Conference Scheduling

[MCMLXXX]

Possible scheduling change to increase cost-effectiveness.  No bonus play.

 

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/marshall_university/conference-usa-likely-keeping-18-game-conference-basketball-schedule/article_47a8f858-6eb3-52b5-a27e-959458d254db.html

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Very interesting... we are supposed to host WKU, Marshall, LT, USM, UAB, and MTSU. Travel to FIU, FAU, UTEP, UTSA, ODU, and Charlotte.

 

[Jonnyeagle]

 

[UNTLifer]

$20 we play at WKU.

[Cooke County Kid]

It will be even sweeter when we beat them on their home court!

 

GO MEAN GREEN!!!

WIN GAMES!!!

[MCMLXXX]

DRC Article

 

https://dentonrc.com/sports/conference-usa-doing-away-with-bonus-play-format-league-sources-say/article_1613a1b7-7ec3-5e95-a2b7-f5931cc412db.html

[Greendylan]

The proposal to play home-and-home games against the five geographically closest opponents sounds reasonable in theory, but logistically that just doesn't work out for everyone.  

Take UTEP for example.  Their closest games would be at the other Texas schools and then Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss.  However, Southern Miss's five closest games should be against UAB, MTSU, Louisiana Tech, WKU, and Rice.  But, that could never happen under this format because it would then send UTEP really far across the country.  North Texas and UTSA would also need far-flung replacements.

So, basically this plan would ask the schools that are geographically in the middle to take one for the team and essentially align with the schools either east or west of them, whether or not they are the closest.  Or, in other words, it would create de facto divisions once again.

The only other possibility would be to just say sorry to the geographic outliers like UTEP, FIU, and FAU and tell them that their home-and-home schedule will not be configured according to distance.  I guess the logic there could be that they will have to fly everywhere anyway, so get over it.  But, I can't see that scenario happening either.

[GrayEagle]

On 5/7/2020 at 9:53 AM, UNTLifer said:

$20 we play at WKU.

I'd bet another $20 that no one on this board would call you.

[UNTLifer]

8 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

I'd bet another $20 that no one on this board would call you.

Huh?

[MeanGreenTexan]

24 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Huh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_in_poker#Call

He's saying no one will take your bet because it's a given.  When NT & WKU play basketball, it's in Bowling Green.  It's just how it is.

[UNTLifer]

Well, I had a real dumb a$$ moment. 

[drex]

Amazing how the league keeps trying to protect WKU. How long does past glory last?  Apparently, it lasts forever.

[KRAM1]

I am just exceedingly happy that "bonus play" was scrapped. Dumb and dumber....