Ive heard the UCONN game is NOT going to happen this year unfortunately.
Kind of a bummer, but maybe we can get a game (even if its on the road) against say Duke or Oklahoma.
Go Blazers
No thanks on Duke or OU...i would rather get an easier game at home...our OOC schedule is a bear already! give me a breather like louisiana monroe at home please lol im sure others will disagree
blazerball25 Wrote:No thanks on Duke or OU...i would rather get an easier game at home...our OOC schedule is a bear already! give me a breather like louisiana monroe at home please lol im sure others will disagree
Nah, we gotta take the bull by the horns. RPI is still going to take a hit from the conference schedule so we need to play those tough games.
GreenMississippi Wrote:blazerball25 Wrote:No thanks on Duke or OU...i would rather get an easier game at home...our OOC schedule is a bear already! give me a breather like louisiana monroe at home please lol im sure others will disagree
Nah, we gotta take the bull by the horns. RPI is still going to take a hit from the conference schedule so we need to play those tough games.
Got RPI all wrong. You NEVER have to play one of the big boys. You don't have to play a single power-conference team to have a spectacular RPI. Playing those tough games nearly guarantees you will have a BAD computer profile, because you aren't going to win them.
Flying Mouse Wrote:GreenMississippi Wrote:blazerball25 Wrote:No thanks on Duke or OU...i would rather get an easier game at home...our OOC schedule is a bear already! give me a breather like louisiana monroe at home please lol im sure others will disagree
Nah, we gotta take the bull by the horns. RPI is still going to take a hit from the conference schedule so we need to play those tough games.
Got RPI all wrong. You NEVER have to play one of the big boys. You don't have to play a single power-conference team to have a spectacular RPI. Playing those tough games nearly guarantees you will have a BAD computer profile, because you aren't going to win them.
I'm afraid that's exactly what's going to happen. I don't think we will beat Florida. I'm not sure who else is on our schedule- but look at what the MAC did last year. They didn't play anyone major, but they didn't play anyone with less than a 150 RPI.
Well then for the sake of growing up and making it interesting I wanna see us play a few big-name teams that (for now) we will most likely lose. Do remember that we have beat the big boys at their own game, and we do want to be considered one of the big boys eventually. That requires us to play them.
I am hearing the Syracuse game may be out next year as well.
That's ok though. I would rather NOT do a favor for the SEC. Mouse is correct on the RPI.
ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:I am hearing the Syracuse game may be out next year as well.
That's ok though. I would rather NOT do a favor for the SEC. Mouse is correct on the RPI.
What does Syracuse have to do with the SEC?
Well we were going to host Syracuse at the BJCC for the SEC because the SEC is hosting the first round of the NCAAs at the BJCC and NCAA rules require that at least one Division I basketball gamne be played in the arena hosting the NCAA tournament games. UAB was working on a deal to play Syracuse at the BJCC and we would not have to return the game, a SEC school was going to go up to Syracuse to return the game. Now with the SEC - Big East Challenge that may take place at the BJCC, UAB is no longer needed to play a game in the BJCC for the SEC. It's not a done deal that the game is off but I wouldn't bet one dollar it will happen now. This was a game Mike Anderson had in the works for some time. (in spite of him not wanting to play games there).
Flying Mouse Wrote:Got RPI all wrong. You NEVER have to play one of the big boys. You don't have to play a single power-conference team to have a spectacular RPI. Playing those tough games nearly guarantees you will have a BAD computer profile, because you aren't going to win them.
Mouse is wrong - playing the big boys especally on the road improves your RPI even if you lose i.e., Our RPI jumped when we lost to Memphis on the road. Sorry mouse but the number nerd in me takes over.
Mouse is right - you do not have to play the big boys if you and your conference otherwise schedule right.(see MVC)
Which MEANS NO cup cakes below 150 - with especally NONE at home, MVC - best secret is schedule an equal number of OOC home & away with midmajors and above. The whole coference must follow these rules other wise - you will get dreaded RPI killing home cupcakes from within your conference schedule.
