Memphis Joining Big East

[thoya]

With Memphis joining the Big East, maybe we should try to get on their schedule. They are one of the worst FCS teams in the country and we may be able to get some money for making the trip. We may not be as big an underdog as some of the old posts to play Maryland and Navy. Here are the end of the year Sagarin Ratings.

159 Georgetown AA = 49.97

182 Memphis A = 45.68

[Problem of Dog]

Memphis would beat us like a drum.

Not to mention the fact that we wouldn't count as a win towards bowl eligibility for them, so it's a non-starter.

[thoya]

All I am saying is that we keep complaining about how underfunded the program is. A few years ago we scheduled the likes of Richmond and ODU. We were definitely outclassed in those games. Those team can and do beat teams like Memphis. A program like Memphis is desperate for wins, and why not go in there and take a loss for a payday. I am not saying we should be playing Alabama, just a lower tier 1A team for a paycheck. Also, one win vs a AA team counts toward bowl eligibility.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

I agree we should be trying to get some pay checks from programs like memphis.

I'm surprised we haven't used BE membership to try and secure games against out big east conference mates. It should required that at least one of them pays us each year for the right to beat us. It's win win.

First of lots of FBS teams play FCS teams. Instead of some random directional school BE teams should be playing us and nova. I would think it would draw better.

[CAHoya07]

Feb 10, 2012 14:32:44 GMT -5 HoyaSinceBirth said:

I agree we should be trying to get some pay checks from programs like memphis.

I'm surprised we haven't used BE membership to try and secure games against out big east conference mates. It should required that at least one of them pays us each year for the right to beat us. It's win win.

First of lots of FBS teams play FCS teams. Instead of some random directional school BE teams should be playing us and nova. I would think it would draw better.

I concur, especially since it seems our football team has gotten a lot stronger in the past two years. I like the idea of playing at Memphis.

If the new Big East football-only schools will have their basketball teams play some Big East teams out of conference every year, why not do the same for us and football?

[DFW HOYA]

Feb 10, 2012 14:32:44 GMT -5 HoyaSinceBirth said:

I'm surprised we haven't used BE membership to try and secure games against out big east conference mates. It should required that at least one of them pays us each year for the right to beat us. It's win win.

Three reasons why this isn't happening:

1. Games against schools under 60 equivalencies do not count for bowl eligibility purposes--not that Memphis is thinking BCS, but playing a team under 60 doesn't get them anywhere if they could approach 6-6 and hope for a midweek bowl on ESPNU. (Note: if the other PL schools go to scholarships going forward, they can and will be eligible for such games.) And unless it's a local school, (Navy, Maryland), the cost to travel to such games usually eats into the guarantee.

2. Georgetown is going to schedule conservatively because big losses can only backfire and bring undue attention. That said, Georgetown should schedule Villanova, but Villanova's coaches wants none of it, because it could bring comparison to the present stature of Villanova football (losing $4 million/yr to play in the CAA) and the PL, perceived as a huge step downward.

3. Georgetown's strength of schedule remains remarkably low for a I-AA team. A 2-10 Memphis team isn't recruiting under the Ivy Index, and they're still a much larger team on both sides of the line.