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Subject: Re: FCS Going to 12 Game Schedule starting in 2026
Author: John Harvard	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:03:08 06/13/25 Fri In reply to: Son of Eli 's message, "FCS Going to 12 Game Schedule starting in 2026" on 08:35:55 06/06/25 Fri Let's all play Liberty College so we can get a glimpse into our respective futures. [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Scheduling culture war colleges
Author: ivy guy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:58:50 06/13/25 Fri Lets schedule Liberty Hillsdale and New College (in Florida) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Is this the real ivy guy, or the imPOSTer?
Author: Valmas (Stoic) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:06:59 06/13/25 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: FCS Going to 12 Game Schedule starting in 2026

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Tiger69
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Date Posted: 13:02:26 06/17/25 Tue

The Ivies are different. Our priorities are academics first, extracurriculars are optional. Athletics are extracurrics. In the extreme, I’d be OK if we played ONLY other Ivies in football (7 games). I’d feel just as excited about beating H, y and the rest and winning the IL. Just because everyone else is playing more games, does it make sense? Where does it all end? Football all the time? Let the rest advance to semi-pro status poaching each others’ stars each season. Do we really want players who are shopping around each year for the best contract rather than serious student athletes whose commitments are based on their academic program?

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: FCS Going to 12 Game Schedule starting in 2026
Author: Ghost [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:21:13 06/17/25 Tue I don't think the Princeton coaching staff will have you visiting with recruits and their parents. You need a 2025 calendar and alarm clock. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Oops. Our Bad.

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An Observer
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Date Posted: 13:31:38 06/17/25 Tue

I'm with Tiger69. College athletics have always been messy, starting in the 1870s and 1880s, when Yale and Princeton recruited big, strong students who may or may not have been the academic equivalents of the other students on campus. Oops, sorry. Our bad.

But now college sports are going someplace really dark. I mean, I'll still be on ESPN or in the stands, just as before, but let's all acknowledge what a s--tshow it will be.

I think it's really important that our football programs will now be participating in the FCS playoffs. Even if we play only seven league opponents and a couple of the usual non-conference suspects (Lehigh, Lafayette, Holy Cross), participating in the FCS playoffs will keep us relevant. We're not going to fade away as long as we win in the playoffs from time to time, and occasionally make a run.

The playoffs are critical and key to keeping us a viable Division I conference.

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