There’s an oxymoron in the headline of an NCAA story titled, Making sense of FCS conference realignment. (LINK)
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Ah, but on the subject of FCS conference realignment, the William & Mary Sports Blog has a piece headlined, The Scholars League: A New Model For True Student-Athletes that gives it a pretty good shot. From the column (LINK):
The Scholars League would be a 10-member conference designed for academically-minded, mid-sized schools that are committed to true student-athletes, not the pseudo-professionalization happening in the Power Four.
FCS FOOTBALL MEMBERS
• William & Mary
• Davidson
• Elon
• Richmond
• VMI
• The Citadel
• Howard
Non-Football schools
• College of Charleston
• Washington & Lee
• Johns Hopkins
Here’s the kicker that Ancient Eight fans tired of games against NEC and Pioneer Football League teams may appreciate:
Out-of-conference scheduling would prioritize:
• Ivy League
• Patriot League
• Traditional local rivals from current conferences (to maintain history, rivalry, and tradition)
Green Alert Take: Works for me. ;-)
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The final gap in the Ivy League’s non-conference schedule has been filled with Harvard announcing a game against . . . wait for it . . . Merrimack.
The Crimson also play at Stetson and at Holy Cross. Find the Harvard schedule release HERE.
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EXTRA POINT
Feeling sluggish after a few days without hiking my usual mountain trail but still unsure about road conditions, I walked the two miles to the trailhead yesterday, then hiked to the top of the mountain and walked the two miles home. I guess it will be a few more days until I hop in the car and begin my daily hiking ritual because this is how the road still looked:
For what it’s worth, during the entire four-mile hike to and from the trailhead, one vehicle passed me. It was a huge pickup truck with extra clearance, and even it squizzled side-to-side as it drove past
