Cohen said he expects

[57stratdawg]

22 home games next year and 39 in 2019. That's a lot in 2019.

I would guess the P5 average is +/-33 home games. I don't see anyone with 39 this year according to Warren Nolan. UNC at 38 is pretty surprising to me. They only played 2 non-home non conference games.

 

[Todd4State]

If my math is right 22 games minus 15 home SEC games equals 7 home OOC games at home.

39 home games minus the 15 SEC games equals 24 OOC home games. We'll probably play half of those at least the first four weekends of the season.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

And how many of those OOC home games will be midweek during SEC play? Sounds like we will be on the road every weekend heading into th SEC opener.

ETA: we could have it worked out where we play some road OOC games on road SEC weeks. @USA, ULL, ULM, Biloxi, etc

 

[MSUDC11]

I think we have one home OOC weekend right before SEC play. We are at USM for Opening Weekend and then go to Texas for two weeks.

That's actually what I'm most curious about. I assume the team doesn't come home between the Texas Tech series and the tournament at Minute Maid Park. Could make for some interesting road midweek games. I would love to see us play two games at Rice and then have them come to DNF in 2019.

 

[engie]

39 in the regular season is virtually impossible IMO.

15 SEC road games out of 56 puts at 41 home games.
Away year vs Memphis puts us at 40.
Governor's games puts us at 38.
Have to think we will be picking up at least one in Biloxi as well.

Maybe he's planning on 5 postseason home games?*

 

[patdog]

Diamond girls were told a couple months ago the 1st home game would be SEC opener. If schools in session, they'll absolutely come home between the 2 TX weekends.

 

[patdog]

Maybe we're skipping the USM Pearl game, or the Memphis game. Personally, id rather us play a few more road games.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

We should play opening series vs USM at Biloxi, not Hattiesburg

 

[MSUDC11]

Diamond girls were told a couple months ago the 1st home game would be SEC opener. If schools in session, they'll absolutely come home between the 2 TX weekends.

It's certainly possible, but schools up north stay gone for weeks at a time in the early season. We have a bigger budget for baseball than most and Texas isn't absurdly far away, so we probably could come home if need be. But there is precedent for other schools staying on the road.

If true that we won't have any OOC home weekends, I think that's a good thing. Our RPI is going to be awesome with all of these games away from home, and we won't be able to hold big crowds anyway. No sense in putting strain on the construction schedule for a home series against Lipscomb or someone like that.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

He won't be around then. Hope the next guy can get that.

 

[RocketDawg]

He won't be around then. Hope the next guy can get that.

Why? Is he going to Florida? **

 

[Choctaw Dawg]

Unofficial

First Weekend: At USM
Second Weekend: At Texas Tech
Third Weekend: Houston College Classic
Fourth Weekend: Team in either Arkansas or Louisiana

 

[Shamoan]

RPI gonna take a hit with that many home games. Thanks cohen**