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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 7:52:43 GMT -5
Here is one possibility. 2 pods North- HC, BU, Army, Lehigh, Lafayette. South- Navy, AU, Loyola, Bucknell,Colgate Everyone plays each Pod member 3 times for 12 games and 1 game against each in the other pod for a total of 17. Though it is an unbalanced schedule, playoff format remains the same. Or Possibly Pod playoffs at two sites with the winners playing for the PLC at the home of the better record. Main problem is hard for a fair 5 team tourney. Bottom two play in game. Top three byes into semis. Of course Army and Navy may not be too happy about only one game vs the other.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 21, 2020 8:22:07 GMT -5
You might want to flip flop Lehigh and Colgate.
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Post by trimster on Oct 21, 2020 8:32:01 GMT -5
How do opponents from Mass and DC play each other without overnight travel.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 8:44:11 GMT -5
How do opponents from Mass and DC play each other without overnight travel. Maybe a neutral site ?
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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 8:44:56 GMT -5
You might want to flip flop Lehigh and Colgate. Trying not to split up Lehigh and Lafayette
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Post by Tom on Oct 21, 2020 11:40:34 GMT -5
You might want to flip flop Lehigh and Colgate. Trying not to split up Lehigh and Lafayette Both Lehigh and Lafayette are south of Bucknell as well as Colgate. There are all kinds of options. It's just a question of how far outside the box administrators are willing to think to make sports happen ---------------------- If you're trying avoid overnight trips, it's going to be really tough for the Atlantic Hockey schools to deal with the Air Force Academy
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Post by purplehaze on Oct 21, 2020 12:15:05 GMT -5
I’m disappointed that AD Blossom has been so quiet in recent months - it’s time to have another zoom session with supporters to discuss basketball and all sports including the spring
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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 12:39:19 GMT -5
Trying not to split up Lehigh and Lafayette Both Lehigh and Lafayette are south of Bucknell as well as Colgate. Then call it something besides North and South. Bethlehem and Easton are closer to the rest than Lewisburg, I believe.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 12:41:52 GMT -5
I’m disappointed that AD Blossom has been so quiet in recent months - it’s time to have another zoom session with supporters to discuss basketball and all sports including the spring My guess is that he is waiting for the PL to make some decisions about the winter sports.
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Post by Tom on Oct 21, 2020 13:06:18 GMT -5
Both Lehigh and Lafayette are south of Bucknell as well as Colgate. Then call it something besides North and South. Bethlehem and Easton are closer to the rest than Lewisburg, I believe. I was thinking if you want to keep Lehigh and Lafayette together, but have Colgate in the north, you could move Lehigh and Lafayette to the south and have Bucknell and Colgate in the north. I've never been to Bucknell, but thought that I-80 was the only interstate close by which is kind of north in PA. Bucknell might be awkward to get to from the north, but from a map it might be even worse from DC/Annapolis.
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Post by hc87 on Oct 21, 2020 13:08:02 GMT -5
I'm not too sanguine on PL (Mass. schools in particular) Winter sports happening currently.....just my read (admittedly usually pessimistic) on the current climate....Boston schools just went back to all remote today for example.
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Post by bison137 on Oct 21, 2020 13:38:21 GMT -5
Then call it something besides North and South. Bethlehem and Easton are closer to the rest than Lewisburg, I believe. I was thinking if you want to keep Lehigh and Lafayette together, but have Colgate in the north, you could move Lehigh and Lafayette to the south and have Bucknell and Colgate in the north. I've never been to Bucknell, but thought that I-80 was the only interstate close by which is kind of north in PA. Bucknell might be awkward to get to from the north, but from a map it might be even worse from DC/Annapolis. Bucknell isn't too hard to get to from Baltimore/Washington. Going from Lewisburg to Baltmore, it's a straight shot down Rt. 15 to Harrisburg then south on I-83. Without any rush hour complications, maybe 2 hours and 20 minutes. To D.C., south on Rt. 15 to Frederick MD, then southeast on I-270 into D.C. area. About 3 hours 15 minutes outside of rush hour.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 21, 2020 14:37:27 GMT -5
So Bison What do you think about this split ?
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Post by timholycross on Oct 21, 2020 21:35:25 GMT -5
Yeah, Google says the distance from Lewisburg to Baltimore is 14 miles shorter than Bethlehem to Baltimore. So, a wash, really.
You gotta keep LU and LC together being 12-15 miles apart. So either put those two in the South together or the North. I say South because Colgate's a faster ride to New England and West Point than to the Balt/DC area.
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Post by notjuanjones on Oct 22, 2020 10:47:21 GMT -5
Would definitely keep Lehigh and Lafayette together and put them in the "South" region with AU/Navy/Loyola. Laf is no closer to D.C. than Bucknell – made the trip to each from D.C. multiple times.
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Post by efg72 on Oct 22, 2020 18:14:57 GMT -5
Been swamped, and if this was stated earlier I apologize - heard from a good source all teams who play at least 15 games will qualify for the tournament, and PL games could be starting in December to accommodate teams who need to postpone games due to state requirements or Covid illnesses.
