2022 Non-Conference opponents

[Inkblot]

Shenandoah has their 2022 schedule posted:
https://suhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

Yeah, I had heard something about that ODAC/USA South Challenge in week 3. If that challenge stays then it would mean the USA South wouldn't be able to play a full round robin with Belhaven added. Not a fan of not playing a full round robin.

Could they not just have 8 teams play conference games in Week 2?

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Shenandoah has their 2022 schedule posted:
https://suhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

Yeah, I had heard something about that ODAC/USA South Challenge in week 3. If that challenge stays then it would mean the USA South wouldn't be able to play a full round robin with Belhaven added. Not a fan of not playing a full round robin.

Could they not just have 8 teams play conference games in Week 2?

Teams probably already had non-conference games set up before Belhaven joined and aren't going to cancel them leaving their opponents scrambling to find a replacement. I'd expect in a year or two it'd be back to a full round robin.

[Baldini]

Shenandoah has their 2022 schedule posted:
https://suhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

Yeah, I had heard something about that ODAC/USA South Challenge in week 3. If that challenge stays then it would mean the USA South wouldn't be able to play a full round robin with Belhaven added. Not a fan of not playing a full round robin.

Could they not just have 8 teams play conference games in Week 2?

Teams probably already had non-conference games set up before Belhaven joined and aren't going to cancel them leaving their opponents scrambling to find a replacement. I'd expect in a year or two it'd be back to a full round robin.

Scheduling numbers don't change for the USAC, Belhaven in and Averett out. No need to adjust non-conference games already setup or am I missing something.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Shenandoah has their 2022 schedule posted:
https://suhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

Yeah, I had heard something about that ODAC/USA South Challenge in week 3. If that challenge stays then it would mean the USA South wouldn't be able to play a full round robin with Belhaven added. Not a fan of not playing a full round robin.

Could they not just have 8 teams play conference games in Week 2?

Teams probably already had non-conference games set up before Belhaven joined and aren't going to cancel them leaving their opponents scrambling to find a replacement. I'd expect in a year or two it'd be back to a full round robin.

Scheduling numbers don't change for the USAC, Belhaven in and Averett out. No need to adjust non-conference games already setup or am I missing something.

But the changes weren't announced at the same time were they? Teams could have already been scheduling for one fewer conference game before Belhaven joined.

[Hawks88]

Shenandoah has their 2022 schedule posted:
https://suhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

Yeah, I had heard something about that ODAC/USA South Challenge in week 3. If that challenge stays then it would mean the USA South wouldn't be able to play a full round robin with Belhaven added. Not a fan of not playing a full round robin.

Could they not just have 8 teams play conference games in Week 2?

Teams probably already had non-conference games set up before Belhaven joined and aren't going to cancel them leaving their opponents scrambling to find a replacement. I'd expect in a year or two it'd be back to a full round robin.

Scheduling numbers don't change for the USAC, Belhaven in and Averett out. No need to adjust non-conference games already setup or am I missing something.

But the changes weren't announced at the same time were they? Teams could have already been scheduling for one fewer conference game before Belhaven joined.

I'm pretty sure the ODAC/USA South challenge for week 3 was in the works before the Belhaven switch came up.

[Inkblot]

Do we know for sure that it won't be a full round robin in the USA South, or is this just speculation based on the ODAC/USA South Challenge? If they don't play a full round robin, that would likely end up with Belhaven playing 8 conference games and everyone else playing 7, which isn't ideal.

[Baldini]

Do we know for sure that it won't be a full round robin in the USA South, or is this just speculation based on the ODAC/USA South Challenge? If they don't play a full round robin, that would likely end up with Belhaven playing 8 conference games and everyone else playing 7, which isn't ideal.

North Carolina Wesleyan has their schedule up, 7 conference games including Belhaven but no game with Brevard.

https://www.ncwcsports.com/sports/fball/2018-19/2020_schedule

[Riley Zayas]

Linfield's 2022 schedule is up:
https://golinfieldwildcats.com/news/2022/1/1/football-2022-football-schedule-features-southern-flavor.aspx

[MRMIKESMITH]

Not sure who will fill the spots but NJAC teams who were at 9 games will be back to 10 games - so some new matchups on the horizon potentially.

Which teams are those? I'm curious, because Salisbury currently has wk 2 and wk 3 available. Unless there was some conference to conference agreements.

Rowan, Salisbury, TCNJ, Kean

Never answered my question or maybe I didn't ask the correct question. Who are those non-conference opponents for the aforementioned 4 teams.

