Football Schedule
- Thread starter Skidude13
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9/5- Purdue
9/12- @ Ohio
9/19- Norfolk State
9/26- @ Kent State
That's all we know now. Conference schedule will probably come out in February.[/URL]
9/12- @ Ohio
9/19- Norfolk State
9/26- @ Kent State
That's all we know now. Conference schedule will probably come out in February.[/URL]
Schedule will be much harder this year because if we don't start until 9/5 that means we'll only have one open date; big difference from the last year when we've had two open dates in each scheduled year. Only 13 Saturdays from this date until 12/5 (which should be the date of the conference championship game).
Wonder if there is a way to force Norfolk State to 8/29; that would give us a second open date, after the first three games.
This post was edited on 1/19 10:43 AM by whf2
And final thought; most importantly, hope this doesn't mean we'll be forced to open with a league opponent on 8/29. I can see that happening for TV. That would not be good with a first year quarterback IMHO.
This post was edited on 1/19 8:45 AM by whf2
Wonder if there is a way to force Norfolk State to 8/29; that would give us a second open date, after the first three games.
This post was edited on 1/19 10:43 AM by whf2
And final thought; most importantly, hope this doesn't mean we'll be forced to open with a league opponent on 8/29. I can see that happening for TV. That would not be good with a first year quarterback IMHO.
This post was edited on 1/19 8:45 AM by whf2
9/3-9/5 is opening weekend for everyone.
Meaning our first 4 games are already set, and there won't be any movement to play earlier than that weekend.
Just a calendar quirk this year that there will only be one "open" week during the season.
Meaning our first 4 games are already set, and there won't be any movement to play earlier than that weekend.
Just a calendar quirk this year that there will only be one "open" week during the season.
You couldn't ask for better open dates than this past season. Their placement split the season up into equal thirds.
FlyHawk this has been discussed previously - dropping Norfolk State. IMO Hammy may have missed an opportunity to replace Norfolk State with some possibilities from UAB's schedule I.e., Troy. Would have to have been a better opponent but I don't believe he wanted to pay any buyouts. Having Norfolk State on the schedule does nothing more for Marshall than a repeat of this past season of media criticism over a weak schedule even with a potentially weak Purdue.
our schedule wasn't degraded for playing a fcs school, almost every school does that. we were beat down publicly because we didn't play a p5 school this past year. dropping norfolk state for troy, south alabama, etc someone like that, does little to nothing for us, except cost us a good bit of money.
