https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0XEWeuSas

Why are we paired with St. Louis every year? I know we're their second closest school, but they're our farthest, and they're so far away, that the difference in flight times to some of the other schools is minimal.

applecorps wrote:

Yeah, St Louis is a long way; however, they remain in the A-10.  Geography dictates that DU will play them twice a year. You can't expect URI some school like that to make that trip every year.

They shouldn't make it every year, it should rotate. Geography doesn't mean much once you have to fly. There's very little difference between flying from St. Louis to Pittsburgh, and flying from St. Louis to DC, Richmond, or Charlotte. Even Philly is only going to be an extra 40 minutes or so.
 

Bilgy wrote:

According to the Article URI and St. Louis are paired for this season.

You're right about that. So there is some rotation involved, although there also seems to be something of an informal east/west alignment in the year-to-year schedules.