Mark Few and what a real program looks like

[SirHypeAlot]

Gonzaga OOC
Tue, Nov 6
Idaho State
Texas Southern
Texas A&M
Illinois
Arizona
Duke
North Dakota State
Creighton
Washington
Tennessee
North Carolina
UT Arlington
Denver
North Alabama
CSU Bakersfield


UConn OOC
Morehead St
UMKC
Cuse
Iowa
Cornell
UNH
UMass Lowell
Arizona
Lafayette
FSU
Manhattan
Drexel
Nova


One OOC is not like the other. I just saw the Instagram post from the UConn huskies account bribing students to come watch UConn vs trash Manhattan tomorrow night by offering FREE CHICKEN FINGERS. Mark Few gets it. Build a focused brand. Match your brand against other high profile big market brands. Their OOC this year is incredible. This is how you elevate a program. UConn can't do anything in the short-term about their conference schedule but they sure as hell could improve their OOC. maybe no one wants to come out to the game tomorrow night because you're playing MANHATTAN. Even if it meant more neutral site games play better programs. iron sharpens iron. Enough with the UNH, Lowell, lafayettes of the world.

Put the mountain dew down Benedict and pick up the phone and get better games. you likely have a top recruiting class coming in next year with a solid core coming back. schedule accordingly.

 

[Stainmaster]

If you’re a fan of a team, you go to games to watch the team you like, not their opponent. Anything otherwise is weak sauce.

 

[Walker11]

This is how you elevate a program.

No. This is how you schedule when you have an elevated program.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

If you’re a fan of a team, you go to games to watch the team you like, not their opponent. Anything otherwise is weak sauce.

the most subservient blue-goggled poster on the board

 

[LBird33]

It the holidays. Peace and love.

 

[Travelman32]

Ya, want more of a big boy schedule. Hopefully starting next year.

Fans also want their team to excel and that can only happen if they play and beat the best.

Plus Better matchups generate more fan interest regardless of sport or team, that is nothing new and very common.

 

[UConnJRod]

What we lack in our current OOC is made up with games against Houston, UCF, Temple, Cincy etc. And our out of conference has been pretty damn good so far...of which, we've won 1 game against a quality team. Gonzaga doesn't really have that option. They have to schedule quality opponents outside of their conference. You schedule that many good teams out of conference in our current state, and lose them, and the season is over before conference play even begins. We'll get there soon enough. But Gonzaga has no choice. At least we have quality opponents in the upper half of the conference. That said, I do agree that I wish they pick a few better teams than the Manhatten's of the world. But you can't load up against top teams when you haven't sniffed the top 25 in 2+ years

 

[Stainmaster]

the most subservient blue-goggled poster on the board

If you don’t go to games because you’re whining about the opponents, you’re bad and you deserve to be judged.

 

[tcf15]

Gonzaga has the benefit of extra H/H games with only 16 conference games (like the two away games against Creighton and UNC), but take those games out and the schedules are pretty similar. If you replaced Manhattan with Cal State Bakerfield (+100 difference in KenPom rankings), it wouldn't really register with people. Also helps that Gonzaga has been 132-18 in the last 4 years.

Neutral OOC games for UConn
15 FSU
18 Syracuse
20 Villanova
38 Iowa

Neutral OOC games for Gonzaga
1 Duke
10 Tennessee
48 Arizona
104 Illinois

Home OOC games for UConn
48 Arizona
235 Cornell
264 Drexel
265 Morehead State
272 UMKC
285 UMass Lowell
316 Lafayette
320 Manhattan
339 UNH

Home OOC games for Gonzaga
52 Washington
84 Texas A&M
188 Cal State Bakersfield
217 North Dakota State
224 Texas Southern
245 UT Arlington
251 Idaho State
262 Denver
325 North Alabama

 

[SirHypeAlot]

What we lack in our current OOC is made up with games against Houston, UCF, Temple, Cincy etc. And our out of conference has been pretty damn good so far...of which, we've won 1 game against a quality team. Gonzaga doesn't really have that option. They have to schedule quality opponents outside of their conference. You schedule that many good teams out of conference in our current state, and lose them, and the season is over before conference play even begins. We'll get there soon enough. But Gonzaga has no choice. At least we have quality opponents in the upper half of the conference. That said, I do agree that I wish they pick a few better teams than the Manhatten's of the world. But you can't load up against top teams when you haven't sniffed the top 25 in 2+ years

Teams like Illinois, Texas A&M, Creighton are great scheduling partners. play in good conferences, will probably knock off a couple conference opponents across the year but will likely miss out on the dance. you replace our kenpom 250+ opponents with three of those a year and the OOC looks so much better.

 

[August_West]

the most subservient blue-goggled poster on the board

But hes right.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Gonzaga has the benefit of extra H/H games with only 16 conference games (like the two away games against Creighton and UNC), but take those games out and the schedules are pretty similar. If you replaced Manhattan with Cal State Bakerfield (+100 difference in KenPom rankings), it wouldn't really register with people. Also helps that Gonzaga has been 132-18 in the last 4 years.

