A Conversation With Dr. Maggard

[Cajunsmike]

Thanks. Did not the conference try something like this a few years back? Cajunsmike, you're up.

A scheduling alliance with the SBC, CUSA, and Horizon was planned. That was the recommendation of a consultant the league had brought in. Supposedly four games for each school would be set that way, two at home and two away. You would play one home game and one road game of a CUSA school outside of normal setups. Same for Horizon. It never got off the ground. My belief is the CUSA schools never really bought in. They wanted annual games like us and Tech to count for the allotment. Separation and all you know. Now, we have well known mid major schools that you have verbal agreements with back out to play four non D1 games. I know we play too many of those our selves but some of the ones schools in our league play are against opponents that make you scratch your head.

[JMV JustMyView]

A scheduling alliance with the SBC, CUSA, and Horizon was planned. That was the recommendation of a consultant the league had brought in. Supposedly four games for each school would be set that way, two at home and two away. You would play one home game and one road game of a CUSA school outside of normal setups. Same for Horizon. It never got off the ground. My belief is the CUSA schools never really bought in. They wanted annual games like us and Tech to count for the allotment. Separation and all you know. Now, we have well known mid major schools that you have verbal agreements with back out to play four non D1 games. I know we play too many of those our selves but some of the ones schools in our league play are against opponents that make you scratch your head.

Mike, if all mid majors are having scheduling issues wouldn't it make sense for some of those schools to play each other?

[Million$Mullet]

Mike, if all mid majors are having scheduling issue wouldn't it make sense for some of those schools to play each other?

Crazy idea ain’t it?

[JMV JustMyView]

Crazy idea ain’t it?

Maybe MAT can ask Coach Marlin. �� Oh never mind.

[IberiaCajun]

Jay thanks for posting the interview.

It brought back memories of tuning in to 1420 at 3 pm to listen to your interviews of the AD or Karl Benson.

Maybe you can try to interview Dr. Savoie once or twice a semester.

A lot of good things are happening at the University of Louisiana.

Go Cajuns!

[Cajunsmike]

Mike, if all mid majors are having scheduling issues wouldn't it make sense for some of those schools to play each other?

Yes it would but no one wants to play them on the road. They want road games against weaker teams in the peer leagues and home games against the better teams.

[CajunNation]

Yes it would but no one wants to play them on the road. They want road games against weaker teams in the peer leagues and home games against the better teams.

It would have to be a contracted agreement where schools from multiple conferences are paired according to their average RPI rankings for the previous few years.

It could work. You just need Conference Commissioners with the leadership skills to get it done.

[CajunVic]

Why can’t some on this board face reality with respect to basketball scheduling . . . It’s a bietch and Dr. Maggard confirmed it with detailed analysis.

In Maggard we trust is a common theme by all on this board.

Well, it appears that this is true unless he bucks the agenda of some.

In the interview, Dr. Maggard admitted that he had no idea that basketball scheduling was so difficult at the G5 level until he got here. Then he went on to comment and explain and that explanation was a mirror of what Marlin has told us year in and year out about scheduling. Also note that from Dr. Maggard’s interview, you could tell that he has done a deep dive into this subject with Coach Fish and has come to the conclusion that it is what it is.

Be that as it may, some are here still whining about the same old things even after having been told there is virtually nothing that can be done and that basketball coaches manage their schedules with those limitations and with the goal of reaching 20 wins with minimal financial exposure for no appreciable gain.

If you did not get that from this part of Dr Maggard’s interview, please go back and listen attentively with an open mind as opposed to a mouth full of cheese.

[Turbine]

Louisiana can schedule differently than they do.

Just 2 games in.

GA Southern has an RPI of 3
Louisiana has an RPI of 251

[covcaj]

Louisiana can schedule differently than they do.

Just 2 games in.

GA Southern has an RPI of 3
Louisiana has an RPI of 251

According to Ken Pon Louisiana ia155 andGa Southernis around 225.

[Turbine]

According to Ken Pon Louisiana ia155 andGa Southernis around 225.

CBS

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba.../rankings/rpi/

Louisiana at 2-0 has the same RPI as Lafayette at 0-2

[covcaj]

CBS

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba.../rankings/rpi/

Louisiana at 2-0 has the same RPI as Lafayette at 0-2

Makes no sense about Ga Southern. Ball state and UCF are not powerhouses.