Ask the AD 1/3 Edition

[hapapp]

Guess Akron didn't want our record against MAC teams to increase to 4-0.

They come to Boone in 2022.

[WataugaMan]

In that case our record against MAC teams will be more than 4-0 once we meet again.

[kiddbrewer]

Just speaking for myself, if we're going to schedule a FCS team, I'd love to swap Savannah State for James Madison.

Naw. If we must schedule down, I don't agree with scheduling tough FCS teams. It is a lose-lose situation for us. It is the same reason we could only schedule the best of the best P5's when we were FCS, aside from ecu a couple times.

Amen. JMU would be a potentially tough game that we'd get zero credit for winning and be a laughingstock for losing.

How much credit do we get for beating Savannah State? Since when is App "afraid" of a tough game? If we are in a situation that we have no other choice but to scheduled an FCS team, it may as well be against a tough team that will draw a better crowd. I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

Okay, I'll meet you half way - let's exchange Savannah State for Vermin (we owe them anyway).

Keep in mind this was a late change to the schedule after Akron asked to move their return trip to Boone back.

According to a person I talked to, who is pretty high up in the athletic department, Akron didn't request the change, we did. Our football scheduling model is 1 FCS, 1 P5 money game, and 2 with G5. So we moved Akron, and added Savannah St. to keep that model.

[JTApps1]

Everything I've read on this is Akron wanted to move the game because they were only going to have 5 home games. Considering our league schedule this year it doesn't include Troy or Ark. State I don't see why we would need it to get easier.

[bcoach]

Just speaking for myself, if we're going to schedule a FCS team, I'd love to swap Savannah State for James Madison.

Naw. If we must schedule down, I don't agree with scheduling tough FCS teams. It is a lose-lose situation for us. It is the same reason we could only schedule the best of the best P5's when we were FCS, aside from ecu a couple times.

Amen. JMU would be a potentially tough game that we'd get zero credit for winning and be a laughingstock for losing.

What happened to anyone anywhere?

[EastHallApp]

Just speaking for myself, if we're going to schedule a FCS team, I'd love to swap Savannah State for James Madison.

Naw. If we must schedule down, I don't agree with scheduling tough FCS teams. It is a lose-lose situation for us. It is the same reason we could only schedule the best of the best P5's when we were FCS, aside from ecu a couple times.

Amen. JMU would be a potentially tough game that we'd get zero credit for winning and be a laughingstock for losing.

What happened to anyone anywhere?

Think you're taking a catch phrase a little too literally. Anyone, anywhere means you want to play the best, and you don't mind traveling to do it. Otherwise, why stop at playing JMU in Boone? Let's just give them a home and home! Or better yet, let's play home and home with Furman or WCU!

Anyway, it doesn't matter, as others have explained well how it financially wouldn't make sense for either side.

[bcoach]

Just speaking for myself, if we're going to schedule a FCS team, I'd love to swap Savannah State for James Madison.

Naw. If we must schedule down, I don't agree with scheduling tough FCS teams. It is a lose-lose situation for us. It is the same reason we could only schedule the best of the best P5's when we were FCS, aside from ecu a couple times.

Amen. JMU would be a potentially tough game that we'd get zero credit for winning and be a laughingstock for losing.

What happened to anyone anywhere?

Think you're taking a catch phrase a little too literally. Anyone, anywhere means you want to play the best, and you don't mind traveling to do it. Otherwise, why stop at playing JMU in Boone? Let's just give them a home and home! Or better yet, let's play home and home with Furman or WCU!

Anyway, it doesn't matter, as others have explained well how it financially wouldn't make sense for either side.

I understand but you have to admit they are better than any of the conference games we are going to play. I would just love to see it. I understand the money factor as sad as it is.

[EastHallApp]

Naw. If we must schedule down, I don't agree with scheduling tough FCS teams. It is a lose-lose situation for us. It is the same reason we could only schedule the best of the best P5's when we were FCS, aside from ecu a couple times.

Amen. JMU would be a potentially tough game that we'd get zero credit for winning and be a laughingstock for losing.

What happened to anyone anywhere?

Think you're taking a catch phrase a little too literally. Anyone, anywhere means you want to play the best, and you don't mind traveling to do it. Otherwise, why stop at playing JMU in Boone? Let's just give them a home and home! Or better yet, let's play home and home with Furman or WCU!

Anyway, it doesn't matter, as others have explained well how it financially wouldn't make sense for either side.

I understand but you have to admit they are better than any of the conference games we are going to play. I would just love to see it. I understand the money factor as sad as it is.

JMU this year would absolutely drag several Sun Belt teams, I agree. I just don't think there's any positive in a scenario where we play a competitive game against an FCS team, even if we win. The perception among our skeptics would be "See, App's still basically an FCS team, they barely beat JMU."

[CVAPP]

Don't forget ETSU is coming.

I had forgotten about that, and I very much prefer that matchup over fElon.