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Old 05-08-2020, 08:01 AM   #721
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This...Exactly this. With Mick we played 1 MAYBE 2 tough non-conference games(not including xavier because they are always on the schedule). Noone, not even fans, really wanted to watch those games. So there is a 0% chance anyone other than fans are watching those games. Especially not any recruit(not commitments, but just 7th,8th,9th,10th,11th grade basketball players).

When you schedule big, you get put on the national stage. Your games become something ESPN wants to air. And then its something people want to watch. And then recruits want to watch. Its how you build the brand that we lost over the years.

This also shows recruits that you dont have to play in the SEC to play a tough schedule. Im so glad we are in the Brannen area now.

Also, im hearing the last spot on the schedule is going to an SEC team. going by the connections Brannen has Id say Bama?, but maybe he and his staff have connections with Crean or Martin.
Yep, that’s always been my argument. We could be a major program if we want to be. We could be Gonzaga. We were Gonzaga before Gonzaga. We need to act like one though. Play on national stages. Not some tournament with a bunch of mid majors to see if we can get a bunch of meaningless wins. Embrace our alumni. This program could be much more. Of course we also have to win. That’s also part of it.

Mick won a ton of games after rebuilding the program from nothing. That’s awesome. I just always felt like we could be a much bigger program but he never wanted to embrace it.

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Old 05-08-2020, 08:13 AM   #722
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Is the AAC/SEC thing still a thing or was that just last year? I assumed we would be in that since we weren’t in it last year but I don’t know if that’s still a thing. It’d be a low level sec team but I’d take it.
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Old 05-19-2020, 07:54 AM   #723
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Tari Eason finishes ranked 54th in the rivals top 150. Congrats young man.
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Old 05-20-2020, 08:52 AM   #724
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Tari Eason finishes ranked 54th in the rivals top 150. Congrats young man.
Seems like quite a bit of difference here between ranking sites but this is a good sign that someone sees his most recent play as a reason to move him up. It would be awesome if he can play 15+ minutes...anything more than that would mean he is going to be really good. I would suspect something in the range of 10-15 but who knows.
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Old 05-20-2020, 08:51 PM   #725
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Jon Rothstein with a 21-22 scheduling tweet today:

"Sources: Arkansas, Illinois, Cincinnati, and Kansas State will headline the 2021 Hall Of Fame Classic in Kansas City"

Two more high major neutral games to boost our future schedule and a homecoming of sorts for Zach Harvey.

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Old 05-20-2020, 08:58 PM   #726
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I'm happy the excitement is back. I like that we're turning into an anybody, anywhere, anytime sort of program.
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Old 05-21-2020, 09:56 AM   #727
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Reminds me of the Big East days... losses never even bothered me because we had a big game 4 days later anyway. You remember the big wins..I love having 10 chances at big wins a year vs 4.
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Old 05-21-2020, 10:18 AM   #728
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Reminds me of the Big East days... losses never even bothered me because we had a big game 4 days later anyway. You remember the big wins..I love having 10 chances at big wins a year vs 4.
Exactly, the biggest games in the history of our program aren’t against Texas southern. Those games are pointless. No one cares if you win 28 games and get a 7 seed. Give more 4-5 more chances a year to make a memory
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Old 05-21-2020, 12:24 PM   #729
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Reminds me of the Big East days... losses never even bothered me because we had a big game 4 days later anyway. You remember the big wins..I love having 10 chances at big wins a year vs 4.
Agree. This is also why I never bragged or made a big deal about Mick winning 60 games in two years. Cant just brag about wins when 50 of them were against mediocre to subpar teams
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Old 05-21-2020, 03:10 PM   #730
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Jon Rothstein with a 21-22 scheduling tweet today:

"Sources: Arkansas, Illinois, Cincinnati, and Kansas State will headline the 2021 Hall Of Fame Classic in Kansas City"

Two more high major neutral games to boost our future schedule and a homecoming of sorts for Zach Harvey.
None of those teams are actually good though
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