Joe, we have been told that the series will resume in 2016 as it could not be worked out scheduling wise until then.
I dont pretend to know how all the scheduling works and how far in advance these things are scheduled, however, I do know that several factors seem to be important to Walz:
1) He likes to schedule teams where his assistants have gone on to coach. So, WKU and Belmont ( Michelle Clark-Heard and Cam Newbauer) will likely remain on the schedule for the foreseeable future.
2) KY is an in state rival that is always on the schedule (even though we have a huge mental issue with this game that we can not seem to get past, we give the flipping game away every year)
3) There is usually 1-2 games that are on the schedule that takes a junior/senior "back home".
I also know that he is not too interested in playing uconn during the conference slate, he would much rather play in the OOC part of the schedule. Understandably, Geno wants the game during the conference slate to up the competition level. So, I think that may have been a sticking point contributing to next year scheduling difficulty.
As tired as I am of losing to Uconn, I do see it as an important series to be played. I also think there could be a psychological aspect to the scheduling of this game. You all have pummeled us time and again (as well as just about everyone). However, for us, it has been in conference, in the conference tourney and in the NC game twice (I think one year you all beat us terribly, 4 times). By the time that we play you all again, there will only be two players on our team that have known that beat down. For everyone else, well, the wounds aren't there. (I guess we could match up in the NCAA tourney this year or next, however, I hope you see my point). So, I suspect it could also be a way to cleanse those old wounds.
