2020 Football Schedule

[Turbine]

Correct it's almost better to have 2 open dates than 2 FCS opponents.

If the open date can get you ready for a legit D1 victory, I agree.

[31Ragin97]

Correct it's almost better to have 2 open dates than 2 FCS opponents.

not necessarily... if you win 7 then it doesnt matter. if you do land at 6-6 you are still ahead of other teams that might be 5-7. you only lose the spot to the other 6-6 teams. the odds of it coming down to that are so low, i wouldnt worry about it this far out. also couldnt those wins give the team momentum/motivation to play better so makes overall win count higher in long run?

[31Ragin97]

you might still have first dibs on your own conf tie in as well.....

“Under the new measure, if there are not enough bowl-eligible teams, or if a bowl cannot be filled by its conference affiliations, ”
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...wins-5-7-teams

[Cajunsmike]

In the interview Dr. Maggard said if he cannot find an FBS home game, he will schedule a second FCS opponent. We won't be going on the road.

He indicated he was confident that the issue will work itself out OK. In fact he hoped to be able to announce something on this in the near future. I interpret that as we will have another D1 home game in 2020. He made a point of saying nothing can be announced until contracts are signed. It appears he is adamant however that we will no longer be playing 7 road games. If he maintains that same approach for basketball we may still end up playing some teams that are not attractive to some.

[cajun_lannister]

not necessarily... if you win 7 then it doesnt matter. if you do land at 6-6 you are still ahead of other teams that might be 5-7. you only lose the spot to the other 6-6 teams. the odds of it coming down to that are so low, i wouldnt worry about it this far out. also couldnt those wins give the team momentum/motivation to play better so makes overall win count higher in long run?

No, the second FCS game does not count like playing a D2 school in basketball your record will not show that game when it comes down to bowl selection.

Second question what if you got someone hurt in a glorified scrimmage plus if your team needs motivation beating a lower division team we need to find a new coach.

[31Ragin97]

fair enough about the motivation, didnt say need though

these guys did it..... besides other factors im just saying i wouldnt alone worry about not doing it, just for the bowl reason. you still get a leg up if situation arises that you wouldnt have with the extra loss or two
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016..._football_team

[cajun_lannister]

these guys did it..... besides other factors im just saying i wouldnt alone worry about not doing it, just for the bowl reason. you still get a leg up if situation arises that you wouldnt have with the extra loss or two




That's because the NCAA gave them a waiver because of a hurricane so the second FCS game counted. In a normal season they would have finished 5-6 regardless of winning that game vs Presbyterian

[CrazyCajun]

Hopefully it’s absolutely worst case scenario but I think another home game against anyone is good from a revenue standpoint. Let’s hope we hear soon that an FBS Home game contract has been signed.

[mgv6260]

This is about UConn but shows that there are still quite a bit of schools out there with a 2020 opening. Schools with a 2020 openings: Army (my vote), Virginia Tech, Arkansas, TCU, eight G5 schools need one game [Louisiana Tech (3A), Southern Miss (1H/2A), Florida International (2A), Old Dominion (2H/1A), UAB (1H/2A), the rest are Sunbelt teams (Coastal Carolina, ULM, and us) and 2 School need two games (ULM and FIU).

Personally I would like to see us play Army, but I think ODU is the most likely to be who we schedule based on needs of teams.

https://www.theuconnblog.com/2019/6/...as-independent

[Rainman66]

Stay the hell away from Army. Preparing for that offense is a nightmare. They should've beat Oklahoma in Norman this past season.

[31Ragin97]

Stay the hell away from Army. Preparing for that offense is a nightmare. They should've beat Oklahoma in Norman this past season.

watch out for the citadel too

[Rainman66]

Unless you play a triple option team in conference regularly, these are difficult games to prepare for. You want it week 1, after a bye week or a bowl game to have as much time to prep as possible.

Add this to the fact that Army is a pre-season Top 25 team and Monken is a terrific head coach and you are setting yourself up for failure ... at home.