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League schedule is set by the league. 9 games so one year a team will be 5 home / 4 away, or like VU this year it will be the reverse.

Out of league games seems to be a steady diet of teams that will return every other year to Valpo. Loyola, iupui, wiu for example with some "big games" road tests thrown in. Michigan and UNM being upcoming examples.

It is true that big name schools will not come to Brown, or if they do they only come once. I spoke to UNO coach Monday night and he said after game that they wouldn't come back again until Valpo gets a new field. He loves the game but field is too narrow, dangerous concrete lip surrounding the field, football lines, and poor quality turf. He's spoiled with a soccer only multi million dollar stadium in omaha, but that's what it takes these days to be a legit top 20 program. Valpo lives on the road and usually pays for it by season's end. Catch 22, but until some new field is built, Valpo will be in a tough spot.

Update: hear now it's an assistant from Valpo being considered for HPU job.

Per my son's club coach last night, High Point in NC chasing Valpo coach.  Decision to be made middle of next week. No word if interest is mutual just that the job is his if he wants it. I guess we just wait and see. I hope those on here are right and a move like this doesn't fit the bill.

I've been sitting on this question for a few weeks, but have to now throw it out there: has anyone heard talk of Coach Avery moving to another job? My son is a 2016 commit, and we are very excited - but nervous. The college advisor for his academy team told us there was talk of another program coming hard for him.  That was a few weeks ago. We received an email from a ACC coaching staff this morning asking if we planned to reopen our search if a coaching change at Valpo was made. I emailed Coach but his response was a pretty standard professional and polite non-answer: He loves Valpo, family is happy, thinks the best team in his time is on campus - rumors happen every year, if there's anything to know he would let us know first. But, he didn't say he wasn't considering another job. I don't want to read too much into this, just really don't want to have to reopen the search. My wife is a VU Law grad, we live in the area and love the program.  My son, though, only wants Valpo if Coach Avery is the coach.  I know commitments are verbal and coaching changes happen, I just hope this is rumor and nothing more.