(02-19-2015 11:33 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:24 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  I did not know Temple was playing at Charlotte. Hmm...

Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Makes sense. Temple is a good team for Charlotte to host and a good trip for Temple.

We're starting to expand recruiting into NC. We got Jager Gardner from WNC, who was offered by UVA. Matt Rhule, our OC Marcus Satterfield, and our DB coach Fran Brown all coached or played at WCU. It's a fertile recruiting area for us to get our name out and a game we should win.

(02-19-2015 11:33 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:24 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  I did not know Temple was playing at Charlotte. Hmm...

Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Makes sense. Temple is a good team for Charlotte to host and a good trip for Temple.

Charlotte I predict will be like UTSA and actually able to get home and homes in the future with bigger named schools. Maybe not as successful (UTSA --->better recruiting area, better tourist area and better facility) but I think you'll see upper G5 and lower P5 schools starting to agree to visiting Charlotte.

Some notes: Army/Navy is still scheduled after the champ game; TV is not yet set for the champ game...either ABC or ESPN; Memphis has two ESPN games and one ESPN/2 scheduled so far which is head and shoulders above last year...interesting to see how that plays out ratings wise.

(02-19-2015 11:23 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:17 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Pretty underwhelming overall. UConn, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa seem to have the worst stretches.


Too early for pre spring game predictions?

Ya...

UCONN has this stretch with no bye week:

@ Missouri
Navy
@ BYU
@ UCF
USF
@ Cincinnati
East Carolina

Difficult run right there.

To me, it looks like we (Tulsa) got the worst schedule of the bunch. The only possible homecoming game is Last year's conference champions due to them sandwiching us with two aways and one home in early fall. Plus, that game is on a Friday evening during Octoberfest. Any casual fans we might have got will be at Octoberfest if the game starts at 7 or later

(02-19-2015 11:38 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:32 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:28 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:27 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  I just love our schedule. FSU, Maryland, and Syracuse. We've got one foot in the ACC already.

I prefer this approach to playing random P5 scattershot across different conferences. Want ACC schools to get familiar with us.

well, half a foot anyways. Try to keep up with realignment.

Yeah, I grew up in Maryland and haven't wrapped my mind around the B1G concept yet. Still feels too weird.

In any event, we have a great lineup of P5 OOC games, and Maryland is in ACC territory so playing them gives us that same exposure. I hope playing in ACC territory and against ACC teams is a conscious strategy to build a relationship, it is wise for us to do so.

I don't think losing to 2-3 acc teams a year will make a difference

it's so cool looking at the schedules to see only 1 bye rather than the 2 or 3 that we saw last year. should make for a much better season overall...

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:24 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  I did not know Temple was playing at Charlotte. Hmm...

Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Charlotte and Temple are ex-A10 buds

(02-19-2015 11:22 AM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  ECU

Sat, Sept 5th - Towson
Sat, Sept 12th - @ Florida
Sat, Sept 19th - @ Navy
Sat, Sept 26th - Virginia Tech
Sat, Oct 3rd - @ SMU
Sat, Oct 10th - @ BYU
Sat, Oct 17th - Tulsa
Thurs, Oct 22nd - Temple
Fri, Oct 30th - @ UConn
Sat, Nov 7th - USF
Thurs, Nov 19th - @ UCF
Sat, Nov 28th - Cincinnati

4 of last 6 at home, just 3 non-saturday games... I like it better than last year's schedule.

Plus 2 of the non-Saturdays are away.

I don't like Navy sandwiched in between Florida and Virginia Tech. Also playing Temple on a Thursday after playing on Saturday but I guess that will be ok if Temple plays on that Saturday as well.

(02-19-2015 11:53 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:33 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:24 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  I did not know Temple was playing at Charlotte. Hmm...

Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Makes sense. Temple is a good team for Charlotte to host and a good trip for Temple.

Charlotte I predict will be like UTSA and actually able to get home and homes in the future with bigger named schools. Maybe not as successful (UTSA --->better recruiting area, better tourist area and better facility) but I think you'll see upper G5 and lower P5 schools starting to agree to visiting Charlotte.

No one cares about Charlotte football. Signed the City of Charlotte.

(02-19-2015 12:22 PM)stever20 Wrote:  it's so cool looking at the schedules to see only 1 bye rather than the 2 or 3 that we saw last year. should make for a much better season overall...

I'm dumb, but can someone explain why 3 byes last year and only 1 this year, thanks

No Navy

(02-19-2015 01:14 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 12:22 PM)stever20 Wrote:  it's so cool looking at the schedules to see only 1 bye rather than the 2 or 3 that we saw last year. should make for a much better season overall...

I'm dumb, but can someone explain why 3 byes last year and only 1 this year, thanks

Championship game inclusion

(02-19-2015 12:56 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:22 AM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  ECU

Sat, Sept 5th - Towson
Sat, Sept 12th - @ Florida
Sat, Sept 19th - @ Navy
Sat, Sept 26th - Virginia Tech
Sat, Oct 3rd - @ SMU
Sat, Oct 10th - @ BYU
Sat, Oct 17th - Tulsa
Thurs, Oct 22nd - Temple
Fri, Oct 30th - @ UConn
Sat, Nov 7th - USF
Thurs, Nov 19th - @ UCF
Sat, Nov 28th - Cincinnati

4 of last 6 at home, just 3 non-saturday games... I like it better than last year's schedule.