[MRMIKESMITH]

Not sure who will fill the spots but NJAC teams who were at 9 games will be back to 10 games - so some new matchups on the horizon potentially.

Which teams are those? I'm curious, because Salisbury currently has wk 2 and wk 3 available. Unless there was some conference to conference agreements.

Rowan, Salisbury, TCNJ, Kean

Never answered my question or maybe I didn't ask the correct question. Who are those non-conference opponents for the aforementioned 4 teams.

Not sure yet who they will all add as their 10th game, hasn't been announced.  If all stays the same it will be:
TCNJ - Muhlenberg, Cortland, Nichols,
Rowan - Widener, Springfield, Salve Regina,
Kean - DelVal, Utica, USMMA,
Salisbury - Albright, UW-Whitewater (Can assume this will not stay the same), WNE,

Those are the wk 2 and wk 3 games I aforementioned that Salisbury will be looking for. Salisbury is not returning to UW-W in 2022 (unfortunately), UW-W is playing St. John's. With the ODAC and USASC playing each other in 3 OOC games and E8/LL playing 3 games. NJAC is at the mercy of CCC, NEWMAC, MASCAC, etc. whoever is willing to play them. I don't see many teams calling to play Salisbury from those conferences. The WNE game was created due to WNE having the guts and a coaching connection. Not sure how much money Salisbury has to travel, but with Covid, I'm not sure the A/D wants Salisbury to travel, Salisbury was hit hard financially in 2020/21, especially in enrollment. Salisbury couldn't even hire a grad assistant or additional analyst(s) to scout teams. Salisbury will most likely look to NNA, DII/NAIA, or a team from top notch DIII conferences that are willing to travel to Salisbury for Salisbury 9th game, let alone a 10th. Salisbury is unfortunately an island team when it comes to season games, one because of location, two it being a State school, and third, Salisbury runs the Flexbone - Triple Option

[Baldini]

Wabash non-conference is Hampden-Sydney and North Central College. I see that Hiram is not marked as a conference game, are they leaving the NCAC or is that just an error on the website?

https://sports.wabash.edu/sports/football/schedule 

[BSCpanthers]

Lagrange(USA South) has canceled a long running series with BSC, so we are now looking for another OOC game.  We still have instate rival Huntingdon(USA South) and I'm assuming Arkansas Baptist(NAIA) will come to BHM in 2022, we played them in Little Rock last season. 

I'm assuming the Lagrange series has been ended due to Belhaven going to USA South and ODAC series.

[Baldini]

Martin Luther College schedule is up and their non-conference games are Concordia-Wisconsin, @ Macalester, Augsburg, @ Alma.

https://mlcknights.com/sports/football/schedule/2022

[Hawks88]

Lagrange(USA South) has canceled a long running series with BSC, so we are now looking for another OOC game.  We still have instate rival Huntingdon(USA South) and I'm assuming Arkansas Baptist(NAIA) will come to BHM in 2022, we played them in Little Rock last season. 

I'm assuming the Lagrange series has been ended due to Belhaven going to USA South and ODAC series.

Hmm. As far as I can tell the ODAC series is week 3 and Belhaven would be later in the season so I don't see how either of those would factor in ending a series that's been played Week 1 since, what, 2008? Not sure why they would get out of one of the few D3 games they that can play that can be done without an overnight trip. It'll be interesting to see what they do there. Hopefully you guys can find a good matchup and not another Arkansas Baptist.

[BSCpanthers]

Lagrange(USA South) has canceled a long running series with BSC, so we are now looking for another OOC game.  We still have instate rival Huntingdon(USA South) and I'm assuming Arkansas Baptist(NAIA) will come to BHM in 2022, we played them in Little Rock last season. 

I'm assuming the Lagrange series has been ended due to Belhaven going to USA South and ODAC series.

Hmm. As far as I can tell the ODAC series is week 3 and Belhaven would be later in the season so I don't see how either of those would factor in ending a series that's been played Week 1 since, what, 2008? Not sure why they would get out of one of the few D3 games they that can play that can be done without an overnight trip. It'll be interesting to see what they do there. Hopefully you guys can find a good matchup and not another Arkansas Baptist.

I'd like to not have to play Arkansas Baptist again, rather play Faulkner if we have to play an NAIA school.  Other then Huntingdon, not sure what our OOC schedule will be.  Maybe LaGrange has tired of the series, not sure, all I know is that it was them that dropped it.  I was hoping maybe Maryville would fill the spot, maybe we can get Brevard, someone rather close for travel reasons.