I don’t think we need to be regular opponents with any AAC team besides Memphis lolI would expect cincy and Wichita state to be regular opponents as well, fingers crossed
Why not? Let’s pick like 2 AAC schools out of Memphis, cincy, temple, USF, Wichita state and UCF every year. There were a lot of travel issues and bottom barrel teams in the AAC, but these teams were the good part of the conference for UConn. And there’s no bad blood or anythingI don’t think we need to be regular opponents with any AAC team besides Memphis lol
To me the key is this; for all of their talk about playing tough schedules, can you trust the NCAA to reward a team on Selection Sunday, if they play that kind of schedule? If UConn can play a tough 20 game BE schedule, play whoever is lined up for them in those conference challenges, play a preseason tournament, and then play 3-4 games vs P5, and/or AAC elite teams, and still get a bid, and the correct seed when they lose 2-3 more games than they would playing one of those Georgetown joke ooc schedules, I'd be all for it. I'm sure most season ticket holders would much prefer to see Pitt, and Cincy coming to town in December, than some NEC garbage. Of course you'd have to win some of those games. Can you trust the committee?Why not? Let’s pick like 2 AAC schools out of Memphis, cincy, temple, USF, Wichita state and UCF every year. There were a lot of travel issues and bottom barrel teams in the AAC, but these teams were the good part of the conference for UConn. And there’s no bad blood or anything
Throw in an A10 school (umass please!), a couple power 5 schools, tournament games, and teams like BU and northeastern. I would love that schedule. I also know nothing about schedule making tho lol
So you want to play 29 of 31 regular season games against top 125 teams? Duke and Kentucky don't even do that.To me the key is this; for all of their talk about playing tough schedules, can you trust the NCAA to reward a team on Selection Sunday, if they play that kind of schedule? If UConn can play a tough 20 game BE schedule, play whoever is lined up for them in those conference challenges, play a preseason tournament, and then play 3-4 games vs P5, and/or AAC elite teams, and still get a bid, and the correct seed when they lose 2-3 more games than they would playing one of those Georgetown joke ooc schedules, I'd be all for it. I'm sure most season ticket holders would much prefer to see Pitt, and Cincy coming to town in December, than some NEC garbage. Of course you'd have to win some of those games. Can you trust the committee?
True but I’ve always felt the committee values tough schedules over wins (especially for power 5 + big east). Look at Georgetown they got left out last year (and deservedly so). But then teams like Texas got in and Oklahoma were in the discussion because they played killer schedules. Personally I thought neither deserved to be in.To me the key is this; for all of their talk about playing tough schedules, can you trust the NCAA to reward a team on Selection Sunday, if they play that kind of schedule? If UConn can play a tough 20 game BE schedule, play whoever is lined up for them in those conference challenges, play a preseason tournament, and then play 3-4 games vs P5, and/or AAC elite teams, and still get a bid, and the correct seed when they lose 2-3 more games than they would playing one of those Georgetown joke ooc schedules, I'd be all for it. I'm sure most season ticket holders would much prefer to see Pitt, and Cincy coming to town in December, than some NEC garbage. Of course you'd have to win some of those games. Can you trust the committee?
In bed with AAU and all, Hardaway’s recruited well. On the other hand, he’s never been a head coach, managed a roster of guys who likely all believe they’re the 2nd coming of Hardaway or the like, run a program, etc. Time will tell ...Memphis will be a great opponent for UConn as long as Penny is the coach.
I don't understand the appeal of Wichita St. Does nothing for me at all.
I'd like to keep playing Cincy though.
The appeal is that they are a pretty good college basketball brand and have a top tier coach. They were a borderline powerhouse for a good stretch of years not too long ago, which was validated by a final four run.I don't understand the appeal of Wichita St. Does nothing for me at all.
I'd like to keep playing Cincy though.
The appeal is that they are a pretty good college basketball brand and have a top tier coach. They were a borderline powerhouse for a good stretch of years not too long ago, which was validated by a final four run.
Their AD also has respect for us.
They got to a final four, have been a 1 seed, been to multiple NCAA tournaments in the last several years and even in a very down year last year, they got to what, the NIT semis? Much better than us in recent down years...Someone here compiled their record and ranking over the years. It was seriously not impressive in the least. I'd say way overblown.
It's more likely going to be 3-5 high majors and 6-8 buy games. Like BField is saying (in the other thread), now that we've got 20 BE conference games, we don't need to strive for the best OOC schedule in the country.Big East 11 game OOC schedule:
3 or 4 games- early season tourney
1 game- big 10 challenge
1 game- big 12 challenge (will this continue now that both conferences dont have 10 teams?)
1 game- memphis
that only leaves 4 or 5 free games. we might need to offer 1 or 2 as home and homes to help football schedule P5 opponents. That leaves us with between 2 and 4 games against midmajors (everyone does it)
we'd have the strongest schedule in the country
Since 2010, they've been in made it into the Top 15 6 out of 10 years. Top 10 4 out of 10.The appeal is that they are a pretty good college basketball brand and have a top tier coach. They were a borderline powerhouse for a good stretch of years not too long ago, which was validated by a final four run.
Their AD also has respect for us.