but b-ball does this all the time and misses classes without concern.  mid
week travel is the norm not the exception.
 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: greenie <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 12:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Unbalanced Schedules
>
>
> >At 10:59 AM 2/14/00 -0600, Marty Kline wrote:
> >>The problem with the split weekend series concept is the trip to
> >>Anchorage.  It
> >>is not reasonable to expect a team to play in, for example, North Dakota
>on
> >>Friday, then fly to Anchorage for a Sunday game, then fly back home for
>Monday
> >>classes.  If memory serves me correctly, most schools can't (don't?) even
>fly
> >>directly to Anchorage, but typically have a stopover in Seattle.
> >
> >
> >...but it's entirely feasible to play the Sioux on Thursday.
> >
> >Not to mention, there's nothing wrong with weekends where you play only one
> >game -- Hockey East teams do it all the time.
> >
> >Furthermore, flights to Anchorage are not the pain they seem to be, even
> >out of Fargo. I've flown into Anchorage a number of times from different
> >cities in the country and never had more than a 2 hour layover in Seattle,
> >Salt Lake or Minneapolis.
> >
> >Of course, this argument would be made much easier if the two Alaska teams
> >were in the same conference. Talk about stupidity.
> >
> >As for missing classes... quite a few players wind up missing Friday
> >classes when there's a Friday night game at home. They can make up the
> >work. Or, the teams schedule fewer games so the student-athletes don't miss
> >as many classes.
>
>Perhaps.  But you have now suggested getting to Grand Forks for a Thursday
>game, which means missing at least Thursday classes, and then playing in
>Anchorage on Sunday, which means missing at least Monday.  That's a
>significant difference to just missing Friday classes.  Additionally, this
>travel schedule will provide a serious competitive disadvantage to the teams
>that have to make the trip.
>
>As to playing only one game on the weekend, how are you planning to
>accommodate the extra weeks needed to get the schedule played?  For the most
>part, WCHA teams don't have the luxury of being able to play weeknight games
>that the closeness of teams in HE do.
>
>J. Michael Neal
>
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