Friday, January 03, 2014

Patriot League Musings

A thread on the Any Given Saturday message board poses "some discussion questions for the Patriot League heading into the world of 30 scholarship football." Two of those questions hit close to home for the Ancient Eight:
3. Recruiting vs. the Ivy League: With two classes under its belt, is the (Patriot) league reaching a fundamentally higher level of recruit, or simply landing recruits that would otherwise sign in the Ivy?
10. Future With The Ivy League: As the Ivies begin to pull back on non-conference scheduling, is it time for the PL to recommit to a long-term scheduling deal with the Ivy League, or move away from the Ivies towards sustained scholarship-level competition and/or aggressively securing I-A opponents?
Thoughts?

Got a little snow yesterday. Temps could hit 22-below tonight!