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Post by hc87 on Jun 13, 2019 15:49:21 GMT -5
New AD in place (or soon to be)...thought I'd bring this up again in this sort of "athletic downtime." Playing around on this site you get an understanding on how difficult this can probably be...matching up weeks, years, balancing the supposed difficulty of teams etc etc BC in 2022 seems already booked....4 OOC games already penciled in. UMass doesn't have much wiggle room in the immediate years after 2021 either. I know that Army in 2023 has been discussed but it's not up here yet either. Interesting site, seeing who wants to play whom etc. www.fbschedules.com
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Post by purplehaze on Jun 13, 2019 16:04:32 GMT -5
Interesting that Colgate has 2 FBS games in 2020, Western Michigan and Syracuse. This season 'gate and HC clearly have the most difficult schedules (and we're 1 and 2 in some preseason league rankings)
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Post by princetoncrusader on Jun 13, 2019 19:40:57 GMT -5
In response to a question from this humble poster on reunion weekend # 2, the new AD said AWP is not on a future HC schedule, although he would like them to be. He also hinted that another game with BC post 2020 is a possibility.
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Post by gks on Jun 13, 2019 20:29:37 GMT -5
In response to a question from this humble poster on reunion weekend # 2, the new AD said AWP is not on a future HC schedule, although he would like them to be. He also hinted that another game with BC post 2020 is a possibility. I would guess with the crowd last year BC would want this to happen.
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Post by gerry on Jun 25, 2019 14:49:07 GMT -5
Brown has released their OOC schedules through 2027. Since they now play Bryant annually in addition to their yearly game with URI, they only have room for one additional OOC opponent, and Holy Cross is not scheduled beyond 2020. Brown has upcoming games with Colgate, CCSU, and Georgetown.
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Post by hc87 on Jun 25, 2019 14:59:27 GMT -5
Too bad, good local game for most involved...I think we're basically tied into Harvard and Yale for much of the upcoming decade...I suppose we can't hoard (so to speak) all of the NE Ives to ourselves.
Wondering if the UConn game in 2021 will be effected by their move? Probably too soon to tell.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jun 25, 2019 15:00:35 GMT -5
Brown has released their OOC schedules through 2027. Since they now play Bryant annually in addition to their yearly game with URI, they only have room for one additional OOC opponent, and Holy Cross is not scheduled beyond 2020. Brown has upcoming games with Colgate, CCSU, and Georgetown.I can't make a case for Brown playing any one of those teams instead of playing long-time opponent, just-up-the-road Holy Cross
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Post by thecrossisback on Jun 25, 2019 20:38:12 GMT -5
On the scheduling part, why do we have 3 home games at 1:00 and 2 home games at 12:00. Why can't we get lights for one night game.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jun 25, 2019 20:47:00 GMT -5
Daylight Savings ending in early Nov means it's getting dark by 4pm, that's why.
If you scratch the check for lights rental, I'm sure the school will do a nite game again.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 25, 2019 21:04:42 GMT -5
Too bad, good local game for most involved...I think we're basically tied into Harvard and Yale for much of the upcoming decade...I suppose we can't hoard (so to speak) all of the NE Ives to ourselves. Wondering if the UConn game in 2021 will be effected by their move? Probably too soon to tell. H, Y, HC. Three members of the Cavernous Old Stadium Club. Think of how much money UConn and the State of CT. could have saved by UConn playing their FBS games at the Yale Bowl instead of building Rentschler Field. But politicians and public administrators, with OPM available to spend usually develop an Edifice Complex.
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Post by gks on Jun 25, 2019 21:06:30 GMT -5
Too bad, good local game for most involved...I think we're basically tied into Harvard and Yale for much of the upcoming decade...I suppose we can't hoard (so to speak) all of the NE Ives to ourselves. Wondering if the UConn game in 2021 will be effected by their move? Probably too soon to tell. H, Y, HC. Three members of the Cavernous Old Stadium Club. Think of how much money UConn and the State of CT. could have saved by UConn playing their FBS games at the Yale Bowl instead of building Rentschler Field. But politicians and public administrators, with OPM available to spend usually develop an Edifice Complex. Ummm...UConn is pretty far from New Haven.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 25, 2019 21:16:21 GMT -5
Of course you are right, and UConn wanted to become the next Michigan State, not a tenant in another college's dowdy old relic. But a $41 million deficit for one year makes you think of possible efficiencies.
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Post by purplehaze on Jun 26, 2019 13:07:24 GMT -5
It's not a 'past '2021' item but UConn needs 8 games for 2020 so maybe we can rearrange an ooc game for next season and slide into their schedule - Late changes have been made plenty of times.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 26, 2019 13:13:23 GMT -5
It's not a 'past '2021' item but UConn needs 8 games for 2020 so maybe we can rearrange an ooc game for next season and slide into their schedule - Late changes have been made plenty of times. Good idea, but Whom would we drop ? would it be difficult for that school to find a comparable opponent ?