Plus 2 of the non-Saturdays are away.

I don't like Navy sandwiched in between Florida and Virginia Tech. Also playing Temple on a Thursday after playing on Saturday but I guess that will be ok if Temple plays on that Saturday as well.

I do like the fact that ECU does not go north during November.

(02-19-2015 01:16 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 01:14 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 12:22 PM)stever20 Wrote:  it's so cool looking at the schedules to see only 1 bye rather than the 2 or 3 that we saw last year. should make for a much better season overall...

I'm dumb, but can someone explain why 3 byes last year and only 1 this year, thanks

Championship game inclusion

Not only that but last year there was an extra week to get all the games done(due to the calendar). There's like 2 years where the calendar sets up to have an extra weekend in the fall(basically hinges on when Labor Day is). So while last year started Aug 30, this year it's Sep 5 start date.

(02-19-2015 01:55 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 12:56 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:22 AM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  ECU

Sat, Sept 5th - Towson
Sat, Sept 12th - @ Florida
Sat, Sept 19th - @ Navy
Sat, Sept 26th - Virginia Tech
Sat, Oct 3rd - @ SMU
Sat, Oct 10th - @ BYU
Sat, Oct 17th - Tulsa
Thurs, Oct 22nd - Temple
Fri, Oct 30th - @ UConn
Sat, Nov 7th - USF
Thurs, Nov 19th - @ UCF
Sat, Nov 28th - Cincinnati

4 of last 6 at home, just 3 non-saturday games... I like it better than last year's schedule.

Plus 2 of the non-Saturdays are away.

I don't like Navy sandwiched in between Florida and Virginia Tech. Also playing Temple on a Thursday after playing on Saturday but I guess that will be ok if Temple plays on that Saturday as well.

I do like the fact that ECU does not go north during November.

Oct 30 can be mighty darn cold!!!!

(02-19-2015 02:23 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 01:16 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 01:14 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 12:22 PM)stever20 Wrote:  it's so cool looking at the schedules to see only 1 bye rather than the 2 or 3 that we saw last year. should make for a much better season overall...

I'm dumb, but can someone explain why 3 byes last year and only 1 this year, thanks

Championship game inclusion

Not only that but last year there was an extra week to get all the games done(due to the calendar). There's like 2 years where the calendar sets up to have an extra weekend in the fall(basically hinges on when Labor Day is). So while last year started Aug 30, this year it's Sep 5 start date.

Thanks

(02-19-2015 01:55 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 12:56 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:22 AM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  ECU

Sat, Sept 5th - Towson
Sat, Sept 12th - @ Florida
Sat, Sept 19th - @ Navy
Sat, Sept 26th - Virginia Tech
Sat, Oct 3rd - @ SMU
Sat, Oct 10th - @ BYU
Sat, Oct 17th - Tulsa
Thurs, Oct 22nd - Temple
Fri, Oct 30th - @ UConn
Sat, Nov 7th - USF
Thurs, Nov 19th - @ UCF
Sat, Nov 28th - Cincinnati

4 of last 6 at home, just 3 non-saturday games... I like it better than last year's schedule.

Plus 2 of the non-Saturdays are away.

I don't like Navy sandwiched in between Florida and Virginia Tech. Also playing Temple on a Thursday after playing on Saturday but I guess that will be ok if Temple plays on that Saturday as well.

I do like the fact that ECU does not go north during November.

wimps

(02-19-2015 01:13 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:53 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:33 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:24 AM)ncbeta Wrote:  I did not know Temple was playing at Charlotte. Hmm...

Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Makes sense. Temple is a good team for Charlotte to host and a good trip for Temple.

Charlotte I predict will be like UTSA and actually able to get home and homes in the future with bigger named schools. Maybe not as successful (UTSA --->better recruiting area, better tourist area and better facility) but I think you'll see upper G5 and lower P5 schools starting to agree to visiting Charlotte.

No one cares about Charlotte football. Signed the City of Charlotte.

Nobody cares about FIU or FAU either...but they are getting home and homes due to recruiting and a good trip for visiting fans.

(02-19-2015 03:33 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 01:13 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:53 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:33 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(02-19-2015 11:31 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  Yeah that's just bizarre to me.

Makes sense. Temple is a good team for Charlotte to host and a good trip for Temple.

Charlotte I predict will be like UTSA and actually able to get home and homes in the future with bigger named schools. Maybe not as successful (UTSA --->better recruiting area, better tourist area and better facility) but I think you'll see upper G5 and lower P5 schools starting to agree to visiting Charlotte.

No one cares about Charlotte football. Signed the City of Charlotte.

Nobody cares about FIU or FAU either...but they are getting home and homes due to recruiting and a good trip for visiting fans.

Yup...the Carolinas like Florida and Ohio are solid recruiting areas for P5 schools and they will get some Home and Homes...