Neutral OOC games for UConn
15 FSU
18 Syracuse
20 Villanova
38 Iowa

Neutral OOC games for Gonzaga
1 Duke
10 Tennessee
48 Arizona
104 Illinois

Home OOC games for UConn
48 Arizona
235 Cornell
264 Drexel
265 Morehead State
272 UMKC
285 UMass Lowell
316 Lafayette
320 Manhattan
339 UNH

Home OOC games for Gonzaga
52 Washington
84 Texas A&M
188 Cal State Bakersfield
217 North Dakota State
224 Texas Southern
245 UT Arlington
251 Idaho State
262 Denver
325 North Alabama

8 home games vs teams 235 and worse is pathetic

 

[August_West]

Gonzaga has the benefit of extra H/H games with only 16 conference games (like the two away games against Creighton and UNC), but take those games out and the schedules are pretty similar. If you replaced Manhattan with Cal State Bakerfield (+100 difference in KenPom rankings), it wouldn't really register with people. Also helps that Gonzaga has been 132-18 in the last 4 years.

Neutral OOC games for UConn
15 FSU
18 Syracuse
20 Villanova
38 Iowa

Neutral OOC games for Gonzaga
1 Duke
10 Tennessee
48 Arizona
104 Illinois

Home OOC games for UConn
48 Arizona
235 Cornell
264 Drexel
265 Morehead State
272 UMKC
285 UMass Lowell
316 Lafayette
320 Manhattan
339 UNH

Home OOC games for Gonzaga
52 Washington
84 Texas A&M
188 Cal State Bakersfield
217 North Dakota State
224 Texas Southern
245 UT Arlington
251 Idaho State
262 Denver
325 North Alabama

Don't hit the guy with Facts. He's on a roll.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Hardoooo.

New money fans saying UConn should be more like Gonzaga.

 

[JMick]

Hurley has made scheduling comments already. It's going to improve

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Considering students are probably all on their way home for winter break right now...

 

[Ajs120102]

Not for nothing that promo was not for regular fans it was for students. It’s the Saturday (last day) of finals week and they are trying to get as many students in there instead of leaving for home. I think It was a great move. Most students go home after there last final. Plus you can’t moan that UConn is horrible with tickets and then when they give discounts and free stuff it’s bribing. Get it together dude. Just go watch and enjoy. Don’t worry about scheduling, that’s what Hurley was hired for

 

[ZenConn]

We all want a better schedule. But I agree with Stain, fans need to attend regardless of who we are playing.

Hell, Kansas was at 100% capacity playing Vermont.

 

[Ajs120102]

Not for nothing that promo was not for regular fans it was for students. It’s the Saturday (last day) of finals week and they are trying to get as many students in there instead of leaving for home. I think It was a great move. Most students go home after there last final. Plus you can’t moan that UConn is horrible with tickets and then when they give discounts and free stuff it’s bribing. Get it together dude. Just go watch and enjoy. Don’t worry about scheduling, that’s what Hurley was hired for

Also the majority of the students get in with season tickets. So tickets are paid for regardless. Not a bribe

 

[CTBasketball]

Dude it’s finals week chill.

 

[Griffman]

Gonzaga OOC
Tue, Nov 6
Idaho State
Texas Southern
Texas A&M
Illinois
Arizona
Duke
North Dakota State
Creighton
Washington
Tennessee
North Carolina
UT Arlington
Denver
North Alabama
CSU Bakersfield


UConn OOC
Morehead St
UMKC
Cuse
Iowa
Cornell
UNH
UMass Lowell
Arizona
Lafayette
FSU
Manhattan
Drexel
Nova


One OOC is not like the other. I just saw the Instagram post from the UConn huskies account bribing students to come watch UConn vs trash Manhattan tomorrow night by offering FREE CHICKEN FINGERS. Mark Few gets it. Build a focused brand. Match your brand against other high profile big market brands. Their OOC this year is incredible. This is how you elevate a program. UConn can't do anything in the short-term about their conference schedule but they sure as hell could improve their OOC. maybe no one wants to come out to the game tomorrow night because you're playing MANHATTAN. Even if it meant more neutral site games play better programs. iron sharpens iron. Enough with the UNH, Lowell, lafayettes of the world.

Put the mountain dew down Benedict and pick up the phone and get better games. you likely have a top recruiting class coming in next year with a solid core coming back. schedule accordingly.

Lighten up Francis!

 

[ThabeetDown]

Maybe you should go Hype elsewhere.

TCF for President!

 

[ucp990411]

We all want a better schedule. But I agree with Stain, fans need to attend regardless of who we are playing.

Hell, Kansas was at 100% capacity playing Vermont.

We all want a better schedule. But I agree with Stain, fans need to attend regardless of who we are playing.

Hell, Kansas was at 100% capacity playing Vermont.

Catamounts would be a more worthy opponent than Morehead St, UMKC, Manhattan, Cornell, UMass Lowell and Lafayette. Do not diss UVM, they are a good team and would give us fits.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

2.You flex you schedule depending on the team expectations

Don't hit the guy with Facts. He's on a roll.

Last
year we played
Oregon in Oregon
Mich State ( 30 win Team)
Arkansas
Auburn ( SEC Champs )
Arizona in Tu
Syracuse ( sweet sixteen)
Villanova National Champs
Plus four games as Cinn and WSU both preseason top ten
How many Western Conference teams were even ranked?
Plus Houston I think only Oregon missed the NCAA tourney.
*Just for kicks this year AAC is rated sixed in power conferences in an off year..
The WAC is rated 16 right after the Mid -American

 

[zls44]

Can't believe anyone is complaining about the schedule for this year when the entire basketball program was blown up and reset (with good reason) in March. They'll fix it going forward.

Also, Manhattan is better than some of the SWAC or Big Sky teams they usually play.