OOC Schedule

[ecasadoSBU]

Won't happen. No desire to.

Our f'cking adminstrators and respective fan bases can't get past their egos to understand that the game is better when they play each other without regard to who actually wins. Play the game and everyone wins!

As soon as someone start winning consistently they want foolish demands like 2 for 1s.... or neutral sites... blah blah. Play the game!

Something I respect from Villanova admins is that they have yet to destroy the Philadelphia Big 5 setup even though they have won a couple of national championships. A lot of their fans want to destroy it. But the admins know that Philadelphia (and everyone involved) wins when the Big 5 is played yearly in a H & H setup

 

[LIuconn]

UCLA
USC
Pepperdine
LMU
Santa Barbara

 

[Storrs South]

I would like to see an OOC schedule look something like this (assuming 13 non conference games):
-3 games for Pre-season tourney (2 of which are usually against P5 competition i.e. Syracuse and Iowa this year)
-4 games vs OBE/P5 (some combo of: Cuse, Nova, Providence, St. Johns, Pitt, WVU, Duke, Kentucky, Arizona, Ohio St., Michigan St.; mix in neutral sites with at least 1 true away, 1 true home game)
-3 games vs "mid major" competition (some combo of:URI, Yale, Dayton, St. Bonnies, Buffalo or really any other A10/CAA school; maybe 1 of these on the road)
-3 games vs "low-major" competition (some combo of: CCSU, UNH, UVM, UHart, QU, Sacred Heart or any other regionally located school.

I think attendance might benefit some from a more regionally based OOC, even the "tune up games." Although these "tune up" games are sparsely attended, I'd like to think the crowd would be a little bit better if, say, we played CCSU at XL rather than Lafayette or Umass-Lowell.

I like this but I do not know if this schedule is feasible with conferences expanding conference games OOC games are harder to come by.

Here is how I would do it (if possible), based on this year's schedule:

1. Morehead State (fine)
2. UMKC (fine)
3. 2K Classic (good)
4. 2K Classic (good)
5. Additional Game in normal Preseason Tourney (replaces Cornell)
6. New Hampshire --> instead replace with Big East Opponent
7. UMass - Lowell --> one of Hartford, Yale, Quinnipiac
8. Arizona (great)
9. Lafayette --> instead replace with P5 Opponent
10. Florida State (great)
11. Manhattan --> one of URI, UMass (either buy game or do a 2-for-1)
12. Drexel (fine)
13. Villanova (great)

3 cupcakes (was 8)
2 games v. local schools that are borderline cupcakes but should be more challenging (was 0)
3 games in Preseason Tourney (at least 2 v. good P5/Big East) (was 2)
5 more games v. good P5/Big East opponents (was 3)

 

[zls44]

All of the other conferences are going to 20 game schedules, you guys better get ready to see more Morehead State and less Syracuse.

 

[zls44]

Our f'cking adminstrators and respective fan bases can't get past their egos to understand that the game is better when they play each other without regard to who actually wins. Play the game and everyone wins!

The ACC is going to 20 games. So Syracuse and Pitt and BC will be playing more often.

They'll be playing everyone else less, too.

 

[Drew]

I'd like to see us play 1-2 road games against teams that will wind up in the top 100 NET. For instance...

@ Yale (65) would be a Q1 win with a most likely pro-UConn crowd
@ Vermont (66) would also be a Q1 win in a local game.

Always a believed if you can win your first game on the road it helps immensely with the rest of the season on the road. Both those games would be winnable while also helping the overall NCAA profile for the team. Even playing those teams at home is a Q2 win.

 

[McLovin]

I like this but I do not know if this schedule is feasible with conferences expanding conference games OOC games are harder to come by.

Here is how I would do it (if possible), based on this year's schedule:

1. Morehead State (fine)
2. UMKC (fine)
3. 2K Classic (good)
4. 2K Classic (good)
5. Additional Game in normal Preseason Tourney (replaces Cornell)
6. New Hampshire --> instead replace with Big East Opponent
7. UMass - Lowell --> one of Hartford, Yale, Quinnipiac
8. Arizona (great)
9. Lafayette --> instead replace with P5 Opponent
10. Florida State (great)
11. Manhattan --> one of URI, UMass (either buy game or do a 2-for-1)
12. Drexel (fine)
13. Villanova (great)

3 cupcakes (was 8)
2 games v. local schools that are borderline cupcakes but should be more challenging (was 0)
3 games in Preseason Tourney (at least 2 v. good P5/Big East) (was 2)
5 more games v. good P5/Big East opponents (was 3)

As a fan, this would be incredible but probably need a few more seasons before we could pull this off. Coaching staff wants / needs those cupcakes the next year, maybe two, in order to keep developing this team and culture back to the level we all expect. That schedule would be one of the toughest in the country but provide so much entertainment value.

 

[Storrs South]

As a fan, this would be incredible but probably need a few more seasons before we could pull this off. Coaching staff wants / needs those cupcakes the next year, maybe two, in order to keep developing this team and culture back to the level we all expect. That schedule would be one of the toughest in the country but provide so much entertainment value.

You're probably right. In the short term, 8 cupcakes are too many and Hurley will probably at least bring that down 6.

 

[HawkHusky]

Good buy game. NJIT is usually pretty decent.

 

[Waquoit]

Good buy game. NJIT is usually pretty decent.

You more than double the price of tickets for NJIT?

 

[ccsuphanner]

For those asking for ASU, I'm pretty sure Bobby has said that he does not want to play his brother.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Good buy game. NJIT is usually pretty decent.

They started the year 13-3, but had trouble navigating a better than usual A-Sun with Liberty and Lipscomb playing well, North Florida solid and FGCU always respectable.

NJIT returns three starters, including their best player last year, lead guard Zach Cooks who is just 5'9 155, but averaged 17.6/4.8/2.1 plus 2.5 steals last season so it's possible it could be a decent game.