(08-20-2013 02:20 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Mock Schedule East Division

App State: @ Ga So vs Ga St vs Idaho @ Tx State, @ USA, vs Troy, @ ULM, vs ULL

Georgia State: @ App, vs Troy, vs Ga Southern, @ ULM, vs ASU, @ USA, vs Idaho, @ ULL

Georgia Southern: Vs App, Vs USA, Vs ULM, @ Ga State, @ Troy, @ NMSU, vs Texas State, @ ASU

Troy: Vs USA, @ Idaho, @ Ga State, vs Ga Southern, @ App, vs ULM, vs NMSU, @ Texas State

USA: @ Troy, @ Ga Southern, Vs Idaho, @ NMSU, vs APP, @ ASU, Vs Ga State, Vs ULL

(08-20-2013 02:33 PM)Klak Wrote:  Excellent post! As a minor suggestion, you might go through and bold the games that are "guaranteed"--specifically the ones identified in your rule 1 and 4.

The resulting Georgia Southern schedule would be:

@ NC State
@ Georgia Tech
@ Navy
vs Duquesne

vs App State
vs USA
vs ULM
vs Texas State
@ Ga State
@ Troy
@ NMSU
@ stAte

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/sun-belt/2014-georgia-southern-eagles-football-schedule.php

Thanks for doing this!

(08-20-2013 03:20 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  Good Job! I'll be disappointed if GaSou doesn't get ULL in the first two years though.

(08-20-2013 02:16 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Because so many here, including many of our new fans are rightfully eager to know their 2014 schedules, and since the SBC typically doesn't release till March 1st, Ive decided to create a mock 2014 schedule for all 11 SBC teams.

The goal of this mock is mainly to gain an idea of how the scheduling will work. With 6 teams based in the West, and 5 in the East, it creates an odd number and makes scheduling very difficult.

Here are the Basic principles I worked with, that I strongly believe the conference will follow as well.

1. All existing rivalries will be accommodated if at all possible. Especially Geographic rivalries such as Ga So/App ULL/ULM and USA/Troy

2. No School will have to play at both NMSU and Idaho in the same year.

3. In turn, No school will have to play at Both Ga Southern and Ga State in the same year.

4. All East schools are guaranteed to play each other to guarantee a tight geographic alignment. Meanwhile, The 4 West Schools in the tight Alignment (ULL, ULM, ASU, Tx State) all are guaranteed to play each other.

What I discovered:

1. Ive worked almost every conceivable angle, and its impossible for every East school to play only one of NMSU or Idaho. Likewise, Its impossible for all West schools to play BOTH NMSU and Idaho.

2. East/West rivalries such as ULL/USA and Troy/ASU cannot be guaranteed in a given cycle.


I will post the mock schedule I created in the next two posts

(08-20-2013 03:59 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 02:16 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Because so many here, including many of our new fans are rightfully eager to know their 2014 schedules, and since the SBC typically doesn't release till March 1st, Ive decided to create a mock 2014 schedule for all 11 SBC teams.

The goal of this mock is mainly to gain an idea of how the scheduling will work. With 6 teams based in the West, and 5 in the East, it creates an odd number and makes scheduling very difficult.

Here are the Basic principles I worked with, that I strongly believe the conference will follow as well.

1. All existing rivalries will be accommodated if at all possible. Especially Geographic rivalries such as Ga So/App ULL/ULM and USA/Troy

2. No School will have to play at both NMSU and Idaho in the same year.

3. In turn, No school will have to play at Both Ga Southern and Ga State in the same year.

4. All East schools are guaranteed to play each other to guarantee a tight geographic alignment. Meanwhile, The 4 West Schools in the tight Alignment (ULL, ULM, ASU, Tx State) all are guaranteed to play each other.

What I discovered:

1. Ive worked almost every conceivable angle, and its impossible for every East school to play only one of NMSU or Idaho. Likewise, Its impossible for all West schools to play BOTH NMSU and Idaho.

2. East/West rivalries such as ULL/USA and Troy/ASU cannot be guaranteed in a given cycle.


I will post the mock schedule I created in the next two posts

Isn't there a rule that says transitional have to have a min. number of home games? I thought I read that some time around the time this year's schedule came out.

(08-20-2013 04:18 PM)fencereagle Wrote:  What is your reasoning behind your #3 rule of schools not playing Ga St and Ga So in the same year? I'm not questioning the legitimacy of such a position, I'd just like a bit more insight into why you think that rule would be necessary.

(08-20-2013 04:39 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  I know there is probably going to be no way to avoid two games at same location in back to back years. And I know this is only a mock schedule... But have you considered the location of the game the previous year? I see these games repeated from 2013:

Troy @ Georgia State
Georgia State @ ULM
USA @ Troy
ULM @ Troy
Louisiana @ USA
Texas State @ Louisiana

At the very least Troy needs to be @ USA for rivalry purposes. We shouldn't have to travel there twice in a row. If we are protecting the rivalries we need to go ahead and balance the location out too.

(08-20-2013 07:31 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  I think that Idaho and NMSU are so far removed from the SBC footprint, that it really is only fair for each of the other 9 teams to play those 2 teams with an equal frequency.

(08-20-2013 04:28 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 04:18 PM)fencereagle Wrote:  What is your reasoning behind your #3 rule of schools not playing Ga St and Ga So in the same year? I'm not questioning the legitimacy of such a position, I'd just like a bit more insight into why you think that rule would be necessary.

Realistically, I did to even things out. However, I do know the league likes to make attempts to keep teams from traveling to the same state twice in a given year. My thought process was that an West school would ideally like to avoid multiple trips to Georgia.

It may or may not happen, but you can bet that it will be considered.

(08-20-2013 02:20 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Mock Schedule East Division

App State: @ Ga So vs Ga St vs Idaho @ Tx State, vs USA, @ Troy, @ ULM, vs ULL

Georgia State: @ App, vs Troy, vs Ga Southern, @ ULM, vs ASU, @ USA, vs Idaho, @ ULL

Georgia Southern: Vs App, Vs USA, Vs ULM, @ Ga State, @ Troy, @ NMSU, vs Texas State, @ ASU

Troy: @ USA, @ Idaho, @ Ga State, vs Ga Southern, vs App, vs ULM, vs NMSU, @ Texas State

USA: vs Troy, @ Ga Southern, Vs Idaho, @ NMSU, @ APP, @ ASU, Vs Ga State, Vs ULL

Note: Protected Rivalries in Bold