Predicting may be a little strong
by flanner96 (2016-02-04 14:56:12)

In reply to: I don't know about predicting. lots of things can  posted by steelhop

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..but it does feel as if there's more hype about ND in the media this year than any other time I can remember.

But you're right, it's not like we're odds on favorites to win. It will be very interesting to see how the team handles all the hype though.

No worries. I was just giving you a hard time. Can't believe
by steelhop  (2016-02-05 08:19:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

games start next week. It is way too early.
Totally agree
by flanner96  (2016-02-05 13:07:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I don't waiting until March 1 really costs anyone anything.

I think it has something to do with teams wanting
by tf86  (2016-02-05 14:43:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

To play as many games as possible without going to 2 games/week on a regular basis.
That is certainly part of the problem but I think that
by steelhop  (2016-02-08 09:51:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

view is generally misplaced. While the games are physical they are no where near the level of football. And, further, most teams carry upward of 45+ players. They should be able to play 2 games a week a couple of times in a season. In fact, if I was a top team, I would want to schedule at least once a year when I play 2 games in 3 days to simulate FF weekend.

One of the other issues is that conference tournaments now take up a weekend that used to be free. In the past, most conferences didn't have tournaments or only a few teams did or conference tournaments were played sporadically or earlier than the last weekend (the ACC did that in the past) and not the weekend before the NCAAs. Now, most conferences have tournaments. That essentially means all the teams need to keep a weekend clear to play in the tournament. Some conferences have worked it out to have the losing team ready to play another team like the ACC did with Penn but most times that means no games for teams that didn't make the tournament.
The ACC does play its conference tourney before the last
by tf86  (2016-02-10 06:53:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Week of the regular season. The ACC tourney is on the penultimate weekend of the regular season, and ACC teams play an OOC game against an opponent from the Patriot League (the only other conference which plays its conference tourney prior to the last week of the season) in the final week.

I see where you're going with the plethora of conference tourneys, but that's a consequence of the growth of the sport at the Division I level. I think it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to separate the two.