nitlion
Masters Student
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Reg: 06-18-06
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12-31-18 09:41 AM - Post#270545
I am not 100% sure about the Patriot League schools, other then Bucknell, but does anyone know why Georgetown doesn't or rarely plays the Bison in other Men's or Women's sports? I would think as member of the football league, we would look to add them to our nonleague schedule, as at times we struggle to fill games, especially in Lewisburg. There must be a reason, but I would think in most cases the teams would be fairly competitive. What say 137?
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Bison137
Professor
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Reg: 01-23-06
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12-31-18 12:39 PM - Post#270559
In response to nitlion
I have no inside info at all, but here are a few thoughts:
1. The PL really has no leverage when it comes to football, given that the league only has 7 teams (and only 5 who are regular league members). While the minimum NCAA requirement for a league is 6 teams, the league does not want to drop below 7 - which gives each team 3 home and 3 away games. A threat by Georgetown to join the Pioneer League or go independent would be enough to thwart any rule changes they didn't like.
2. Even if the PL did have leverage, basketball is king at Georgetown by such a wide margin that if the basketball coach didn't want to play PL teams, then it wouldn't happen. The school would pull football from the PL - or even shut it down, as an extreme example - before they would do anything the basketball coach didn't want.
3. There is a somewhat similar, but opposite, agreement in place with Army and Navy where they have agreed to play PL teams in football. As you know, Bucknell played Army a few years ago. Also reportedly had an agreement in place to play Navy before Chet Gladchuk supposedly got mad about Bucknell taking a Navy transfer who left after freshman summer camp.
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