(02-27-2015 01:15 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:22 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  Just FYI, I posted this in another thread, but here are the conference games on ESPN2 and ESPNU:

ESPN2:
Arkansas State @ South Alabama - Tuesday, October 13
Louisiana Lafayette @ Arkansas State - Tuesday, October 20

ESPNU:
Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State - Thursday, October 22
Texas State @ Georgia Southern - Thursday, October 29
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State - Thursday, November 5
Louisiana Lafayette @ South Alabama - Thursday, November 12
Louisiana Monroe @ Texas State - Thursday, November 19

No TV for Troy and Georgia State I guess.

Can you blame the conference?

(02-27-2015 12:05 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 12:03 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Schedule works well for us, outside of a November Thursday Night trip to Boone. No November home games, which is good for us because we don't draw once deer season starts.

Little selfish there huh? How about your guys not having a home game for a month.

Yeah but there's 9 days between two of those games and 14 before the next. One is in Monroe which is an easy trip and our fans will be very easy to hear down there in November.

(02-27-2015 01:22 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 12:05 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 12:03 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Schedule works well for us, outside of a November Thursday Night trip to Boone. No November home games, which is good for us because we don't draw once deer season starts.

Little selfish there huh? How about your guys not having a home game for a month.

Yeah but there's 9 days between two of those games and 14 before the next. One is in Monroe which is an easy trip and our fans will be very easy to hear down there in November.

Monroe is a fun road game for us. Families of a lot of Arkansas players can easily travel for the game, and as you said, that's our biggest fan attended road game yearly

My biggest regret is App getting put on a Thursday. That was going to be my road trip this year, but I doubt I can swing all the time off work needed for a Thursday game.

More than the game being on a Thursday is the fact that it's on a Thursday AFTER our Thursday arch rivalry game. I can see us getting 30k for GaSo, but barely hitting 18-20 for you guys.

if we get 20K for that second Thursday night game, that would be one hell of an achievement.

(02-27-2015 12:55 PM)moehler Wrote:  Looking at the schedule more closely, I love we have our biggest home games in mid to late season, should be a real advantage for us, but, 2 Thursday night games, and Thanksgiving weekend? Are you frecking kidding me? Becouse of scheduling, look for attendance to be way down from previous years, this schedule is going to cost us some serious attendance money.

We had the same thing last year.

App - Thursday
Troy - Thursday
ULM - Thanksgiving weekend

(02-27-2015 02:09 PM)moehler Wrote:  if we get 20K for that second Thursday night game, that would be one hell of an achievement.

we had something similar last year. We played Ga state, and not only are a bunch of our fans in Atlanta, a ton traveled to that game. Then 5 days later was Troy , and attendance was pretty low for that one following the ga state game.

It is tough to draw on the Saturday after Thanksgiving but that game with Louisiana could be a game that has huge implications. That should certainly help folks getting up the mountain that weekend.

(02-27-2015 01:16 PM)ButlerGSU Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 01:15 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:22 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  Just FYI, I posted this in another thread, but here are the conference games on ESPN2 and ESPNU:

ESPN2:
Arkansas State @ South Alabama - Tuesday, October 13
Louisiana Lafayette @ Arkansas State - Tuesday, October 20

ESPNU:
Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State - Thursday, October 22
Texas State @ Georgia Southern - Thursday, October 29
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State - Thursday, November 5
Louisiana Lafayette @ South Alabama - Thursday, November 12
Louisiana Monroe @ Texas State - Thursday, November 19

No TV for Troy and Georgia State I guess.

Can you blame the conference?

It pains me to say this, but not really

Last year we had 2 Thursday night home games and a Thanksgiving weekend game. This year it is App's turn.

(02-27-2015 01:16 PM)ButlerGSU Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 01:15 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 11:22 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  Just FYI, I posted this in another thread, but here are the conference games on ESPN2 and ESPNU:

ESPN2:
Arkansas State @ South Alabama - Tuesday, October 13
Louisiana Lafayette @ Arkansas State - Tuesday, October 20

ESPNU:
Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State - Thursday, October 22
Texas State @ Georgia Southern - Thursday, October 29
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State - Thursday, November 5
Louisiana Lafayette @ South Alabama - Thursday, November 12
Louisiana Monroe @ Texas State - Thursday, November 19

No TV for Troy and Georgia State I guess.

Can you blame the conference?

I am pumped about GS vs App being Thursday night. That is a great rivalry game and will be glad to be able to watch it. I hope GS and App can make it to bowls this season. I really enjoy watching both programs.

Non-Saturday ESPNU/ESPN2 games:

Ark. St. 3
Louisiana 2
Texas St. 2
GS 2
South Al. 2
App. St. 2
ULM 1

TXST has UL sandwiched between by weeks. So one game in like 28 days and then a road and at GS on five days of rest. Plus the season ends on the road for the third straight year.

There I found things to complain about. Fun Belt

I'm pissed we have away games. What audacity to schedule us on the road. What the hell is wrong with the sun belt?

(02-27-2015 02:51 PM)slycat Wrote:  TXST has UL sandwiched between by weeks. So one game in like 28 days and then a road and at GS on five days of rest. Plus the season ends on the road for the third straight year.

There I found things to complain about. Fun Belt

We have 3 games in 14 days...2 back to back on road, wanna switch?

(02-27-2015 02:51 PM)slycat Wrote:  TXST has UL sandwiched between by weeks. So one game in like 28 days and then a road and at GS on five days of rest. Plus the season ends on the road for the third straight year.

There I found things to complain about. Fun Belt

If you want to take the "glass half full approach" we should come off that 1 game in 28 days both rested and healthy . . . .

I didn't realize we were the only team to play all the Sun Belt teams that finished .500 or higher. Nobody said this year was going to be easy.

(02-27-2015 03:00 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 02:51 PM)slycat Wrote:  TXST has UL sandwiched between by weeks. So one game in like 28 days and then a road and at GS on five days of rest. Plus the season ends on the road for the third straight year.

There I found things to complain about. Fun Belt

We have 3 games in 14 days...2 back to back on road, wanna switch?

Nah, we had that last year. Thought we'd give someone else the pleasure.

(02-27-2015 03:53 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 03:00 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  

(02-27-2015 02:51 PM)slycat Wrote:  TXST has UL sandwiched between by weeks. So one game in like 28 days and then a road and at GS on five days of rest. Plus the season ends on the road for the third straight year.

There I found things to complain about. Fun Belt

We have 3 games in 14 days...2 back to back on road, wanna switch?

Nah, we had that last year. Thought we'd give someone else the pleasure.

If we are gonna stay at this number of teams we should have an NFL type schedule, last place team gets easiest scgeduke the next year based on conference finish, first place would receive toughest. It would help improve the teams at the bottom... At least perception and might help get an extra win or 2 for those teams.

(02-27-2015 03:52 PM)StanMolsonMan Wrote:  I didn't realize we were the only team to play all the Sun Belt teams that finished .500 or higher. Nobody said this year was going to be easy.

We only miss App but we also get ULL for the 3rd straight year; which you'll never see.