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Post by Ignutz on Mar 7, 2024 17:08:33 GMT -5
I note that the football schedule was officially announced this afternoon. No real surprises other than there being no mention of a Polar Park game.
It was an okay experience for a couple years, but i think most of us would rather be at Fitton for our home games. If Bryant would like to have their "home" game against our 'Saders at PP, I'd be okay with that..
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Post by timholycross on Mar 8, 2024 13:13:49 GMT -5
There are only possibilities this year: Fordham in October, Lehigh and Bucknell in November.
I can make the case for none of the above being good Polar games (Fordham is vacation week and the other two are when it tends to be cold at night). But, in general, would prefer Polar be there for an emergency only.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 8, 2024 14:32:30 GMT -5
Since Larry Lucchino ceased being a majority owner in December when the WooSox were sold, the new owners, a NY company, may not be much interested in the trouble and expense of hosting one football game a year. And with Luuchino out of the picture, there no longer is an association with HC, and the EBW Classic.
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Post by gks on Mar 8, 2024 14:45:22 GMT -5
Since Larry Lucchino ceased being a majority owner in December when the WooSox were sold, the new owners, a NY company, may not be much interested in the trouble and expense of hosting one football game a year. And with Luuchino out of the picture, there no longer is an association with HC, and the EBW Classic. Larry may no longer be majority owner but he is FAR from out of the picture. He probably owns more of the team now then he did before.
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Post by drjack on Mar 8, 2024 15:36:21 GMT -5
I love Polar Park and EBW Classic. I'll fight anyone over it.
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Post by mm67 on Mar 8, 2024 17:14:10 GMT -5
Does the game make enough money for the owners of Polar Park? No sentiment. Strictly transactional. Strictly business.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 8, 2024 22:18:17 GMT -5
I love Polar Park and EBW Classic. I'll fight anyone over it. Meet me on the pitcher's mound at midnight.😂 Only kidding. If Vince feels the same way you will have your wish. Many of HC's community initiatives are low key, volunteer and help countless real people in real ways. The Polar game is a commercial venture with a for-profit company but decidedly our highest profile community initiative. It will be interesting to see what Vince, Larry, the NY company, the city and the Williams family comes up with for next season.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 10, 2024 9:51:19 GMT -5
Polar Park scheduling aside, they really have to eliminate that vacation or rework future schedules to keep the Saders out of town, especially the first weekend.
You're committing to having a home game where there's no students, unacceptable IMHO.
Clearly the former probably isn't happening, so concentrate on the latter.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 10, 2024 10:44:02 GMT -5
Yes, scheduling out of town games when students are off campus in both BB and FB is a level of refinement in scheduling that must be very challenging but also very smart if it can be accomplished. I wonder if the league has had it up to here with individual preferences and just issues the league schedule by fiat or if individual teams negotiate with each other or how it works for league games.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 10, 2024 11:41:27 GMT -5
Do our opponents have the same fall break ?
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Post by 78purple on Mar 10, 2024 12:08:18 GMT -5
Yes, scheduling out of town games when students are off campus in both BB and FB is a level of refinement in scheduling that must be very challenging but also very smart if it can be accomplished. I wonder if the league has had it up to here with individual preferences and just issues the league schedule by fiat or if individual teams negotiate with each other or how it works for league games. You would think it can't be that hard with current IT......You look at the NFL scheduling 4-5 years in advance with 32 teams, interconference games, etc......You would think it should be a league priority to control what they can control re: attendance
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 10, 2024 12:13:54 GMT -5
Yes, scheduling out of town games when students are off campus in both BB and FB is a level of refinement in scheduling that must be very challenging but also very smart if it can be accomplished. I wonder if the league has had it up to here with individual preferences and just issues the league schedule by fiat or if individual teams negotiate with each other or how it works for league games. You would think it can't be that hard with current IT......You look at the NFL scheduling 4-5 years in advance with 32 teams, interconference games, etc......You would think it should be a league priority to control what they can control re: attendance Good point. A seven team conference should be more controllable than the large amalgamations many leagues have drifted into.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 10, 2024 12:54:07 GMT -5
I really don’t think the NFL schedules 4-5 years in advance - I think you’re confusing that with college scheduling Also, imo, it’s asking too much to schedule home games so they don’t fall on fall academic breaks ( which is effectively 2 weekends)
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Post by 78purple on Mar 10, 2024 13:00:44 GMT -5
I really don’t think the NFL schedules 4-5 years in advance - I think you’re confusing that with college scheduling Also, imo, it’s asking too much to schedule home games so they don’t fall on fall academic breaks ( which is effectively 2 weekends) The 2027 NFL schedule is currently available
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 10, 2024 13:31:35 GMT -5
Aren’t the ooc opponents determined after the previous season ends ? The weaker teams get a more favorable ooc slate in the following season - and conversely the stronger teams etc..
