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Subject: Scheduling

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PA Ram
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Date Posted: 11:19:01 03/01/05 Tue

There have been some random threads about our scheduling problems, but I figured I'd start something new here to see what people think the solutions may be. Would you like to see us do any of the following?:

1. Play against some lower tier I-A schools like Rutgers, UCONN, Buffalo (although UCONN has quickly surpassed Rutgers and might be a mid-tier I-A school already).

2. Play against some mid-upper tier I-A schools like Penn St, Syracuse? Upside is the PR, downside is the inevitable beating. Not sure they would ever schedule us now that we would hurt their BCS chances so much, but for argument's sake let's assume they would.

3. Try to schedule something long-term with Army & Navy, two PL members who still play I-A football?

4. Try to fill in with more A-10 schools like Nova, N-eastern, etc. Again, stronger schedule but more difficult and we don't get the PR bounce out of playing a D-I school.

5. Bump down in competition and play some of the I-AA patsies that are only I-AA because they had to have all of their programs on the same NCAA level (i.e.- St. John's, Iona, etc.). More wins, softer schedule.

6. Something else?

Thoughts?

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I'd love to see us get something going with Army. I believe Navy has crossed us off their list. The idea of weakening our schedule even further will do nothing for the school/program. (NT) CKRAM98 12:09:32 03/01/05 Tue

Agreed. FU Football's schedule really couldn't get any weaker...if it did we would be lining up against local high schools. (NT) -- Chops 01', 13:14:10 03/01/05 Tue

If the glass is half full, we could say that at least the local high school stadiums could hold bigger crowds for us. ;) (NT) -- PA Ram, 11:52:04 03/02/05 Wed

Hold bigger?? They probably have bigger crowds! Ha ha...they would also probably beat FU Football into the dirt. (NT) -- Chops 01', 16:15:56 03/05/05 Sat

Step1: Join the A-10/CAA Football League and go 1-AA full scholarship Step 2: Schedule lower 1-A schools selectively considering market, similar academic standing, etc. like Army, Tulane, Duke, Wake Forest, Rice, etc. 3. Support the program with a professional marketing dept. that promotes all sports at FU. (NT) Rambacker 12:24:56 03/01/05 Tue

Great idea, Rambacker, but would the administration agree? I get the impression that they are: (1) supporting basketball up to a certain level (though not building an arena) to keep the alums happy; and (2) tolerating football at the PL level but not seriously considering any upgrades (significantly improved stadium, change of league) that might put more demands on their resources (including their inadequate AD). I think you're right that all sorts of new opportunities will be presenting themselves to Fordham, but I suspect they will all be squandered. I hope I'm wrong. Am I? (NT) -- JCC, 11:05:47 03/02/05 Wed

Only time will tell. (NT) -- Rambacker, 22:20:53 03/02/05 Wed

Re: Scheduling: AS a non-scholie it will become more difficult to upgrade our scheduling. Lower tier D-1A's will play early season games vs. 1AA's but do not want to lose to a non-scholie program. It is apparent that the Ivies are getting tired of losing to the Patriot League.(Princeton has now dropped Lehigh and Laf. and won't play us.) To insure better scheduling we should probably go partial scholie(40-45?) a la Wofford. But Patriot is firmly against scholies. So either we stay put with an unatractive OOC or we move up to A10. (NT) RamBam67 12:28:05 03/01/05 Tue

we could just abolish the damn thing and make everyone happy (NT) NDH 14:38:08 03/01/05 Tue

I would schedule somewhat better 1AA opponents, or put more bluntly drop Albany, Marist, Duquense etc. and replace with Citadel, VMI (they are awful but do have name recognition), and a "directional" or two from the midwest. Wake Forest, UConn and Navy are out of the ?. We would get destroyed. Years ago we reneged on Navy and switched with Nova for Richmond. (NT) Jimbo65 15:43:21 03/01/05 Tue

Never heard of the Navy deal ... when did that happen? The only other thing that is tough is filling in our schedule with so many non-Northeast teams (Citadel, VMI). Is it worth it to spend the budget dollars for travel to these games or spend it elsewhere? (NT) -- PA Ram, 11:07:54 03/02/05 Wed

Happened about ten years ago. We cancelled the game with Navy (who then played Villanova) and we took, I thought, Marist, not Richmond, in its place. (NT) -- remember when, 15:30:38 03/02/05 Wed