Article on Scheduling

[WVAPPeer]

just to make a basic point --- Everyone must remember scheduling is a 2-way street - just because we want to play someone doesn't guarantee they want to play us ---

[bcoach]

It doesn't matter how many people we can get in to sit on possibly wet bank. SEC and ACC teams are not going to schedule us with the possibility that their fans would wind up sitting on a grass bank to watch a football game. They think more of themselves than that.

For two guys who generally want the same thing for Appalachian, we often appear to be miles apart in message board posts. Here's a case where I completely agree with you. High profile FBS teams aren't likely to agree to a contract for a game at KBS until we have addressed seating capacity. And as I have repeatedly said, we simply can't do that until our financial bond portfolio gets cleaned out a little more.

We remain heavily indebted for the "enhancements" we've been enjoying since 2006-07. Just paying the debt service on those existing bonds is no day in the park. We have to work through our growing pains for several years before we can stick our necks out again for more construction. I'm in a hurry, too, because I'm not getting any younger. But you and I have to face the facts. We've had no BB&T (WFU) or Jerry Richardson (UNCC) to step up with a 10 mil check to back the hiring of a stadium architect and the issue of bid requests to add 15,000 seats to KBS. All we can do is win games and promote-promote-promote to get more ASU folks on board. And wait for the day that university accountants can see some daylight.

Thank you

[ASUDieHard]

just to make a basic point --- Everyone must remember scheduling is a 2-way street - just because we want to play someone doesn't guarantee they want to play us ---

True, but I believe this quote from the article "Cobb said there have been no discussions with East Carolina or any of the state’s four ACC schools", combined with the continued effort to schedule uncc, is what has everyone, including myself, concerned. I think everyone understands that scheduling a team isn't easy, but we should see more effort being made to schedule established programs, particularly programs we've had a history with, instead of uncc. Not the other way around.

[bcoach]

just to make a basic point --- Everyone must remember scheduling is a 2-way street - just because we want to play someone doesn't guarantee they want to play us ---

True, but I believe this quote from the article "Cobb said there have been no discussions with East Carolina or any of the state’s four ACC schools", combined with the continued effort to schedule uncc, is what has everyone, including myself, concerned. I think everyone understands that scheduling a team isn't easy, but we should see more effort being made to schedule established programs, particularly programs we've had a history with, instead of uncc. Not the other way around.

We got Campbell what more do you want?

[WVAPPeer]

I have no inside knowledge on this - especially how it works at APP - but I doubt Capel makes the schedule --- I would guess he has input for sure --- I have a very close friend who is a head basketball coach at a big-time BCS level program - He has been very successful and whereas he has a great deal of input in his schedule, he does not create the entire schedule - this is usually a job for the AD or a very high person in the AD department ---

[Kgfish]

I live in Charlotte and have no desire to play UNCC.
None what so ever.

We sure cannot get a decent FBS team into KBS as small as it is though.

You mean teams like Navy who will be playing in Western Kentucky's 25,000 seat stadium this year?

[T-Dog]

I have no inside knowledge on this - especially how it works at APP - but I doubt Capel makes the schedule --- I would guess he has input for sure --- I have a very close friend who is a head basketball coach at a big-time BCS level program - He has been very successful and whereas he has a great deal of input in his schedule, he does not create the entire schedule - this is usually a job for the AD or a very high person in the AD department ---

Kummer has been the point-man when it comes to the schedule.

[appgrad81]

I'm just surprised we haven't had conversations with any of the other schools in NC. ECU has an opening in 2014 and 2015 that would make a lot of sense. Clemson recently added games with two Sun Belt schools... I would love to go back to Death Valley.

Here is a quick list of teams within driving distance that need games for 2014:

Tenn, UNC, WVU, Auburn, Kentucky, ECU, MTSU, UAB

I'm sure we could find at least one game from this crowd.

I would love to see a home and home with ECU since my son is a student there but also to renew the rivalry we had with ECU in the 70's. However, please don't let ECU schedule for the hottest day, 12 o'clock game again. That was the most miserable I have ever been. It would be awesome to have ECU come to Boone in November as payback!!