Last time we played down at Wake, I recall walking through the arena with my FU sweatshirt multiple people asking me "Where is Fairfield?"
This game was tougher and more emotional than it would normally be. It was the first game after 56 year old coach Skip Prosser died of a sudden heart attack.
The NCAA is allowing men's and women's college basketball to start on November 25. We had a game scheduled at UMass for that date. It'll be interesting if we still play UMass that day or if plans change due to Covid concerns.
The NCAA is allowing men's and women's college basketball to start on November 25. We had a game scheduled at UMass for that date. It'll be interesting if we still play UMass that day or if plans change due to Covid concerns.
Good question. And considering that (apparently) only 6 OOC games will be allowed, I'm wondering how many of the opponents previously announced will remain on the schedule. Holy Cross, Wagner and Loyola at home. UMass, Boston College, William and Mary, Wake F. and maybe Sacred Heart on the road. Will they still be there? Or will there be a couple of surprises? My guess is the closer in miles to the school the better, no matter who they are.
The NCAA is allowing men's and women's college basketball to start on November 25. We had a game scheduled at UMass for that date. It'll be interesting if we still play UMass that day or if plans change due to Covid concerns.
Good question. And considering that (apparently) only 6 OOC games will be allowed, I'm wondering how many of the opponents previously announced will remain on the schedule. Holy Cross, Wagner and Loyola at home. UMass, Boston College, William and Mary, Wake F. and maybe Sacred Heart on the road. Will they still be there? Or will there be a couple of surprises? My guess is the closer in miles to the school the better, no matter who they are.
I would say that the prudent thing is to not allow long road trips.... that is the Healthy thing to do. Playing the following would be a good schedule (all under 2.5 hours):
Home - Holy Cross, Wagner, Bridgeport Away - UMass, Boston College, Sacred Heart
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Post by sunshinestag on Sept 24, 2020 16:42:04 GMT -5
If Loyola is willing to come up, I would keep them and drop Bridgeport. Div 2 teams don't help us at all and can hurt down the road. If an exhibition game was to occur to support the community, count me in.
The road trips are fine with HC and BC, but we can and should upgrade over SHU. If they can bus it to Boston, they can find a suitable opponent other than the Pioneers within the same driving distance.
If Loyola is willing to come up, I would keep them and drop Bridgeport. Div 2 teams don't help us at all and can hurt down the road. If an exhibition game was to occur to support the community, count me in.
The road trips are fine with HC and BC, but we can and should upgrade over SHU. If they can bus it to Boston, they can find a suitable opponent other than the Pioneers within the same driving distance.
Well first of all concerning UB, actually the MAAC has had a rule now for the last few years which states that league teams aren't allowed to play D-11 (or D-111) schools in regular season games. Supposedly this is for the purpose of not hurting the MAAC ratings compared to other similar leagues when each season comes to an end. Hasn't really been important however, especially since such organizations as the Patriot and Ivy Leagues don't subscribe to that policy even while matching or quite often (especially the Ivy) finishing better than the MAAC. However whether you or I agree with this philosophy, I do think for at least this one season of play that rule should be ignored. Indeed safety and common sense should take precedence over any perceived advantage the league might have if they strictly followed the bylaws. So I would be fine with competing against the Purple Knights, a team BTW that defeated the Stags a couple of years ago. And whether the same thing would happen this time or maybe the Stags get 'revenge' (as stupid as that would sound), in the long run that result wouldn't really effect what we thought of how the year turned out based on league play. A bus ride from Bridgeport to AH certainly makes more sense then one from Baltimore to Fairfield I think.
Same philosophy should apply to SHU too BTW. They are now a legit D-1 program and quite frankly if not for some defections from a couple of stars this summer would surely have been considered a favorite if the teams were to meet this coming year. So if we go to UMass, that's fine. Same with BC. Holy Cross BTW is slated to come here. But the point is, in this season of uncertainty regarding the health of everyone involved, the more local you can get should be the number one priority rather than the perceived rating advantages of who you play.
We are playing in a Multi Team Event format - three teams. Stags will play at Sacred Heart and at Stony Brook. Sacred Heart will also play at Stony Brook.
If Loyola is willing to come up, I would keep them and drop Bridgeport. Div 2 teams don't help us at all and can hurt down the road. If an exhibition game was to occur to support the community, count me in.
The road trips are fine with HC and BC, but we can and should upgrade over SHU. If they can bus it to Boston, they can find a suitable opponent other than the Pioneers within the same driving distance.
Well first of all concerning UB, actually the MAAC has had a rule now for the last few years which states that league teams aren't allowed to play D-11 (or D-111) schools in regular season games. Supposedly this is for the purpose of not hurting the MAAC ratings compared to other similar leagues when each season comes to an end. Hasn't really been important however, especially since such organizations as the Patriot and Ivy Leagues don't subscribe to that policy even while matching or quite often (especially the Ivy) finishing better than the MAAC. However whether you or I agree with this philosophy, I do think for at least this one season of play that rule should be ignored. Indeed safety and common sense should take precedence over any perceived advantage the league might have if they strictly followed the bylaws. So I would be fine with competing against the Purple Knights, a team BTW that defeated the Stags a couple of years ago. And whether the same thing would happen this time or maybe the Stags get 'revenge' (as stupid as that would sound), in the long run that result wouldn't really effect what we thought of how the year turned out based on league play. A bus ride from Bridgeport to AH certainly makes more sense then one from Baltimore to Fairfield I think.
Same philosophy should apply to SHU too BTW. They are now a legit D-1 program and quite frankly if not for some defections from a couple of stars this summer would surely have been considered a favorite if the teams were to meet this coming year. So if we go to UMass, that's fine. Same with BC. Holy Cross BTW is slated to come here. But the point is, in this season of uncertainty regarding the health of everyone involved, the more local you can get should be the number one priority rather than the perceived rating advantages of who you play.
Exactly what Nashville said...... "But the point is, in this season of uncertainty regarding the health of everyone involved, the more local you can get should be the number one priority rather than the perceived rating advantages of who you play".
Having a Bubble at Stony Brook with SHU also makes a lot of sense. Its less than 1.5 hours to get there.
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We are playing in a Multi Team Event format - three teams. Stags will play at Sacred Heart and at Stony Brook. Sacred Heart will also play at Stony Brook.
Stony Brook had last year's three leading scorers all transfer out of the program.
Stony Brook: It was a brutal spring for Geno Ford, who saw his three best players leave the program. Elijah Olaniyi, a first-team all-league guard who averaged 18.0 points, went to Miami; second-team all-league guard Andrew Garcia committed to Georgia; and prolific outside shooter Makale Foreman went to California. That doesn't include Jeff Otchere, an elite shot-blocker, who ended up at UTRGV.
The Patriot League will now likely join the Ivy League as the only conferences in Division 1 that will not be a part of college basketball’s non-conference schedule during the 20-21 season.