A Sea Of Red

JK37 wrote: ↑December 9th, 2022, 6:22 pm

Ill flame wrote: ↑December 9th, 2022, 4:09 pm

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑December 9th, 2022, 10:53 am
I don't think academics has much to do with conference realignment. (remember Louisville joining ACC). Football drives the train, except for a couple basketball schools probably. I cannot see Charlotte being a rival for anyone except maybe Gardner Webb.

95% of P5s (66 of 69 including notre dame) are R1. Wake forest, TCU and Baylor are the only R2s and there are no R3s like us.

Meanwhile only 24 G5s are R1 and everyone in the AAC (except navy) is R1 or R2. Markets can be overcome but academics are a huge deal. No G5 conference with options is going to add a R3 and no P5 conference with options will add a R2. It's just the way university presidents operate.

Louisville an R1?! Kinda shoots BC’s theory out of the water.

You have to consider the Source

Y’all seen the latest rumor mill post? This board is going to melt down when this schedule is released.

Liberty22 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 1:28 pm Y’all seen the latest rumor mill post? This board is going to melt down when this schedule is released.

I'm just going to assume we will have all 4 of our home conference games on Tuesdays in October that way anything else will be good news.

Has anyone heard what days these CUSA midweek games will primarily be held on?

Liberty22 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 1:28 pm Y’all seen the latest rumor mill post? This board is going to melt down when this schedule is released.

No, just will not be buying season tickets.

What are these R1, R2 and R3 ?

When I think of R1, I think of a runner on first base.

LUOrange wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 2:07 pm Has anyone heard what days these CUSA midweek games will primarily be held on?

IIRC they'll mostly be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 6:41 pm What are these R1, R2 and R3 ?

Levels of research at a university.

Ballcoach doesn't need research. He's already got his mind made up about everything.

Ill flame wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 7:48 pm

LUOrange wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 2:07 pm Has anyone heard what days these CUSA midweek games will primarily be held on?

IIRC they'll mostly be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I don't recall them saying anything but "mid-week," which of course, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are "mid-week." But let's hope not.

Yeah….

NCAA, bad.
Softball, good.
NIL, bad.
Liberty, good.
Transfer portal, bad.
Alabama, good.
Louisville, bad.
Burger King, good.

There, all the research one needs, in the eyes of BC!

JK37 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 8:37 pm Yeah….

NCAA, bad.
Softball, good.
NIL, bad.
Liberty, good.
Transfer portal, bad.
Alabama, good.
Louisville, bad.
Burger King, good.

There, all the research one needs, in the eyes of BC!

Why research? He has his Sources. And anything else @Cider Jim will do for him

Purple Haize wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 8:43 pm

JK37 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 8:37 pm Yeah….

NCAA, bad.
Softball, good.
NIL, bad.
Liberty, good.
Transfer portal, bad.
Alabama, good.
Louisville, bad.
Burger King, good.

There, all the research one needs, in the eyes of BC!

Why research? He has his Sources. And anything else @Cider Jim will do for him

Is that a little bit of jealousy I'm reading ?

cruzan_flame13 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 11:09 pm

Purple Haize wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 8:43 pm

JK37 wrote: ↑January 7th, 2023, 8:37 pm Yeah….

NCAA, bad.
Softball, good.
NIL, bad.
Liberty, good.
Transfer portal, bad.
Alabama, good.
Louisville, bad.
Burger King, good.

There, all the research one needs, in the eyes of BC!

Why research? He has his Sources. And anything else @Cider Jim will do for him

Is that a little bit of jealousy I'm reading ?

Nope. Pity maybe.

***EDIT .. received the email about schedule release at 2 a few hours after this***

Football renewals go on sale the 10th. I would have thought a schedule release would coincide with ticket sales but I see not.
Personally I would love to commit to the season but no guarantee I will have lodging for all of the games until the schedule is released, We have every weekend already booked up through Championship Saturday which could turn out to be a Friday. The midweek games put the screws to our planning.
I know, my struggle, lie with it.
Anyhow, I think I have until March 15 to make up my mind and I an thinking the CUSA will release a schedule this month.

I posted this earlier in a different thread, but it now seems like it belongs here. We are now in the traditional schedule release zone. I'd love for it to be released today.

For those curious:

In 2021, C-USA announced the schedule on Jan 27.
In 2020, C-USA announced the schedule on Jan 8.
In 2019, C-USA announced the schedule on Jan 10.
In 2018, C-USA announced the schedule on Jan 23.
In 2017, C-USA announced the schedule on Jan 26.

Schedule will be posted tomorrow at 2PM.

I hope I'm pleasantly surprised. Mid week games in October are not possible for us. If season tickets don't make sence we'll be watching on TV. Will continue supporting the Fames Club.

I am excited for the thread about the homecoming weekend hockey game!

I am excited that softball season opens in 31 days. Liberty vs. Oklahoma. Might as well start "at the top" of rankings.

Flames Club email said the CUSA schedule gets released today.

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑January 9th, 2023, 5:54 pm I am excited that softball season opens in 31 days. Liberty vs. Oklahoma. Might as well start "at the top" of rankings.

You're in the wrong sports forum.

Hmm...

the Saturday New Mexico State game on 9/9 seems like visiting my kids too soon (students start on 8/21)

the Saturday LT game on 11/4 seems like waiting too long to visit (local folks, help me out - will there still be leaves on the trees in early November?)

If I had to guess right now, I'd say I'm not coming North until the LT game.

Maybe travel on Thursday 10/5 and go to the Sam Houston game at night, then stay the weekend? That might be do-able.

2023 Liberty University
Football Schedule

Sept. 2 (Sat.) BOWLING GREEN (LYNCHBURG)
Sept. 9 (Sat.) NEW MEXICO STATE * (LYNCHBURG)
Sept. 16 (Sat.) at Buffalo (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Sept. 23 (Sat.) Bye Week
Sept. 28 (Thurs.) at FIU * (Miami, Fla.)
Oct. 5 (Thurs.) SAM HOUSTON * (LYNCHBURG)
Oct. 10 (Tues.) at Jacksonville State * (Jacksonville, Ala.)
Oct. 17 (Tues.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE * (LYNCHBURG)
Oct. 24 (Tues.) at Western Kentucky * (Bowling Green, Ky.)
Nov. 4 (Sat.) LOUISIANA TECH * (LYNCHBURG)
Nov. 11 (Sat.) OLD DOMINION (LYNCHBURG)
Nov. 18 (Sat.) UMASS (LYNCHBURG)
Nov. 25 (Sat.) at UTEP * (El Paso, Texas)
* – Conference USA game