Just caught this on the website:
http://niuhuskies.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

NOTE: Very poor Non Conference schedule...

Non Conference:
Nov 11: vs. Indiana State (2015/16 Record: 15-17)
Nov 14: vs. Roosevelt (12-16)
Nov 16: vs. Idaho (21-13)
Nov 19: @ Cal State Northridge (10-20)
Nov 23: vs. Cal Poly (10-20)
Nov 25: vs. Elon (16-16)
Nov 26: vs. UIC (5-25)
Nov 30: @ Indiana State (15-17)
Dec 11: @ Minnesota (8-23)
Dec 14: vs. Olivet Nazarene (18-11)
Dec 17: @ FIU (13-19)
Dec 20: @ USF (8-25)
Dec 31: vs. Illinois-Springfield (11-18)

Total 2015-2016 Record of Division 1 Non-Conf Opponents: 106-178

Conference Schedule:
Jan 3: @ Miami
Jan 7: vs. CMU
Jan 10: @ Kent
Jan 14: @ BGSU
Jan 17: vs. Miami
Jan 21: vs. Ohio
Jan 24: vs. Kent
Jan 28: @ Toledo
Jan 31: vs. Akron
Feb 4: vs. EMU
Feb 7: @ Buffalo
Feb 11: @ WMU
Feb 14: vs. Ball
Feb 18: vs. Toledo
Feb 21: @ CMU
Feb 25: @ EMU
Feb 28: vs. WMU
Mar 3: @ Ball

All that wait for nothing!

What are the chances we start 13-0 with our non conference schedule? I honestly think we have a pretty good shot.

It looks like all Saturday games are doubleheaders with the women's games. I have season tickets to and support both teams, but I can only attend the Saturday games due to the distance we live from NIU. I understand that the teams are scheduled together to save money. For my wife and I, sitting through 2 games can get tiring (especially when we get hoarse cheering in the first game). Last year, there were some first games that went into OT, so that really makes for a long day. So, as the season progresses, we will probably end up choosing one of the games to see. Oh, well, it is what it is.

Gross. That's all I have to say about that schedule. At least Indiana St. and UIC are more local.

So is that just 2 lower-division opponents? Roosevelt and Illinois-Springfield?

Dec 11th @ Minnesota

extremely non exciting schedule, but yes it definitely sets us up to have the best year we've had win wise in decades

(09-15-2016 10:49 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  So is that just 2 lower-division opponents? Roosevelt and Illinois-Springfield?

Olivet is NAIA.

(09-15-2016 11:00 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(09-15-2016 10:49 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  So is that just 2 lower-division opponents? Roosevelt and Illinois-Springfield?

Olivet is NAIA.

Ah, missed that one. So, 3.

I LOVE THIS SCHEDULE!!!! Once again NIU will win 20 games, maybe more. And since when it comes to non power conferences, numbers are all that matter, our numbers should be awesome. Perception is reality in the non power 5, this will be fantastic.

Probably won't get 13-0 start. I see 20 + wins but I don't think we will be celebrating any championships this season. Maybe next year though.

That is an unacceptable non conference home schedule. Embarassing. I think it's time for NIU to start taking basketball seriously. To Frazier: if you brought it to scheduling like the football team brings it every Saturday we would be in a much better spot. This is so awful to have this embarrassing schedule as a follow up to last years schedule

(09-15-2016 11:39 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  That is an unacceptable non conference home schedule. Embarassing. I think it's time for NIU to start taking basketball seriously. To Frazier: if you brought it to scheduling like the football team brings it every Saturday we would be in a much better spot. This is so awful to have this embarrassing schedule as a follow up to last years schedule

It's fine, just relax. Basketball, unlike football, you have to schedule quality teams in order to get into the tournament. in football you just need wins, no matter how, to get into bowl games. so teams aren't going to schedule cupcakes like NIU has been historically because beating them does nothing. We need to win consistently before we start getting good home games.

(09-15-2016 11:55 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(09-15-2016 11:39 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  That is an unacceptable non conference home schedule. Embarassing. I think it's time for NIU to start taking basketball seriously. To Frazier: if you brought it to scheduling like the football team brings it every Saturday we would be in a much better spot. This is so awful to have this embarrassing schedule as a follow up to last years schedule

It's fine, just relax. Basketball, unlike football, you have to schedule quality teams in order to get into the tournament. in football you just need wins, no matter how, to get into bowl games. so teams aren't going to schedule cupcakes like NIU has been historically because beating them does nothing. We need to win consistently before we start getting good home games.

I hope that once we start getting into the dance then better teams will play us, even in Dekalb, as we will have a (name), but at this point it will look bad if we beat them, so coaches don't want anything to do with us. Does that make any sense? I am just happy to see them in person in Tampa.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOS will be 275, 300+.

You will need to lose 5 or less to be talked about for big dance.

Win the conference and go to the Big Dance. That's what matters.

(09-15-2016 12:38 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Win the conference and go to the Big Dance. That's what matters.

Also, beat Toledo.

If they go through the OOC schedule with no more than 1 loss, then have a good conference record, then I'll expect a little better schedule next year.

(09-15-2016 12:35 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  SOS will be 275, 300+.

You will need to lose 5 or less to be talked about for big dance.

They had an awful schedule last year but the MAC play boosted SOS significantly and ended at 162