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Schedule Fillers
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:40 pm
by AppStateSteve
Hey all. Long time reader, first time poster.
With the B1G moving to conference games only and the ACC more than likely going that route as well, the guys on WFNZ had an interesting topic about schools like APP scheduling other opponents to make up for the loss of Wisconsin/Wake. Now I understand the likelihood of this happening is slim to none but it’s fun to think about. An obvious candidate would be trying to schedule a game against UNCC since they had Tennessee and Duke scheduled. What teams would you like to see DG try and schedule if it were a possibility?
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:53 am
by PoplarHillApp
East Carolina and Marshall
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:05 am
by JMappfan5
East Carolina and West Virginia
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:07 am
by asu66
PoplarHillApp wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:53 am
East Carolina and Marshall
Both @KBS, of course.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:09 am
by Rick83
Notre Dame's not in a conference so they're probably looking for opponents...how about a home & home series...get the Fighting Irish in Boone? How awesome would that be!?!??
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:00 am
by AppSt94
No. The purpose of conference only is so that you have 13 weeks to play 8 games which allows you to move a game in case of an outbreak for a team or two.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:31 am
by huskie3
Interesting to think about, but no. As mentioned above the purpose is to allow flexibility. I would not be surprised if SBC doesn’t move to conference only.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:01 am
by Yosef84
huskie3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:31 am
Interesting to think about, but no. As mentioned above the purpose is to allow flexibility. I would not be surprised if SBC doesn’t move to conference only.
That's what I was thinking. If we have a season at all, I would be very surprised if the G5 conferences didn't follow the lead of the P5 and cancel non-conference games. I really hate saying that!
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:15 am
by Woodstovegang
Liberty is flowing with Money and needs a schedule, and Middle Tenn/ECU.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:17 am
by appstate24
Woodstovegang wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:15 am
Liberty is flowing with Money and needs a schedule, and Middle Tenn/ECU.
MTSU played so dirty when we played them in N.O. I would love to pound them again.
GO APPS!!
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:19 am
by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09
I agree with others in thinking at this point optimistic would be conference only for Sun Belt as well. Pessimistic, we have no CFB this fall and I drink more liquor than usual. Just for shits and giggles, here are the other schools that have games cancelled against Big Ten opponents the same week.
Air Force
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
West Virginia
Temple
San Jose State
South Dakota State
Toledo
If the ACC were to follow here are a list of their opponents the week we'd play Wake.
Elon
Gardner Webb
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ohio
Marshall
Samford
VMI
Wagner
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:47 am
by EastHallApp
Can't see any FBS conference playing OOC games at this point.
But if we did, obviously nearby teams that we can reach by a short bus ride would be ideal... hey, maybe we can schedule Wake Forest!
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:13 am
by AppSt94
/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:19 am
I agree with others in thinking at this point optimistic would be conference only for Sun Belt as well. Pessimistic, we have no CFB this fall and I drink more liquor than usual. Just for shits and giggles, here are the other schools that have games cancelled against Big Ten opponents the same week.
Air Force
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
West Virginia
Temple
San Jose State
South Dakota State
Toledo
If the ACC were to follow here are a list of their opponents the week we'd play Wake.
Elon
Gardner Webb
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ohio
Marshall
Samford
VMI
Wagner
Agree on the dinking part. The issue with this, particularly the FCS opponents, would require some decent gate money to pay them to come up to play.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:22 am
by booneboy92
AppSt94 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:13 am
/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:19 am
I agree with others in thinking at this point optimistic would be conference only for Sun Belt as well. Pessimistic, we have no CFB this fall and I drink more liquor than usual. Just for shits and giggles, here are the other schools that have games cancelled against Big Ten opponents the same week.
Air Force
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
West Virginia
Temple
San Jose State
South Dakota State
Toledo
If the ACC were to follow here are a list of their opponents the week we'd play Wake.
Elon
Gardner Webb
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ohio
Marshall
Samford
VMI
Wagner
Agree on the dinking part. The issue with this, particularly the FCS opponents, would require some decent gate money to pay them to come up to play.
Does anybody know how much we're supposed to be paying Morgan State? Just wondering what we'll be saving if we go conference-only.... I know it doesn't come close to making up for the lost money on Wisconsin, but every penny counts right now.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:32 am
by booneboy92
booneboy92 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:22 am
AppSt94 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:13 am
/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:19 am
I agree with others in thinking at this point optimistic would be conference only for Sun Belt as well. Pessimistic, we have no CFB this fall and I drink more liquor than usual. Just for shits and giggles, here are the other schools that have games cancelled against Big Ten opponents the same week.
Air Force
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
West Virginia
Temple
San Jose State
South Dakota State
Toledo
If the ACC were to follow here are a list of their opponents the week we'd play Wake.
Elon
Gardner Webb
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ohio
Marshall
Samford
VMI
Wagner
Agree on the dinking part. The issue with this, particularly the FCS opponents, would require some decent gate money to pay them to come up to play.
Does anybody know how much we're supposed to be paying Morgan State? Just wondering what we'll be saving if we go conference-only.... I know it doesn't come close to making up for the lost money on Wisconsin, but every penny counts right now.
And, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but we don't stand to lose money if the Wake game is cancelled, since it was scheduled as a home and home (it wasn't a money game in the first place). Right?...
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:36 am
by AppStateSteve
booneboy92 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:22 am
AppSt94 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:13 am
/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:19 am
I agree with others in thinking at this point optimistic would be conference only for Sun Belt as well. Pessimistic, we have no CFB this fall and I drink more liquor than usual. Just for shits and giggles, here are the other schools that have games cancelled against Big Ten opponents the same week.
Air Force
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
West Virginia
Temple
San Jose State
South Dakota State
Toledo
If the ACC were to follow here are a list of their opponents the week we'd play Wake.
Elon
Gardner Webb
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ohio
Marshall
Samford
VMI
Wagner
Agree on the dinking part. The issue with this, particularly the FCS opponents, would require some decent gate money to pay them to come up to play.
Does anybody know how much we're supposed to be paying Morgan State? Just wondering what we'll be saving if we go conference-only.... I know it doesn't come close to making up for the lost money on Wisconsin, but every penny counts right now.
Found this article from 2018 saying we'll pay Morgan State $325,000.
https://fbschedules.com/appalachian-sta ... tate-2020/
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:37 am
by AppSt94
$250k I believe for Morgan St. As for Wake, the contract wasn’t fulfilled so there could be some financial retribution.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:51 am
by kornegaylw
Every UNC system chancellor and AD need to be on the phone lobbying the NC House & Governor to make games verse other UNC system schools happen.
Don't give me this ACC/SunBelt/AAC conference bologne. They are public institutions that serve the residents & tax payers of North Carolinia first and foremost.
We have 5 FBS schools that will have holes in their schedules that will need to be filled and unlike many states the UNC system has the ability to fill these holes.
Keep it in house.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:56 am
by AppSt94
It’s not about filling holes. It is about creating holes for flexibility. Say we are scheduled to play Southern on the third Sat in September. Say they have an outbreak the week before. That game can be moved to another date and App can play an Ark St instead.
Re: Schedule Fillers
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:22 pm
by CornCobPipes
To much chagrin, I'm afraid there will not be a 2020 season and I don't want to get in the weeds with that.
But to have some fun with this thread, I am going with a pipe dream list like this:
Boise State
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Fresno State
Southern Cal
Texas
Alabama
Army
Navy
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Baylor
Memphis
Cincinnati