Iona Announces 2008 Schedule

[GaelsFootball]

Sat, Sep 06 @Delaware Valley at Doylestown, PA TBA
Sat, Sep 13 @Wagner at Staten Island, NY TBA
Sat, Sep 20 Sacred Heart New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Sep 27 Pace New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 04 Stonehill College New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 11 Wesley (Del.) New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @Cal Davis at Davis, CA TBA
Sat, Oct 25 @Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY TBA
Sat, Nov 01 @Maine at Orono, ME TBA
Sat, Nov 08 Stony Brook New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Nov 15 Bryant New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&SPSID=64400&SPID=7109&DB_OEM_ID=14900&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2008
Life as a non-scholly independent begins xmadx

Also four Gaels named to Mid-Major All America Teams xthumbsupx
http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=64397&SPID=7109&DB_OEM_ID=14900&ATCLID=1388435

[GoAgs72]

Never heard of Cal Davis - do they play at the Davis High School stadium or at UC Davis when the Aggies are away?

[Tod]

Nice OOC, but it's not Cal Davis, NEVER Cal Davis. It's UC-Davis.

Again, though, nice OOC, and good luck to Iona in 2008!!!

:) :) :) :)

[brownbear]

What's up with the road game at Delaware Valley? Why is a D-I school travelling to a D-III one?

[hebmskebm]

What's up with the road game at Delaware Valley? Why is a D-I school travelling to a D-III one?

Its a return game from last year. Rightly or wrongly, non-scholly FCS teams have about as much clout as D3 teams when it comes to scheduling.

Im not gonna fault Iona for making due in a tough situation as an Indy; they literally play almost every type of college football team there is in the NCAA (D3, D2, FCS-Non-Scholly, FCS Partial Scholly, FCS Full Scholly) You just dont want to see any team linger in no man's land like that for too long.

[andy7171]

Nice OOC, but it's not Cal Davis, NEVER Cal Davis. It's UC-Davis.

Again, though, nice OOC, and good luck to Iona in 2008!!!

:) :) :) :)

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Nice OOC scheduling? Two D.II and Two D.III including an away trip to one of the D.III schools? I realize the MAAC is a glorified D.III conference and on its last legs and all, but seriously. I would have thought the PFL would have thrown Iona a couple games

[Seahawks Fan]

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Nice OOC scheduling? Two D.II and Two D.III including an away trip to one of the D.III schools? I realize the MAAC is a glorified D.III conference and on its last legs and all, but seriously. I would have thought the PFL would have thrown Iona a couple games

The MAAC is no more. Iona is an FCS Independent.

[Franks Tanks]

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Nice OOC scheduling? Two D.II and Two D.III including an away trip to one of the D.III schools? I realize the MAAC is a glorified D.III conference and on its last legs and all, but seriously. I would have thought the PFL would have thrown Iona a couple games

Actually there entire schedule is OOC, the MAAC has been officially disolved as a footbal conference.

[dgreco]

some really good matches and some weird games. Still a decent schedule for being an Indie and not having a lot of options.

[BlueHen86]

Sat, Sep 06 @Delaware Valley at Doylestown, PA TBA
Sat, Sep 13 @Wagner at Staten Island, NY TBA
Sat, Sep 20 Sacred Heart New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Sep 27 Pace New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 04 Stonehill College New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 11 Wesley (Del.) New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @Cal Davis at Davis, CA TBA
Sat, Oct 25 @Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY TBA
Sat, Nov 01 @Maine at Orono, ME TBA
Sat, Nov 08 Stony Brook New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
Sat, Nov 15 Bryant New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm
http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&SPSID=64400&SPID=7109&DB_OEM_ID=14900&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2008
Life as a non-scholly independent begins xmadx

Also four Gaels named to Mid-Major All America Teams xthumbsupx
http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=64397&SPID=7109&DB_OEM_ID=14900&ATCLID=1388435
You have some tough games on that schedule. At least 6 of them are at home.

[danefan]

I know that Iona is a in between a rock and a hard place, but I honestly think that schedules like this will be the demise of their program.

Unless Iona joins a conference and fast, they are never going to be able to recruit anyone but DIII kids playing that schedule.

[Franks Tanks]

I know that Iona is a in between a rock and a hard place, but I honestly think that schedules like this will be the demise of their program.

Unless Iona joins a conference and fast, they are never going to be able to recruit anyone but DIII kids playing that schedule.

Unfortunantly I think thats all they really had all along anyway, with perhaps a few exceptions

[Seawolf97]

Hang in there Iona. Start looking for an FCS conference now for 2009 and maybe offer some scholarships along the wayxnodx