(08-17-2016 11:19 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  Not having a P5 on the schedule does not make it a bad one.

Not scared Hart. Just realistic. Why schedule losses this season? Lou can wait until he has his players.

Its debatable if next years team with more of coach Rowe's players on it will be as prepared as this years Senior laden team is to compete against P5 schools. Sure he'll have Snowden and McLean back as Seniors and Holmes and Johnson will have a year of experience as Juniors. Mosely will likely be a contributor right away as a Junior and it remains to be seen how big a contributor Scissum will be as a red shirt sophomore. Barring a grad school transfer- the rest will be either Jucos or true freshmen.

I think this years JMU team with Dalembert and Serb could compete and give some P5 teams trouble inside but we won't find out until the NCAAs. Shaq Brown has shown that he can compete against P5 competition (good game vs. WVU last year). Also guys like Vodo and even Satkus are at least rugged inside- in all likelihood next year JMU will be small/thin up front.

Again- it was a missed opportunity- why take your time with stuff like this? Jump right in and compete right away- every season and OOC schedule matters for the program and I just don't sense any urgency.

This is the most interesting OOC schedule I think I've seen to date. North Florida- a coach on JMU's staff used to be an assistant there and a former recruit of Coach Brady's for 2017 (Wes Morgan) is committed to play there next year. They just graduated a kid who made an NBA roster as well and I think their coach may have been among the names rumored to be in the mix for the JMU job.

@ Auburn (SEC)
Home vs. Edward Waters
Home vs. Miami (ACC)
@ LSU (SEC)
Home vs. Florida National
North Dakota (Neutral Court)
Cal State Bakersfield (Neutral Court)
@ Wright State
Home vs. Florida (SEC)
@ Syracuse (ACC)
@ Arkansas (SEC)
@ University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Home vs. Thomas University
@ UCONN (AAC)
@FIU
Home vs. Ball State
Home vs. Palm Beach Atlantic

13 D1 games 8 of which are against Power Conference/Power Programs and 4 games/exhibitions against D2 or below? Talk about using the rules to your advantage from a scheduling and RPI standpoint.

I'm not suggesting that JMU tries this type of schedule it's a little excessive. The recruiting in Jacksonville probably affords them the opportunity to host Miami and Florida- the Valley can't measure up to that but still- they are playing 7-8 P5 teams- JMU can't play 2-3?