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RE: Saturday (11/11) Opponent: North Carolina Wesleyan
(11-14-2017 06:27 AM)dan10 Wrote: (11-11-2017 05:48 AM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote: Also, that same "lower level schools" mentality you're displaying is what causes P5s to stay away from good Mids. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Which one would you prefer? I would prefer a mix, where we can play DII's/DIII's and P5's. Also, McGrath was in a pinch trying to get this year's schedule in place when he was hired last spring.
There is a big difference in scheduling teams that are not division I and teams that are. This comparison is like in football the teams in FBS scheduling FCS (evn though both are technically division I). And in that breath I still agree there is no reason for FBS teams to ever play FCS teams. In basketball, division I teams shouldnt be playing division II or III teams, period. Need a home game, go find a lower division I school, they are out there. There are like 351 division I basketball schools. Find one to play.
/steps down off of soap box
I agree, but it seems to becoming institutionalized - the Wesleyan game was part of the Savannah Tournament that UNCW is in.
I suspect that getting DI home games isn't really as hard as some make it out to be.
For instance, say three DI teams are frustrated that they can't get DI home games. Solution? Team A plays at Team B, Team B plays at Team C, Team C plays at Team A.
Three schools, three games. Everyone gets a home game - but nobody gets a guaranteed W, which is what I think all this scheduling of DII and DIII teams is really all about.
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