RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

[redhead18]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

I would highly doubt it...a 14-team league would mean 26 league games a season assuming a home and away for each, leaving the Ivys just 3 nonconference games in their already-short schedule. I have a hard time imagining them going for that. The only way I would see it happening is if they broke the ECAC into two divisions or something like that, but all it accomplishes for the teams already in the league is drop the chances of earning the autobid in any given year, not to mention there's no good/balanced way to split the conference into divisions with 14 teams.

I forgot the Ivys would only have 3 nonconference games, that definately wouldnt go over to well with them, especially Harvard with the Beanpot. Guess it would be hard to pull off even if they went to 16 teams and split into a east and west division.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

I agree. Also, 14 not being a multiple of 4, would mean that either one pair would be idle, playing OOC, or playing one or both parts of their home-and-home every week. In any case, it would complicate scheduling.

Unless we were to ditch the travel partners and do something similar to what the WCHA does with 10 teams (and given there were times they played teams four times, it's doable).

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

Unless we were to ditch the travel partners and do something similar to what the WCHA does with 10 teams (and given there were times they played teams four times, it's doable).

What do mean by "it's doable"? It doesn't seem doable just by what GRussinko said unless the league went to an unbalanced schedule. The Ivies won't want fewer OOC games.

[Red Cloud]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

Unless we were to ditch the travel partners and do something similar to what the WCHA does with 10 teams (and given there were times they played teams four times, it's doable).

The only reason the WCHA does what it does is because of the travel distances. It would make no rational sense in such a relatively compact league to have teams playing each other twice in the same venue in the same weekend.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

The only reason the WCHA does what it does is because of the travel distances. It would make no rational sense in such a relatively compact league to have teams playing each other twice in the same venue in the same weekend.

Except that SA seems to like it.

[Red Cloud]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

Except that SA seems to like it.

For the rivalry aspect only. I'm sure he doesn't want to spend two nights in Ithaca.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

The only reason the WCHA does what it does is because of the travel distances. It would make no rational sense in such a relatively compact league to have teams playing each other twice in the same venue in the same weekend.

I am in full agreement. "Doability" was determined merely from a standpoint of scheduling within the league only, meaning it's not impossible. Desirability is nonexistent.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

There is an invitation on the RPI athletics site to ask the AD.
I just posed the question to him as to what his response would be if invited to join Hockey East.
I will let you know what kind of response I get. If any.

[Red Cloud]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

I am in full agreement. "Doability" was determined merely from a standpoint of scheduling within the league only, meaning it's not impossible. Desirability is nonexistent.

Therefore, it was mentioned by you because...

[Waite21]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

There is an invitation on the RPI athletics site to ask the AD.
I just posed the question to him as to what his response would be if invited to join Hockey East.
I will let you know what kind of response I get. If any.

It's certainly a fair question to pose to any AD, given the amount of conference-hopping that has been engaged in by so many schools in so many different sports over the last year or two.

I won't be surprised if the response (if any) is on the evasive side.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

It's certainly a fair question to pose to any AD, given the amount of conference-hopping that has been engaged in by so many schools in so many different sports over the last year or two.

I won't be surprised if the response (if any) is on the evasive side.

I certainly don't expect a direct answer, but we may get an idea of what he may be thinking.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

It's certainly a fair question to pose to any AD, given the amount of conference-hopping that has been engaged in by so many schools in so many different sports over the last year or two.

I won't be surprised if the response (if any) is on the evasive side.

Exactly my opinion however the exact wording could reveal something.

Edit: which is probably what EHF meant

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

Exactly my opinion however the exact wording could reveal something.

Edit: which is probably what EHF meant

Exact wording revealing something? What are we, a bunch of lawyers?!

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

Exact wording revealing something? What are we, a bunch of lawyers?!

No, but reading between the lines can be useful.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Part IV: We ain't Bailen on this season yet, Go Red!!

No, but reading between the lines can be useful.

OK; for a second, I thought I was on the Q-Pac thread.