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Old 05-16-2020, 11:01 AM   #11
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Tell me mick didn’t lie to the fan base about scheduling for years. All we heard was how hard it was to get home and homes and good tournaments. That obviously wasn’t true, but by all means, defend it. I would like to hear it.
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Old 06-09-2020, 01:17 PM   #12
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We've added Furman as a home game next season.

Last year they were 25-7 with a final NET ranking of 74 and a KenPom ranking of 81 (UCLA was 78 and Tulsa was 80 for reference).

We've filled 9 OOC games so far.

Home (4): Xavier, Louisville, Richmond, Furman

Away (3): Georgia, Tennessee, NKU

Neutral (2): St. John's, Arizona, or Texas Tech (2 of 3)
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Old 06-10-2020, 01:14 AM   #13
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Does this finish out the non-conference schedule?
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Old 06-10-2020, 10:08 AM   #14
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Does this finish out the non-conference schedule?
Isn’t there usually 13-14 non conference games? I wouldn’t be surprised if we got one more Colgate/Furman buy game. Then some fill in 200+ games. Most likely a top 10, maybe top 5 non conference schedule.
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Old 06-10-2020, 04:27 PM   #15
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Furman is the type of school that is low reward high risk. Playing them away from home is fine, but at home thats a tier 3 game.


That colgate loss hurt last year. Would prefer not do to that again.
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Old 06-10-2020, 05:06 PM   #16
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Furman is the type of school that is low reward high risk. Playing them away from home is fine, but at home thats a tier 3 game.


That colgate loss hurt last year. Would prefer not do to that again.
We win those games 95 out of 100 times. It took a 60 footer with 8 seconds left, followed by a foul 70 feet from the basket to lose to Colgate. Really not that big of a risk.
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Old 06-12-2020, 09:56 AM   #17
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We win those games 95 out of 100 times. It took a 60 footer with 8 seconds left, followed by a foul 70 feet from the basket to lose to Colgate. Really not that big of a risk.
and UNLV took us to OT. obviously those games are better for the fans, but in helping us get to the tournament, OOC home games vs tier 3 teams like this are a scary proposition.


i think scheduling like this was better when it was RPI and that stuff a few years back. maybe just need some tweaks to the formula for our scheduling to get the best possible OOC schedule.
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Old 06-12-2020, 12:53 PM   #18
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and UNLV took us to OT. obviously those games are better for the fans, but in helping us get to the tournament, OOC home games vs tier 3 teams like this are a scary proposition.


i think scheduling like this was better when it was RPI and that stuff a few years back. maybe just need some tweaks to the formula for our scheduling to get the best possible OOC schedule.
I don’t think getting in to the tournament is the goal with brannen. I think it was with mick most years.

Of course we could lose any game but shouldn’t be scared to play anyone. If we lose, we lose. Just like the Colgate game, and all the other bad games we had last year when everyone thought our year was done. We were still in the mix to get in. We will still win these games 95 out of 100 times. If we do lose, we should be good enough to over come it. If not, we don’t deserve to get in.

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Old 06-14-2020, 11:40 AM   #19
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I don’t think getting in to the tournament is the goal with brannen. I think it was with mick most years.

Of course we could lose any game but shouldn’t be scared to play anyone. If we lose, we lose. Just like the Colgate game, and all the other bad games we had last year when everyone thought our year was done. We were still in the mix to get in. We will still win these games 95 out of 100 times. If we do lose, we should be good enough to over come it. If not, we don’t deserve to get in.

Its not just about getting in, its about getting in and getting a solid seed to give yourself a better shot at a favorable draw.

Teams figured out how to best schedule when RPI was king, they knew which games would be the most valuable. This can be done with the current format as well, but its going to require some changes.


The best way to load up your schedule currently is as many tier 1 and 2 games as possible. That means playing away from home a decent amount. Challenge yourself away from home, its a great way to build your team up and give yourself a chance for quality wins. also losses don't hurt you in those games.


at this time last year i had the same view as you about these games. as the season played out and we got towards the end, it made it pretty clear these games are all risk and no value. sedziobs pointed it out at the time and the way it played out really showed the risk.


you can still load up the OOC portion, just make sure its tier 1 and 2. 3 is the danger zone.
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Old 06-17-2020, 04:47 PM   #20
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I don't hate Furman as much as I did Colgate. Furman has been solid for several years now, and the SoCon is a pretty good league. I think there's a better chance of Furman being top 75 than Colgate was after one good season in a bad league. Even so, I'd like to see us play those type of teams away from home some. Maybe a 2 for 1 situation. I think it would also be good for college basketball in general if some of the better mid-major teams could play home games against bigger schools.
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