OOC/Conference Schedule Released by Teams25-26

[mudcat]

Mulkey is not a good coach, I bet you a lot of money this team doesn’t finish top 6 in the conference

They are gonna get passed up by TN, OU, KY and Ole Mi

I don't understand how you can say this in the face of four national championships. I don't agree with many of her social stances, but she is a good coach.

 

[triaddukefan]

Lawson is a much better coach than mulkey. I see Duke being 12-15 point favorites that game

Let the record show that I didn't agree with this assertion that Lawson is a better coach than Mulkey . That being said, let's get this thread back on track .

 

[Bone Dog]

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Let the record show that I didn't agree with this assertion that Lawson is a better coach than Mulkey . That being said, let's get this thread back on track .

It depends on what you mean by “a good coach.” Winning? Teaching?

 

[JstVisiting]

It depends on what you mean by “a good coach.” Winning? Teaching?

"Teaching" is fine for rec league and even junior varsity. In major college sports, there is a clear metric for defining a good coach.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Arizona released its OOC schedule. It is abysmal, but perhaps not unexpected in a complete new-build. That said, the current coach tried to blame some of it on Adia, which may certainly be true. Only Northern Arizona, which is a contracted opponent, was apparently in the top 150 of season ending rankings last year. A few of the teams had to have been near the bottom. I refuse to dignify it by posting it here.

Additionally, all games will be at home. Unfortunately, we will miss the 2 exhibitions and first 2 "real" games because we will be in Hawai'i. We will miss one game because it conflicts with an already scheduled performance. And one is Thanksgiving weekend, when we do not go out in favor of Christmas decorating (if it was a great opponent we would probably go, but it isn't).

In theory, if we had P4 talent, the games would virtually all be cupcakes. I doubt we are that talented, although we will probably still get our share of wins in the non-conference. The schedule is that bad.

Still, since it is a complete rebuilding job essentially from scratch, I'm not going to complain specifically about choosing to schedule lite, but as I said about Niya and Adia, how you schedule your first year should be different a few years later.

 

[cancontent]

Well now. Belmont's schedule has got a lot of good competition for them. Love it.

 

[Reypl21]

Well now. Belmont's schedule has got a lot of good competition for them. Love it.

That is a pretty tough schedule for a mid-major. 4 preseason ranked opponents. I'm not familiar with Belmont, but they must be expecting to have a good season if they plan on testing themselves this much.

 

[Bigboote]

That is a pretty tough schedule for a mid-major. 4 preseason ranked opponents. I'm not familiar with Belmont, but they must be expecting to have a good season if they plan on testing themselves this much.

I hope some reasonably widely available broadcast outlet shows some of their games.

 

[Bigboote]

"Teaching" is fine for rec league and even junior varsity. In major college sports, there is a clear metric for defining a good coach.

John Wooden always talked about "teaching basketball" rather than "coaching basketball". And he was quite adamant about it, at least in the book that I read (Wooden, a Lifetime of Observations).

 

[Lorcan]

A little surprised that our resident @triaddukefan hasn't posted this yet for us to discuss whether Holy Cross is the biggest threat to Duke's perfect non-conference schedule. 👼

A very impressive schedule for Duke - I hope that they turn out to have some good games and are a little less offensively challenged than they've been in the past.

 

[GoChips20]

Well now. Belmont's schedule has got a lot of good competition for them. Love it.

If I’m not mistaken, Belmont plays a tough noncon every year and typically either steals one of the bigger games or comes very close. This particular schedule is brutal though.

 

[triaddukefan]

A little surprised that our resident @triaddukefan hasn't posted this yet for us to discuss whether Holy Cross is the biggest threat to Duke's perfect non-conference schedule. 👼

A very impressive schedule for Duke - I hope that they turn out to have some good games and are a little less offensively challenged than they've been in the past.

Throw out the record books when the Crusaders and Blue Devils meet up.

While I love the non conference schedule, only 4 home games. 😒 That has to be the least number of home games for a power conference team.

 

[cancontent]

Throw out the record books when the Crusaders and Blue Devils meet up.

While I love the non conference schedule, only 4 home games. 😒 That has to be the least number of home games for a power conference team.

Didn't catch that. That's unfortunate.

 

[WFFL]

Speaking of LSU. I present to you their full schedule for 25-26.

LSU aka Lousiest Schedule Unacknowledged

 

[JstVisiting]

John Wooden always talked about "teaching basketball" rather than "coaching basketball". And he was quite adamant about it, at least in the book that I read (Wooden, a Lifetime of Observations).

That’s cool, but nobody would give two flips about how many life lessons he imparted if UCLA was going 9-18 every year.

Great coaches claiming akshully it’s about shaping kids are like rich people saying it’s not about the money.

 

[Bigboote]

LSU aka Lousiest Schedule Unacknowledged

I think most of us on the Boneyard acknowledge it. 😜

 

[WFFL]

I think most of us on the Boneyard acknowledge it. 😜

sorry should have clarified i was referencing the Tourney committee lol

 

[Bigboote]

sorry should have clarified i was referencing the Tourney committee lol

Hey, I'm just having fun with the new emojis. 🙃

 

[DefenseBB]

*third

Active….

 

[Bone Dog]

That’s cool, but nobody would give two flips about how many life lessons he imparted if UCLA was going 9-18 every year.

Great coaches claiming akshully it’s about shaping kids are like rich people saying it’s not about the money.

And yet it is still probably true. It’s remarkable how many “great coaches” say this very thing and how many of their former players praise them for exactly this.

 

[visitingcock]

Active….

Third All time in terms of championships

 

[visitingcock]

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

 

[triaddukefan]

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

Meh. Kind of a weak arse schedule... relatively speaking. Home schedule is trash.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

This is surprising. Usually the schedule is much tougher than this. What happened?

I predict about a 100 point margin against NC Central.

 

[Reypl21]

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

They couldn't fit UConn on the schedule for this!?