PNCLL Fall Meeting

[Dan Wishengrad]

Next year should be much easier... Plus, we'll block off dates for league only games anyway...

This was a worthy idea someone (Kyle? Jason?) came up with and the PNCLL EB has kicked around.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the league policy becomes that all Division 1 teams have to reserve the first and third weekends of February, March and April to play conference games, leaving the other half the season remaining to schedule all the OOC games that they want to. Division 2 teams would have to (hypothetically, again) reserve the second and fourth weekends of each month for their conference games. This would really help out our CAA, who would be assured that he could more easily cover PNCLL conference games which wouldn't all wind up on the same day each month. And since no team would need all six reserved weekends (because of travel partners & Sat-Sun doubleheader weekends)
they would be able to schedule additional non-conference games after the conference schedule is released.

I think this would be fair to all and if instituted before this year's national tourney could be taken into consideration by all teams before they start scheduling OOC commitments for 2009 and beyond.

[Ryan Hanavan]

Let's say, hypothetically, that the league policy becomes that all Division 1 teams have to reserve the first and third weekends of February, March and April to play conference games, leaving the other half the season remaining to schedule all the OOC games that they want to. Division 2 teams would have to (hypothetically, again) reserve the second and fourth weekends of each month for their conference games. This would really help out our CAA, who would be assured that he could more easily cover PNCLL conference games which wouldn't all wind up on the same day each month. And since no team would need all six reserved weekends (because of travel partners & Sat-Sun doubleheader weekends)
they would be able to schedule additional non-conference games after the conference schedule is released.

Everyone should be able to get their next few spring breaks from you colleges registrar which would also make things a little easier. Some travel partners might have different breaks so this should get worked into the equation.

[Hi-Line Lax]

we should try and figure this out way before nationals. would it be possible to make this happen say before winter break?

[Kyle Berggren]

I don't plan on looking at another schedule any time soon, but I'll add a few things....

Dan, I think you & Jason specifically laughed at me when I brought up blocked out time periods 2 years ago. I remember the "are you crazy" look from Jason.

We've got a few issues in doing it, but it is possible. Biggest hurdle is number of league games... Do we want to play everyone when at least 1 team in the PNCLL is forced to Division 1? or do we split it into 2 divisions? We'd need fewer weekends & life would get easier.

Some travel partners Spring breaks kill us.... For instance, in the B, Whitman takes an early springbreak that covers 3 weekends in march.... Their partner, The College of Idaho, covers the following 2 weekends... That's 5 weeks of their schedule... That's off the top of my head, I remember more, PLU & UPS are an example.

We'd have to say no league games in March, schedule OOC accordingly... Then I'd say we reserve as much of April as possible... Add the last 2 weekends in February & we probably have a schedule regardless of divisions & their size.

Even with all of this, I think it would be for the best. I'm sure the board will talk more about it this year & gather the '09 spring breaks to try & put this together. The big questions will be is a school of about 7k students going to be in D1 or D2? Will Portland State petition to move in (it is the largest school in Oregon at over 26k students)? It will be interesting...

A problem would occur if we do this pre-scheduling & teams want to join. We won't redo the schedule, & we can't force PNCLL member teams to play them... They'd have to schedule games for a year on their own, & be admitted the following season. I'm okay with that, as it promotes stability on a teams behalf, but I don't have any idea what the rest of the league would think. I know it would be nice to know when you can schedule games & it may be worth it.

[Dr. Jason Stockton]

Dan, I think you & Jason specifically laughed at me when I brought up blocked out time periods 2 years ago. I remember the "are you crazy" look from Jason.

Kyle, I have laughed at you and given you that look so many times over the years (especially when you were playing) it's hard to know if what you're saying is true. . .but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.