FB: Liberty League

[tony/troy]

Anyone got anything?...On June 10, 2024 the Liberty League and the Empire 8 announced an agreement which essentially traded Hilbert College from the E8 to the LL to balance numbers. This was done to facilitate a scheduling agreement which shook out as each team in each league scheduling two other teams in the other league. This was initially a two year deal. The match-ups that ensued were well thought out and made sense. For example Ithaca and Cortland kept their Cortaca Jug rivalry game. Rochester vs. neighbor St. John Fisher, Hilbert vs Alfred St and Hartwick in games they might have a chance to compete in...RPI vs Utica, Union vs Cortland, St Lawrence vs long time foe Alfred etc...That two year period is over. Does anyone have any insight on whether the agreement has been extended? Will match-ups change as I suspect or will they remain the same? Inquiring minds want to know. 

I did hear something last spring while attending a Liberty League baseball game that appeared to at least indicate that the agreement will go on into 2027-2028 and that all the institutions involved already new the new pairings for 2027-2028.

However, do not remember anyone saying for sure that the agreement itself was already extended or if the new pairings were created in case the agreement is actually extended at some point in the future.

There were also a new pairings or two mentioned but I just don't remember them (nor cared during baseball season).

Best place to satisfy any curiosity is to contact your institution's SID. By now (over 5 months later) they must know if the agreement was extended, not extended and are instead busting their butts trying to find at least two more non conference games.