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Post by trimster on Oct 29, 2020 9:45:35 GMT -5
At least one PL team is playing an OOC games as Navy is hosting GW on 11-25 in the Veterans Classic Game. Seems crazy not to take advantage of the semi-bubble atmosphere squads will be in from 11-25 to 2-1. Wouldn't it be refreshing to see the old New England rivals play each other again during December.
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Post by thecrossisback on Oct 29, 2020 19:18:26 GMT -5
Telegram and Gazette Holy Cross basketball won't schedule non-conference games for upcoming season
The Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams won’t play any non-conference games in 2020-21, and the Patriot League is expected to release the upcoming season schedule, that is slated to begin after Jan. 1, soon.
“It’s close,” Holy Cross director of athletics Marcus Blossom said Thursday, “but it’s not complete.”
Blossom said there will be no non-conference play for any Patriot League members except Army and Navy. He expects the schedules for both Holy Cross teams to be more regional, with HC playing more games against teams that are closer geographically.
In September, the NCAA announced that Nov. 25 would be the official start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season. The season was originally scheduled to start Nov. 10, but was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Crusaders began practicing Oct. 15.
“They’re working very hard, both the men’s and women’s programs,” Blossom said. “Obviously, they would have liked to have played non-conference games beginning Nov. 25 as the coaches and myself would have liked them to have that opportunity, but that’s not the case and we’re trying to focus on what we have in front of us and put our teams in the best position possible to succeed in whatever we have in front of us.”
The HC men are coming off a 3-29 season and, under second-year coach Brett Nelson, have a largely new roster that includes six freshmen.
Maureen Magarity is in her first season as Holy Cross women’s coach. The Crusaders, who graduated five seniors, including all-time leading rebounder Lauren Manis, won 19 games last year.
Blossom said he does not expect to have fans at Holy Cross home games, and among the COVID protocols, will be increasing testing for all winter student-athletes who are competing from twice a week to three times a week.
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Post by trimster on Oct 29, 2020 19:33:55 GMT -5
Telegram and Gazette Holy Cross basketball won't schedule non-conference games for upcoming season The Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams won’t play any non-conference games in 2020-21, and the Patriot League is expected to release the upcoming season schedule, that is slated to begin after Jan. 1, soon. “It’s close,” Holy Cross director of athletics Marcus Blossom said Thursday, “but it’s not complete.” Blossom said there will be no non-conference play for any Patriot League members except Army and Navy. He expects the schedules for both Holy Cross teams to be more regional, with HC playing more games against teams that are closer geographically. In September, the NCAA announced that Nov. 25 would be the official start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season. The season was originally scheduled to start Nov. 10, but was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crusaders began practicing Oct. 15. “They’re working very hard, both the men’s and women’s programs,” Blossom said. “Obviously, they would have liked to have played non-conference games beginning Nov. 25 as the coaches and myself would have liked them to have that opportunity, but that’s not the case and we’re trying to focus on what we have in front of us and put our teams in the best position possible to succeed in whatever we have in front of us.” The HC men are coming off a 3-29 season and, under second-year coach Brett Nelson, have a largely new roster that includes six freshmen. Maureen Magarity is in her first season as Holy Cross women’s coach. The Crusaders, who graduated five seniors, including all-time leading rebounder Lauren Manis, won 19 games last year. Blossom said he does not expect to have fans at Holy Cross home games, and among the COVID protocols, will be increasing testing for all winter student-athletes who are competing from twice a week to three times a week. Other than BU, no one in the PL is close to Worcester so I am not sure what a regional, conference-only schedule will look like. I don't think it is going to matter in the end as Covid is already raging across the country and winter hasn't even started.
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Post by cmo on Oct 29, 2020 19:59:02 GMT -5
Best of 21 series vs BU.
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Post by DiMarz on Oct 29, 2020 19:59:55 GMT -5
It's going to be a long strange winter........Ice fishing looks good....
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 29, 2020 20:00:33 GMT -5
HC, BU, Army, 'gate, Laf in one group, Lehigh, Buck, AU, Navy, Loy in the other.
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Post by thecrossisback on Oct 29, 2020 20:27:26 GMT -5
We are winning the Turnpike Trophy this year!
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 29, 2020 20:29:18 GMT -5
What the heck is this supposed to mean?
1. As posted above, there is no one "regional" to HC in the PL except BU. Stretching might include Army. 2. If we can't play anyone outside of the PL, then "regional" is really a misnomer. 3. There are 10 PL basketball schools, 9 opponents. That's 18 games if we play the traditional home & home schedule. But what does schedules being "more regional" mean to that? Navy, American, and the PA schools are hardly "regional." 4. Does that mean, for example, we play Lehigh or Lafayette "away" games in, say, West Point? 5. Are we going to play some PL teams more than twice? 6. Finally, while I understand the alleged "bubbles" at Annapolis and West Point, why do they get to be excepted from the non-conference rules? Unless, of course, they want to play those games and the rest of the league doesn't.
This statement hardly clarifies anything.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 29, 2020 20:36:28 GMT -5
Maybe if you read the second part of the sentence that mentions more games vs geographically closer opponents you'd gather what it means.
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