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Post by nhteamer on Jun 26, 2019 14:13:32 GMT -5
The mighty CCSU Blue Devils?
The mighty Wagner Seahawks?
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 26, 2019 14:30:00 GMT -5
The mighty CCSU Blue Devils? The mighty Wagner Seahawks? Which game do we attend with one bag over our head, and which one with two bags? Actually, if the State Legislature asked CCSU to dump us to play UConn at the Rent they surely would, if they like continued State funding. But all kidding aside I hope HC honors it's contractual agreements unless mutually satisfactory work-arounds can be arranged. If neither the Blue Devils or Seahawks have enough scholarship equivalents to play an FBS team, it would be a good opportunity for switching of opponents with the smaller schools receiving checks.
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Post by hc87 on Jun 26, 2019 14:43:16 GMT -5
Interestingly, the only game with no date on the 2020 schedule is CCSU...not sure why it isn't 9/5 yet...the only other open date is 9/26 and CCSU plays that weekend.
I like the '20 sked a lot....7 games in Massachusetts...at Harvard and BC
ETA: just checked UCONN'S 2020...if their OOC stays the same, we have no dates open for them
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Post by hchoops on Jun 26, 2019 14:57:01 GMT -5
Interestingly, the only game with no date on the 2020 schedule is CCSU...not sure why it isn't 9/5 yet...the only other open date is 9/26 and CCSU plays that weekend. I like the '20 sked a lot....7 games in Massachusetts...at Harvard and BC ETA: just checked UCONN'S 2020...if their OOC stays the same, we have no dates open for them Won’t That sched be changed rather quickly ?
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Post by hc87 on Jun 26, 2019 15:18:58 GMT -5
Point being, all their AAC games line up with games we have scheduled in October and November of 2020...we have open dates on 9/5 and 9/26, they play UMASS and Indiana those weeks
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Post by hchoops on Jun 26, 2019 16:00:17 GMT -5
I think the original post suggested that we drop one of our OOC games to play Umass
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Post by hc87 on Jun 26, 2019 17:08:34 GMT -5
Who knows what happens behinds the curtains, but the Minutemen are pretty booked up through 2022 themselves.
Not really many games in 2020 or 2021 HC would want to drop hypothetically.
2020: @harvard, Yale, Brown, @bc and @ccsu.
2021: @uconn, CCSU, @yale, Harvard and @monmouth,
Monmouth looks the most vulnerable...from what I see, it's a "one-timer"....teamer will be glad to hear we play CCSU annually from 2020-2023.
Again, beyond 2021, the only scheduled OOC games are Yale annually thru 2028 and CCSU thru 2023.
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Post by gks on Jun 26, 2019 18:48:06 GMT -5
Who knows what happens behinds the curtains, but the Minutemen are pretty booked up through 2022 themselves. Not really many games in 2020 or 2021 HC would want to drop hypothetically. 2020: @harvard, Yale, Brown, @bc and @ccsu. 2021: @uconn, CCSU, @yale, Harvard and @monmouth, Monmouth looks the most vulnerable...from what I see, it's a "one-timer"....teamer will be glad to hear we play CCSU annually from 2020-2023. Again, beyond 2021, the only scheduled OOC games are Yale annually thru 2028 and CCSU thru 2023. Those are great non-league slates. Thought Harvard was long term also but who knows with them.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 26, 2019 19:47:01 GMT -5
Based on past history, Yale more likely to bail on playing Holy Cross than Harvard as the former has previously backed out of the series, the latter never to my knowledge.
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Post by jkh67 on Jun 27, 2019 21:26:06 GMT -5
Who knows what happens behinds the curtains, but the Minutemen are pretty booked up through 2022 themselves. Not really many games in 2020 or 2021 HC would want to drop hypothetically. 2020: @harvard, Yale, Brown, @bc and @ccsu. 2021: @uconn, CCSU, @yale, Harvard and @monmouth, Monmouth looks the most vulnerable...from what I see, it's a "one-timer"....teamer will be glad to hear we play CCSU annually from 2020-2023. Again, beyond 2021, the only scheduled OOC games are Yale annually thru 2028 and CCSU thru 2023. Why we are playing Central Connecticut State University (or whatever else "CCSU" stand for) I have no idea. There is no future for HC football in scheduling schools like that. (Ditto for Monmouth, Bryant, Wagner, Morgan State, and others of like ilk.) I believe I read that we have a long term commitment from both Harvard and Yale. Speaking of the Ivies, it would be nice to see Dartmouth...the school I believe we've played more often than any others not named BC or Colgate...back on the schedule on a more or less regular basis.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 27, 2019 21:41:24 GMT -5
Yes, and the date of the Dartmouth game generally coincided with beautiful fall foliage.
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