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Post by hc87 on Mar 10, 2024 18:03:52 GMT -5
The NFL rotates what OOC division you play every year annually.....the other games are based on what place you finished in your division the previous year.
My guess/hunch is that the EBW/PP Game is probably on the chopping block this year....diminishing returns since it started.....in some ways it may have cost a playoff berth this past year.
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Post by drjack on Mar 10, 2024 18:04:56 GMT -5
In no ways did the location of that game cost us a playoff berth.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 10, 2024 18:39:46 GMT -5
Could have lost that game anywhere it was played. Didn't play well, turnovers and a defense that wasn't playing well until several weeks later.
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Post by hc69 on Mar 10, 2024 21:33:13 GMT -5
I really don’t think the NFL schedules 4-5 years in advance - I think you’re confusing that with college scheduling Also, imo, it’s asking too much to schedule home games so they don’t fall on fall academic breaks ( which is effectively 2 weekends) The 2027 NFL schedule is currently available The full NFL schedule (games and dates) for each year is released in February of that year. What is available now for 2025-2027 is 14 games for each team. A team plays each team in its own division twice (6 games), each team in one other in-conference division and each team in one out-of-conference division (8 games). The remaining games are based on the previous year's results and are not determined until after the regular season. If you look at the Pats' 2025 schedule, for example, you'll see their non-division games are the NFC South, AFC Central, and one game each from the AFC South, AFC West,and NFC East. The last three are TBD. The schedule lists which games will be home and which will be away, but no dates are given.
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Post by 78purple on Mar 11, 2024 5:49:57 GMT -5
The 2027 NFL schedule is currently available The full NFL schedule (games and dates) for each year is released in February of that year. What is available now for 2025-2027 is 14 games for each team. A team plays each team in its own division twice (6 games), each team in one other in-conference division and each team in one out-of-conference division (8 games). The remaining games are based on the previous year's results and are not determined until after the regular season. If you look at the Pats' 2025 schedule, for example, you'll see their non-division games are the NFC South, AFC Central, and one game each from the AFC South, AFC West,and NFC East. The last three are TBD. The schedule lists which games will be home and which will be away, but no dates are given. You are correct......the intraconference and OOC opponents are on a rotating basis, every 3 years for intra, every 4 years for OOC. Those are the schedules that you know about in advance, and that was the point I was making. The remaining games are based on matched opponents from the year before ( 1st place team in division from the year before vs 1st place from another division the year before, 3rd place vs 3rd place, etc ) in the other 2 inconference divisions that the teams is not playing against that year......that why it seemed like the Pats played the Colts every year, and later, the Chiefs.....the 17th game is a similar previous year place matchup against an OOC opponent, whose division rotates every 4 years.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 11, 2024 6:17:21 GMT -5
The networks loved those annual Manning v. Brady matchups.
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Post by mm67 on Mar 11, 2024 18:43:39 GMT -5
Those Brady v. Manning Super Bowl matchups were heartwarming. Wonderful memories. Ain't been much since for the Giants. And, of course we know the rest of the story of the fabulous Pats dynasty.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 11, 2024 18:59:22 GMT -5
Those Brady v. Manning Super Bowl matchups were heartwarming. Wonderful memories. Ain't been much since for the Giants. And, of course we know the rest of the story of the fabulous Pats dynasty. Was talking about Peyton with Indy, not Eli with NYG. Yup, the playoff win against Minnesota in 2022 was great, but not much else to get excited about the last 10 years. Need a turnaround season from D. Jones and competent O Line play in 2024 to stay competitive with Dallas and Philly. Will be interesting to see how those 2 bounce back in the NFC East next season after horrendous ends to their seasons.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 11, 2024 20:18:18 GMT -5
Back to the subject of this thread- it just occurred to me that those of us who rely on espn plus will not be able to watch our URI and Bryant games since the CAA games are only available on Flo Sports
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 11, 2024 21:07:17 GMT -5
Fortunately they are in New England, and hope for sunny skies in South Kingston and Smithfield. Planning on attending both. Maybe the games will be picked up on NESN+
But like so many, I really do not like Flo Sports and will not be subscribing to their platform.
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