 who depend on buy games is that, even if they do not try to litigate these canceled games, that the P5 conferences that play conference-only schedules this year will find that they like this, that they don't really need the buy games, and might decide to make it a permanent feature going forward. Or with OOC against only other P5.

So I'm not sure I'd want to incentivize that thinking by wrassling over the canceled games.

This threat is on the table either way. the "what if" game is in full effect. in truly uncertain times, there are more problems than solutions.

This will all be a nonissue in about two weeks.

Per FBSchedules.com, Middle Tennessee Director of Athletics Chris Massaro says they intend to play a home-and-home series with Troy in 2020. Plan is to play in Murfreesboro in the season opener either Sept. 5 or Sept. 19, and in Troy on Nov. 21.

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/statu...2245296130

Southern Miss moves season opener vs. South Alabama to Sept. 3 & adds home games w/Tennessee Tech Sept. 19 & Tulane Sept. 26

South Alabama agrees to a home game against Tulane on September 12. The Green Wave will now the be first opponent to play in South Alabama’s new Hancock Whitney Stadium located on the South Alabama campus.

(08-03-2020 03:35 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 03:09 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:51 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 02:42 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  

(08-03-2020 11:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  Shamelessly trying to keep alive lawsuit possibilities against P5 for canceling Buy games.

Totally correct. It's a Hail Mary for money. But it comes at great long term cost in animosity. Who among the P5 would ever schedule a CUSA or SBC school again except at a steeply discounted price?

The SBC wouldn’t sue the school; individual schools would. From a South Alabama perspective, we are not seeking money from the canceled game with Grambling, and we are actively in discussions with Florida about what to do with our canceled game.

It's a dangerous game you are playing. I would never schedule a school that decided to go the route of litigation.

Yes, the danger here for G5 who depend on buy games is that, even if they do not try to litigate these canceled games, that the P5 conferences that play conference-only schedules this year will find that they like this, that they don't really need the buy games, and might decide to make it a permanent feature going forward. Or with OOC against only other P5.

So I'm not sure I'd want to incentivize that thinking by wrassling over the canceled games.

Not until ESPN and Fox pay them for it.

Our game with Duke has been moved from Thursday Sept. 17th to Halloween:

https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2020/8/6...ct-31.aspx

Leaves us with 2 open slots (home and away) to fill in September.

(08-06-2020 01:36 PM)f1do Wrote:  Per FBSchedules.com, Middle Tennessee Director of Athletics Chris Massaro says they intend to play a home-and-home series with Troy in 2020. Plan is to play in Murfreesboro in the season opener either Sept. 5 or Sept. 19, and in Troy on Nov. 21.

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