Unfortunitly, I do not see NCUSA teams following these MVC scheduling rules. I bet a majority of CUSA teams will again have more at home games than away games with plenty of OOC home cupcakes on their schedule and our in conference RPIs will again hurt us.
UABBEAN, that's not what he said.
Mouse didn't say it WON'T make your RPI jump. He simply stated YOU DON'T HAVE to play them on the road. Mouse is 100% correct.
While playing Duke or Oklahoma on the road WILL make your RPI jump, you don't HAVE to play them. You can play Creighton, UWM, ODU, WKU, & anyone with a top 40 RPI and keep your RPI up when you beat them.
I personally like playing the big boys once in a while but you don't have to sell your sole to the Devil for a good RPI. Just schedule smart.
uabbean Wrote:Mouse is right - you do not have to play the big boys if you and your conference otherwise schedule right.(see MVC) Which MEANS NO cup cakes below 150 - with especally NONE at home, MVC - best secret is schedule an equal number of OOC home & away with midmajors and above.
Since the Missouri Valley knows how to schedule wisely, what is stopping us from having a home & home series with one or two members of that conference? I would rather see MVC teams like Creighton, Wichita State & Southern Illinois on our OOC schedule than teams like Alcorn State and the Centenary.
Attalla - First please reread my post above - I agree with you and mouse that you do not have to play big boys if you and your entire conference schedule "smart".(See MVC)
However mouse in other strings and above when he said "...Got RPI all wrong. ... Playing those tough games nearly guarantees you will have a BAD computer profile, because you aren't going to win them"
Mouse's opine seems to me , is that playing and losing to the big guys hurts your RPI - I disagree with him in that part only - I think it helps RPI .
ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:UABBEAN, that's not what he said.
Mouse didn't say it WON'T make your RPI jump. He simply stated YOU DON'T HAVE to play them on the road. Mouse is 100% correct.
our RPI will be fine this year!! it was decent last year (enough to make the tourney), and we didnt play nearly the tough schedule we are playing this year!! an easy win at home agaisnt louisiana-layfayette or south alabama will not kill us in any NCAA tournament discussions...we play WKU VCU Cinci on the road! that will boost our RPI tremendously by itself if we win....we dont need 2 over-schedule..
Going and playing Duke on the road and losing does not help nearly as much as beating somebody beatable who has a decent RPI.
It is RPI suicide to play all toughies that you have little chance to beat -- and a road game vs. Duke is about as suicidal as there is as they lose nonconference home games about as often as men land on the moon -- because a loss is not better than a win except in the case of a loss vs. a good team vs a win over a truly bad team.
When people talk about loading up the schedule, they always through out Duke, UNC, etc. Sure, would be nice to play them. If you want a good RPI, it would not be so smart because there are smarter, more reasonable opportunities to have both a good RPI and a manageable schedule.
blazerball25 Wrote:our RPI will be fine this year!! it was decent last year (enough to make the tourney), and we didnt play nearly the tough schedule we are playing this year!! an easy win at home agaisnt louisiana-layfayette or south alabama will not kill us in any NCAA tournament discussions...we play WKU VCU Cinci on the road! that will boost our RPI tremendously by itself if we win....we dont need 2 over-schedule..
the problem with that is ULALA and USA aren't going to bring large numbers to Bartow. We already have issues with people being to lazy to come out to the games so we don't need to give them any more reason to stay home.
Which is why I think we should schedule Samford. They would bring a thousand or so fans to Bartow if not a little more. And they would be decent competition as well. And their RPI is usually decent or at least not as bad as the Ala St. and Alcorn St of the worlds. If I remember correctly, Samford RPI was under 100 for most of the year.
Got no problem with playing them. Davis tried to schedule a two for one to open their building. Two at bartow and one at Samford's new building. They wanted bama instead.
Oh well we tried.
Troy wants us to do a home and away straight up. lmfao
I don't think so. USA, no problem with.
No way we should do a 1-1 with Troy in basketball. That is funny.