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westcoastbernie {l Wrote}:Will there be a podcast for these events? Or will it be on BC eagles.com?? Those of us not in metro Boston would like to know.

EagleDave {l Wrote}:It'll be interesting to see if the audience is loaded with Gene-style plants in the audience to lob Bates some softballs and limit the number of hard questions he's asked by the unwashed masses.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:Anyone from here going to the one on Wednesday?

As it's 5:30 on a weekday I assume it'll be more of a whalepantsian crowd asking when we're going to schedule holy cross

claver2010 {l Wrote}:Anyone from here going to the one on Wednesday?

As it's 5:30 on a weekday I assume it'll be more of a whalepantsian crowd asking when we're going to schedule holy cross

claver2010 {l Wrote}:I assume no one went?

DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:The video is up.

DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:The video is up.

DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:I liked the that wants to ban alcohol.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Someone at the next one needs to ask about the NMST game

claver2010 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Someone at the next one needs to ask about the NMST game

Agreed, only acc school to have 6 home games for 3 years in a row, throw in the Friday night game we're looking at 5 Saturdays per fall? Tough sell for ticket holders

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Someone at the next one needs to ask about the NMST game

Agreed, only acc school to have 6 home games for 3 years in a row, throw in the Friday night game we're looking at 5 Saturdays per fall? Tough sell for ticket holders

I don't know whether this is true, but provided this is financially based which is pathetic, doesn't this seem like something above the level of an AD? By that I mean, if I understand correctly, when you schedule an OOC game with a non-BCS you either a)much more likely normal scenario - pay them (varying sums) to come to you; or, b)much less likely scenario but what is happening here- play them away for free or they pay you.

Now conversely, it may not be financial at all. It may be that the late breaking need for a 12th game left extremely limited options and NM state had leverage. I would have to think that this leverage could be overcome by $$, but don't know that. I also buy into the idea that an opponent like this was selected in large part because NM State blows and the importance of getting back to a terrible bowl game is exaggerated this year over the past few. To the last part I have mixed feelings. We have been left with 2 tremendously large issues facing our athletics by GDF and Spaz 1) we suck at football, the talent level is at a major low and the brand has been tarnished badly and 2) we have a fickle, tempermental fan base and some immutable conditions [and many self inflicted] which keep the game day atmosphere unattractive. So on one hand if we play a real team with our 12th game, our under talented team likely loses and we are more likely to have a losing record in our most likely above-.500 team pre-potential rebuild, but on the other playing 6 home games with one Friday makes it all the more likely our remaining season ticket holders re think what they are spending a bunch of money on and the wounded fan base gets worse.

HJS {l Wrote}:

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Someone at the next one needs to ask about the NMST game

Agreed, only acc school to have 6 home games for 3 years in a row, throw in the Friday night game we're looking at 5 Saturdays per fall? Tough sell for ticket holders

I don't know whether this is true, but provided this is financially based which is pathetic, doesn't this seem like something above the level of an AD? By that I mean, if I understand correctly, when you schedule an OOC game with a non-BCS you either a)much more likely normal scenario - pay them (varying sums) to come to you; or, b)much less likely scenario but what is happening here- play them away for free or they pay you.

Now conversely, it may not be financial at all. It may be that the late breaking need for a 12th game left extremely limited options and NM state had leverage. I would have to think that this leverage could be overcome by $$, but don't know that. I also buy into the idea that an opponent like this was selected in large part because NM State blows and the importance of getting back to a terrible bowl game is exaggerated this year over the past few. To the last part I have mixed feelings. We have been left with 2 tremendously large issues facing our athletics by GDF and Spaz 1) we suck at football, the talent level is at a major low and the brand has been tarnished badly and 2) we have a fickle, tempermental fan base and some immutable conditions [and many self inflicted] which keep the game day atmosphere unattractive. So on one hand if we play a real team with our 12th game, our under talented team likely loses and we are more likely to have a losing record in our most likely above-.500 team pre-potential rebuild, but on the other playing 6 home games with one Friday makes it all the more likely our remaining season ticket holders re think what they are spending a bunch of money on and the wounded fan base gets worse.

Yes. We should all just accept this 311-word tortured rationalization rather than ask Bates why the eff BC is playing NMST on the road in a year we only have 6 home games (and possibly even less home Saturday games).

HJS {l Wrote}:Relentlessly posting that someone's opinions could ultimately be proven inaccurate does not make for good message boardery. As Billy Crystal once told Stuttering John, "It's not finny, it's not fun."

HJS {l Wrote}:

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Someone at the next one needs to ask about the NMST game

Agreed, only acc school to have 6 home games for 3 years in a row, throw in the Friday night game we're looking at 5 Saturdays per fall? Tough sell for ticket holders

I don't know whether this is true, but provided this is financially based which is pathetic, doesn't this seem like something above the level of an AD? By that I mean, if I understand correctly, when you schedule an OOC game with a non-BCS you either a)much more likely normal scenario - pay them (varying sums) to come to you; or, b)much less likely scenario but what is happening here- play them away for free or they pay you.

Now conversely, it may not be financial at all. It may be that the late breaking need for a 12th game left extremely limited options and NM state had leverage. I would have to think that this leverage could be overcome by $$, but don't know that. I also buy into the idea that an opponent like this was selected in large part because NM State blows and the importance of getting back to a terrible bowl game is exaggerated this year over the past few. To the last part I have mixed feelings. We have been left with 2 tremendously large issues facing our athletics by GDF and Spaz 1) we suck at football, the talent level is at a major low and the brand has been tarnished badly and 2) we have a fickle, tempermental fan base and some immutable conditions [and many self inflicted] which keep the game day atmosphere unattractive. So on one hand if we play a real team with our 12th game, our under talented team likely loses and we are more likely to have a losing record in our most likely above-.500 team pre-potential rebuild, but on the other playing 6 home games with one Friday makes it all the more likely our remaining season ticket holders re think what they are spending a bunch of money on and the wounded fan base gets worse.

Yes. We should all just accept this 311-word tortured rationalization rather than ask Bates why the eff BC is playing NMST on the road in a year we only have 6 home games (and possibly even less home Saturday games).

UnionvilleUConnFan {l Wrote}:You are getting a home game back from New Mexico State, right?

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UnionvilleUConnFan {l Wrote}:You are getting a home game back from New Mexico State, right?

I don't think so. Pretty sure this was a one year deal to fill the scheduling gap, but I could be wrong.

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hansen {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

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Iggle {l Wrote}:

UnionvilleUConnFan {l Wrote}:You are getting a home game back from New Mexico State, right?

I don't think so. Pretty sure this was a one year deal to fill the scheduling gap, but I could be wrong.

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