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More about Bradley and other Valley teams' disappointment with new schedule

I was surprised by Elgin's flippant (IMO) retort to KK's question on the BU/ISU game:

Kavanagh said it was "the first time in 21 years we'll be playing that rivalry game at home when our students aren't here." Responded Elgin: "We did fail to do that this year. But it's the first time we've failed to do it in 22 years, which is certainly something that needs to be considered in the process of conference criticism."

The fact that it has been done for 20+ years prior indicates that it should be done in the twenty-first year too. You don't get a hall pass to make scheduling snafus in the twenty-first year just because you did the right thing thing the previous 20 years.The MVC dropped the ball on this one.

Based on the information in the PJS articles this week, it would appear the the League Office needs to tighten up the scheduling process. A preliminary schedule was circulated to the schools ... later, a final version is distributed which looks nothing like the preliminary version. Who gets to decide when the current version should be the final one?

I would suggest that the League office gather all the scheduling variables from the schools, generate the most balanced schedule it can giving priority to some games (such as rivalries) and then send the schedule out and be done with it. No iterations!
 
Elgin better not run a hospital.
"ma'am, We safely caught the last 21 babies we delivered, sorry we dropped yours, but our record clearly shows we are a competent medical institution"
 
When you don't own your arena, and you compete with the Peoria Rivermen, the home show, the auto show, monster trucks, and Brooks and Dunn, you're not going to get all of the ideal scheduling you would desire. This isn't a slap at BU or the Civic Center, just a fact of life.
 
Disturbed said:
When you don't own your arena, and you compete with the Peoria Rivermen, the home show, the auto show, monster trucks, and Brooks and Dunn, you're not going to get all of the ideal scheduling you would desire. This isn't a slap at BU or the Civic Center, just a fact of life.
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Right.

And if UIUC plays some games in Peoria next year.... hmmm.... wonder who will get 1st choice of dates or times. UIUC will fill the arena, Bradley will average 9000. PCC might favor UIUC in scheduling.
 
At least the league plays a round robin schedule and we don't have to worry about which schools we only play on the road or vise versa. Everything evens out at the end.
 
ph said:
Elgin better not run a hospital.
"ma'am, We safely caught the last 21 babies we delivered, sorry we dropped yours, but our record clearly shows we are a competent medical institution"
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So you compare dropping a baby to playing a game?

Everyone has sung praises for Elgin in the past and now with a schedule that they did 17 times everyone is upset.

I think it was explained pretty well
 
Disturbed said:
When you don't own your arena, and you compete with the Peoria Rivermen, the home show, the auto show, monster trucks, and Brooks and Dunn, you're not going to get all of the ideal scheduling you would desire. This isn't a slap at BU or the Civic Center, just a fact of life.
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I agree
 
Da Coach said:
Dave Reynolds has another column about the new MVC schedule.
Bradley is not the only school upset with the schedule--

Valley on schedule for disappointment
Bradley, conference foes, distraught over 17th and final version of schedule--
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x594222875/Valley-on-schedule-for-disappointment
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I doubt JL is really to distraught to comment..I mean if he is that's kind of silly. What's there to say that's going to do any good. You gotta play the games and go from there.
 
lefty said:
I doubt JL is really to distraught to comment..I mean if he is that's kind of silly. What's there to say that's going to do any good. You gotta play the games and go from there.
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Well, saying something -- anything -- looks better than declining to comment. He could've said this: "Yeah, it's a tough schedule early on, but those are the cards we've been dealt and we'll live with it. You gotta play the games and go from there."

Really, how hard is that? I don't understand why some people refuse to comment on topics, especially something fairly trivial like this. It makes no sense to me.
 
"The past two years have added a new complication. In an effort to attract higher caliber officials, the MVC has added Tuesday and Sunday league games to its usual Wednesday-Saturday slate."

Think we will see any of this "higher caliber officiating"?
 
lefty said:
I doubt JL is really to distraught to comment..I mean if he is that's kind of silly. What's there to say that's going to do any good. You gotta play the games and go from there.
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I think "ticked off" would have a better way to phrase it. Maybe if he really was distraught, he went out and had some comfort food from Avanti's?
 
lefty said:
Everyone has sung praises for Elgin in the past and now with a schedule that they did 17 times everyone is upset.
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With regards to the MVC scheduling efforts, I believe that everyone recognizes mediocrity when they see it. It is a huge blunder for the MVC to schedule rivalry games for us and Indiana State-Evansville when the students of the aforementioned schools are on break. Perhaps the most improtant part of a schedule for post season consideration is the last few games of the year and yet again the MVC schedulemakers have done us and othe MVC teams no favors. Why should we just shrug our shoulders and accept mediocrity for this scheduling effort?
 
Scouter said:
Perhaps the fine folks at Bradleyfans.com should make the MVC schedule since it seems to be so easy.
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I don't think anyone said it was an easy task, but clearly more than just little ole BU is upset with the schedule if it took 17 versions to get the final schedule.

I look at it like this - Yeah, it really, really sucks that our 3 biggest conference games are while the students are on break. However, it could present BU with a chance to get a very early leg up on the league with 3 home wins against teams that project well this year. Couple that with what appears to be a VERY favorable finish with 3 home games against middle-to-lower tiered teams, and we may all be singing a different tune about this schedule by year's end.
 
lefty said:
So you compare dropping a baby to playing a game?

Everyone has sung praises for Elgin in the past and now with a schedule that they did 17 times everyone is upset.

I think it was explained pretty well
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No, just a lousy measurement of success in either case
 
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