Sly Fox wrote: ↑February 24th, 2023, 7:01 pm Define the word "know".In this case, some inside or beneficial source(s) that is giving you good intel about what's going on.
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JK37 wrote:As long as one FCS win counts towards bowl eligibility, keep it on the schedule.If you want to kill any chance at a New Year's 6 Bowl game, that is a good plan. I can't see fans being happy with this set of out of conference home games in 2025-2027.
jbock13 wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 2:45 pm I really don't understand our scheduling philosophy. On my NCAA Football 13 video game, I just made Alabama play us in Lynchburg. We even beat them 66-3! (and yes, I'm upset that we even gave up those 3 points). I don't see why our AD can't do the same thing.Post of the year candidate!
CFP champs or bust! #dreambig
jbock13 wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 2:45 pm I really don't understand our scheduling philosophy. On my NCAA Football 13 video game, I just made Alabama play us in Lynchburg. We even beat them 66-3! (and yes, I'm upset that we even gave up those 3 points). I don't see why our AD can't do the same thing.How did Ballcoach HACK into Jbock's ASOR account???
CFP champs or bust! #dreambig
sstaedtler wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 2:01 pmWould have to buyout and give up a home game to find a top 40 team looking for a G5 game (Arkansas type). Even if we were willing to give up a home game, finding one of those would also probably require LU kicking in more cash to the team a P5 would drop and playing 1 off road game for free and even then, finding that scenario is limited ( not impossible ) on short notice. That said, if that is the goal - our scheduling team does have a lot more free time on their hands to pursue a 1 game change if the directive is given. There are quite a few G5’s playing 2 P5 games annually. LU should never have 7 home games as a member of CUSA and never play an FCS team ( if they truly mean their stated goal is CFP ). Anyone claiming an undefeated season with bottom 5 schedule just hasn’t followed Playoff Committee and how much higher they regard SOS vs AP and Coaches Poll.JK37 wrote:As long as one FCS win counts towards bowl eligibility, keep it on the schedule.If you want to kill any chance at a New Year's 6 Bowl game, that is a good plan. I can't see fans being happy with this set of out of conference home games in 2025-2027.
2025 - UMass, ETSU
2026 - Ball State, Army
2027 - UConn, UMass
Fans on the forums from other conferences are all saying we have no shot at a NY6 Bowl game for years because of our weak out of conference schedule.
Humble_Opinion wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 5:40 pm I mean it's how CCU was ignored when they went undefeated and were ranked #12 or whatever it was a few years back. It ended up not mattering because Malik showed out. We even tried to give them a chance in OT and they still couldn't beat us.CCU had a P5 win over Kansas and P5 “ equivalent “ Ranked BYU ( just for you BC/PH ) both on national tv one of 6 games due to Covid week 1, and one as hosting ESPN Gameday. Now do LU 25/27 schedule in a non Covid year...
Sorry had to go back and relish that victory once more.
tyndal23 wrote:You seem to be arguing with me here as if I didn't agree with your stance. CCU was kept out of the NY's 6 even with a conference schedule and a few decent wins. How much more so are we likely to get ignored with our schedule regardless of the # of wins we have? Understand now?Humble_Opinion wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 5:40 pm I mean it's how CCU was ignored when they went undefeated and were ranked #12 or whatever it was a few years back. It ended up not mattering because Malik showed out. We even tried to give them a chance in OT and they still couldn't beat us.CCU had a P5 win over Kansas and P5 “ equivalent “ Ranked BYU ( just for you BC/PH ) both on national tv one of 6 games due to Covid week 1, and one as hosting ESPN Gameday. Now do LU 25/27 schedule in a non Covid year...
Sorry had to go back and relish that victory once more.
Humble_Opinion wrote: ↑May 19th, 2023, 9:16 amI understand, you understand, but the old farts on here who think they are funny and ridicule any thoughts contrary to a 50 year build step by step and “ winning cures everything” and “fans will come regardless of who we schedule” , “ we must get respect from “G5 school Presidents and are just so fortunate to be in a conference” , “ bowl eligibility is everything” ( unless they don’t like the MAC team we get paired against before Christmas ( then suddenly it isn’t worth going to ) don’t understand. It’s almost like 2020 and Arkansas/BYU didn’t happen. If LU does go undefeated and gets left out to a 1-2 loss AAC, MW or Sunbelt - they will be railing against the “bias”. Nope - it will be because of SOS.tyndal23 wrote:You seem to be arguing with me here as if I didn't agree with your stance. CCU was kept out of the NY's 6 even with a conference schedule and a few decent wins. How much more so are we likely to get ignored with our schedule regardless of the # of wins we have? Understand now?Humble_Opinion wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 5:40 pm I mean it's how CCU was ignored when they went undefeated and were ranked #12 or whatever it was a few years back. It ended up not mattering because Malik showed out. We even tried to give them a chance in OT and they still couldn't beat us.CCU had a P5 win over Kansas and P5 “ equivalent “ Ranked BYU ( just for you BC/PH ) both on national tv one of 6 games due to Covid week 1, and one as hosting ESPN Gameday. Now do LU 25/27 schedule in a non Covid year...
Sorry had to go back and relish that victory once more.
jbock13 wrote: ↑May 18th, 2023, 2:45 pm I really don't understand our scheduling philosophy. On my NCAA Football 13 video game, I just made Alabama play us in Lynchburg. We even beat them 66-3! (and yes, I'm upset that we even gave up those 3 points). I don't see why our AD can't do the same thing.Were you playing in “P5 Equivalent Mode”?
CFP champs or bust! #dreambig
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑May 19th, 2023, 1:31 pm Just the thought of playing a MAC team makes me want to drop all sports, and start piano lessons.This is some funny stuff. I don't care who you are.
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑May 19th, 2023, 1:31 pm Just the thought of playing a MAC team makes me want to drop all sports, and start piano lessons.Waste of your time coach. Don’t need chopsticks at Burger King.
Ill flame wrote: ↑May 19th, 2023, 1:39 pm No G5 has ever been passed over for a NY6 berth by another G5 with more losses in the CFP era. The committe loves to talk about SOS but the rankings havent matched the rhetoric yet which is why the big ten is looking to make their schedules weaker to match the SEC. Meanwhile boise state has been winning 10+ games a year with the type of schedule you are advocating for and haven't had a NY6 bowl to show for it since 2014.I think our schedule is doing neither. CUSA is the weakest G5 possible to start off. Our wins won't get respect in conference to give us a shot at NY6, at least to start off. Big 10 can afford to make their out of conference weaker because their conferenc schedules are so hard. And certainly ETSU and UMass, Ball State, UConn, UMass again, don't stoke fan interest in buying season tickets.
What is the goal with our schedules? Are we scheduling exclusively for a NY6/CFP berth or are we trying to maximize fan interest during the regular season because they aren't the same. Our current schedule align close with the former while you seem to be advocating for the latter which isn't wrong, it just has its own downsides.