NCAA: 12th Game Nears Approval

[DFW HOYA]

From Yahoo News:

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=566&ncid=755&e=5&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_sp_co_ne/ncaa_council

And did anyone catch the slight to Georgetown in the Patriot League spring prospectus? It noted on p. 15 that "Georgetown is the only school in the Patriot League this upcoming season that will not play a non-League game against a team from the powerful Atlantic-10 Conference."

graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/spring-prospectus.pdf

[showcase]

Will the PL prospectus next year be trumpeting Holy Cross's manhandling by Delaware? Because, if not, I'm not sure why the absence of A-10 schools from GU's schedule is a matter of note.

Interestingly, if youscroll down to the Holy Cross blurb, the only schedule comment is that the Crusaders will face 3 Ivies in 2005. Seems like one could have metioned the two Ivies on GU's 2005 schedule in the Hoyas's blurb, rather than seize upon the column space to get a red-headed-stepchild style dig in on the Hoyas. But then again, what do I know?

[LBPop]

The best revenge (the only revenge) is winning. I have a hunch about 2005. Bucknell (the opener) is replacing 12 starters this season. Holy Cross is beatable. Winning one would be a nice start. Returning home to play an Ivy team at 2-0 would be phenomenal, but not impossible to imagine.

[7out]

LBPop, you are right on the money. Win, and everything else takes care of itself. Beat Bucknell, HC and Brown ( possible, if not probable) and the fans will come out, the negativity will end, etc.
Just win baby. (that's obviously purloined from someone else)

[TigerHoya]

I just heard an interesting theory on how the 12th game could hurt the Big East in football - in that teams would have to find 5 non-conference games.

The guy positing this said this could speed up the Big East implosion that leads to a no-football (commonly referred to as hoops-only conference) unless there's some way to add some teams in football.