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Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: Harvard Crimson Rule! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:30:55 09/20/25 Sat In reply to: Ed S. 's message, "Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule?" on 15:01:14 09/20/25 Sat Powder puff opponent, there's really no excuse they should be scheduling the likes of Stetson. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: Joe Friday [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:49:30 09/20/25 Sat Very purposeful scheduling. Gives the staff the opportunity to see what they have and don’t have - especially with depth - to varying degrees so they can make adjustments/changes before League schedule. Also a fun road trip for the players, and fun is a key ingredient in camaraderie/team building.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: Harvard Crimson Rule! [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:55:37 09/20/25 Sat How is it purposeful scheduling? Any out of conference opponent in the Patriot League would be better. You at least want an opponent that is close to your level, Stetson is far far from it.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: Joe Friday [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:25:15 09/20/25 Sat Purposeful for the reasons I gave above, and, playing a weaker opponent also lessens the chances of catastrophic injuries while not eliminating the possibility all together obviously. IL guys are generally bigger and stronger than those in the Pioneer or whatever. These types of games are about seeing what you really have at game speed, especially in position groups with some new starters. Yes, playing a credible Patriot opponent would be a better test, but the reality is that your 1s don’t need to be tested. - they’re already tested, which is why they’re 1s. The approach on these games is total cost/benefit/doing nothing on purpose that will lower the chances of winning an IL championship, which really helps coaching contracts get renewed.

[> [> Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: John Harvard (Scrimmage) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:36:20 09/21/25 Sun This game was merely a scrimmage. Sort of like the Crimson starting MBB with MIT/TUFTS/MARIST. Remember, this is the league’s opening weekend vs opponents who have already played 3 games. Unlike other sports, OOC SOS means nothing. There is no way any team other than the League champion makes the postseason. The league was always under ranked in favor of those eligible for the postseason. That bias will likely continue. So, with Harvard playing a competitive Brown squad in week #2, the optimal is a scrimmage at home. I hope the traveling to Florida doesn’t end up being a negative in advance of next weekend. Can’t lose to Btown again if we hope to make the postseason.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Why is Stetson on any Ivy League school's schedule? Author: John Harvard (Isaiah) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:46:45 09/21/25 Sun I’ve posted about Isiah Bullock (formerly Isiah Abbey) in past years. At 6’2” 220, he’s a beast of a RB. He appears to be behind only Bascon this year., unless he continues to fumble the ball, which he did early and in the red zone. Still, scored 2 TD’s. I think Bascon only played the opening drive when he scored. 4 other RB’s got far more carries, with a couple looking good.

[> [> [> Subject: Scrimmage? Author: Big Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:31:50 09/22/25 Mon Yeah all the Ivy League schools should open with a game against a Division 3 team as a scrimmage opener...how about no!

[> [> [> [> Subject: Really wasn't that long ago when... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:38:55 09/22/25 Mon For about two generations (if not more), the Ivy teams would indeed schedule a scrimmage against other schools--including the occasional D-III school. But because other teams began starting the season earlier and we insisted in opening the third week of September, we literally didn't have anyone else to scrimmage except each other. Eventually, the league stopped doing it.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Old Thinking Author: observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:15:16 09/23/25 Tue With FCS playoff eligibility, SOS is now everything. At Large bids, not to mention potential multi-team tiebreakers...

[> [> [> [> Subject: The counter-argument is... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:01:23 09/23/25 Tue Holy Cross is a good example of a team that's probably getting worn out by consistently playing a strong OOC schedule. I do not know what the balance is. But I do agree that Harvard can do better than Stetson.