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Post by trojansc on Oct 30, 2020 19:52:57 GMT -5
herdzone.com/news/2020/10/30/conference-usa-announces-spring-2021-volleyball-scheduleC-USA apparently has released the schedule, but this is the only press release I can find. Anyone else know where I can see more of the schedules? They, too, have gone with a Sun-Mon conference formula. They will play 12 matches, 6 different opponents twice. I didn't see a mention about divisions, which is really interesting because the C-USA has 13 teams. So, you only play half of the conference.
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Post by n00b on Oct 30, 2020 21:31:06 GMT -5
herdzone.com/news/2020/10/30/conference-usa-announces-spring-2021-volleyball-scheduleC-USA apparently has released the schedule, but this is the only press release I can find. Anyone else know where I can see more of the schedules? They, too, have gone with a Sun-Mon conference formula. They will play 12 matches, 6 different opponents twice. I didn't see a mention about divisions, which is really interesting because the C-USA has 13 teams. So, you only play half of the conference. CUSA is now at 14 with Old Dominion, right?
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Post by trojansc on Oct 30, 2020 21:36:16 GMT -5
herdzone.com/news/2020/10/30/conference-usa-announces-spring-2021-volleyball-scheduleC-USA apparently has released the schedule, but this is the only press release I can find. Anyone else know where I can see more of the schedules? They, too, have gone with a Sun-Mon conference formula. They will play 12 matches, 6 different opponents twice. I didn't see a mention about divisions, which is really interesting because the C-USA has 13 teams. So, you only play half of the conference. CUSA is now at 14 with Old Dominion, right? Correct! Even better. Now you're playing less than half of the conference.
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Post by n00b on Oct 30, 2020 21:38:10 GMT -5
CUSA is now at 14 with Old Dominion, right? Correct! Even better. Now you're playing less than half of the conference. While divisions aren’t mentioned in that release, it has to be what they’re doing. All of Marshall’s opponents are the eastern half of the conference. And a 7-team round robin would include a bye week, which they have.
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Post by trojansc on Nov 3, 2020 18:20:03 GMT -5
themw.com/news/2020/10/29/mountain-west-announces-regular-season-formats-for-baseball-volleyball-and-soccer.aspxVOLLEYBALL A 16-match Conference-only schedule taking place over nine weeks (Feb. 5-April 3). Each institution will play six opponents twice and four opponents once. Using a hybrid scheduling format, the first seven weeks will feature teams facing the same opponent twice in one weekend at one site. Travel partners will play the final two weeks of the season. The regular-season champion will be the Mountain West’s NCAA tournament automatic qualifier.
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Post by vballfreak808 on Nov 5, 2020 13:41:48 GMT -5
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Nov 5, 2020 15:36:28 GMT -5
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Post by n00b on Nov 7, 2020 17:12:36 GMT -5
On the Kentucky-Auburn broadcast, Kathy DeBoer mentioned that the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 will all be conference-only for the entire 20-21 season.
Do we know if any other conferences have officially said if they are/aren’t allowing non-conference?
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Post by trojansc on Nov 7, 2020 18:15:12 GMT -5
On the Kentucky-Auburn broadcast, Kathy DeBoer mentioned that the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 will all be conference-only for the entire 20-21 season. Do we know if any other conferences have officially said if they are/aren’t allowing non-conference? Several of the conferences in this thread have mentioned open/free weeks. Nobody has explicitly said they will not allow non-conference matches. I've been hearing rumblings that there will be no non-conference for the PAC/B1G. It's going to be really interesting. The Southland has been the "loudest" as they even let many of their teams play this Fall in non-conference matches. C-USA did as well.
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Post by n00b on Nov 7, 2020 18:20:14 GMT -5
On the Kentucky-Auburn broadcast, Kathy DeBoer mentioned that the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 will all be conference-only for the entire 20-21 season. Do we know if any other conferences have officially said if they are/aren’t allowing non-conference? Several of the conferences in this thread have mentioned open/free weeks. Nobody has explicitly said they will not allow non-conference matches. I've been hearing rumblings that there will be no non-conference for the PAC/B1G. It's going to be really interesting. The Southland has been the "loudest" as they even let many of their teams play this Fall in non-conference matches. C-USA did as well. I still think the no non-conference thing is dumb. Local matches like Pitt vs Penn State or USC vs San Diego should be encouraged. Tell them they have to meet Pac-12 COVID standards, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced that Oregon vs Arizona is less risky than Oregon vs Portland State. (And yes, I understand that their theory is to keep it in a closed system of 12/14 teams. I just think it's wrong.)
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Post by trojansc on Nov 7, 2020 18:30:13 GMT -5
I still think the no non-conference thing is dumb. Local matches like Pitt vs Penn State or USC vs San Diego should be encouraged. Tell them they have to meet Pac-12 COVID standards, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced that Oregon vs Arizona is less risky than Oregon vs Portland State. (And yes, I understand that their theory is to keep it in a closed system of 12/14 teams. I just think it's wrong.) I don't know why FULL conference schedules are being forced through. Why not condense, separate into divisions? A few weeks of regional non-conference before conference play is easily reasonable.
Oh well. It's going to be really interesting now for at-larges.
Texas State and Stephen F. Austin are already building really interesting cases for at-large bids if they don't win their tournament. Texas State is 19-1 and Stephen F. Austin is 8-2. Both were Top 30ish RPI teams last year. I *think* UTEP gets credit for the 1 loss that Texas State has? SFA lost to North Texas, but I don't think North Texas gets credit for that win? And of course -- Texas State beat Stephen F. Austin. We know that match will count for sure.
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Post by n00b on Nov 7, 2020 18:37:27 GMT -5
I still think the no non-conference thing is dumb. Local matches like Pitt vs Penn State or USC vs San Diego should be encouraged. Tell them they have to meet Pac-12 COVID standards, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced that Oregon vs Arizona is less risky than Oregon vs Portland State. (And yes, I understand that their theory is to keep it in a closed system of 12/14 teams. I just think it's wrong.) I don't know why FULL conference schedules are being forced through. Why not condense, separate into divisions? A few weeks of regional non-conference before conference play is easily reasonable. Oh well. It's going to be really interesting now for at-larges.
Texas State and Stephen F. Austin are already building really interesting cases for at-large bids if they don't win their tournament. Texas State is 19-1 and Stephen F. Austin is 8-2. Both were Top 30ish RPI teams last year. I *think* UTEP gets credit for the 1 loss that Texas State has? SFA lost to North Texas, but I don't think North Texas gets credit for that win? And of course -- Texas State beat Stephen F. Austin. We know that match will count for sure.
I think they're doing it because it'll help them for selections. Don't give mid-majors chances for marquee wins and they won't be able to get at large bids. Force the committee into basing it on historical reputation and the only teams with quality wins will be those in the top conferences. Those conferences aren't forcing conference-only for basketball.
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Post by trojansc on Nov 10, 2020 3:51:43 GMT -5
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Post by Mocha on Nov 12, 2020 22:50:20 GMT -5
Of actual programs, I am going with Yale. They have already told their athletes that there will be no spring competition season for them. So, obviously, no schedule announcement will be forthcoming. Wondering if the rest of the Ivy League will follow suit. You lose. Yale already announced their schedule. No games.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Nov 27, 2020 14:19:44 GMT -5
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