According to yesterday's Tulane chat with Scott Kushner:

"AAC basketball is going to be brutal and it will be 20 games of brutality. I've been told the league schedule is going to be a home-and-home with all 10 opponents."

Bad idea.

Ugh. . . Okay. Think that's why the AAC needs to offer a Wichita St or VCU to offset Navy, and have an 18 game conference schedule.

(03-08-2014 10:36 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  Ugh. . . Okay. Think that's why the AAC needs to offer a Wichita St or VCU to offset Navy, and have an 18 game conference schedule.

The Big Ten did an 18 game schedule with 11 teams for over two decades.

I certainly hope this happens.

(03-08-2014 10:37 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 10:36 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  Ugh. . . Okay. Think that's why the AAC needs to offer a Wichita St or VCU to offset Navy, and have an 18 game conference schedule.

The Big Ten did an 18 game schedule with 11 teams for over two decades.

Okay. . . Just not in favor of a 20 game league schedule. But, if it happens. Guess that means SMU will be 20-0 or 19-1 next year in the league

Pass. I'd rather have more OOC games.

I would have thought eight home and homes and the last two single games, one home one away for 18 total.

I'd prefer 18, but … whatever.

(03-08-2014 10:37 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 10:36 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  Ugh. . . Okay. Think that's why the AAC needs to offer a Wichita St or VCU to offset Navy, and have an 18 game conference schedule.

The Big Ten did an 18 game schedule with 11 teams for over two decades.

MW does this now too. Eight home-home, two single game opponents.

(03-08-2014 10:40 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  Okay. . . Just not in favor of a 20 game league schedule. But, if it happens. Guess that means SMU will be 20-0 or 19-1 next year in the league

Are you going to be the new coffee drinker, as soon as Wilkie leaves

If they do 20 games, what I would like to see are Thursday-Saturday road swings, where appropriate. USF-UCF is an example, as is SMU-Houston. UConn-Temple also (although driving that stretch of 95 is probably not as doable as the map looks )

I guess none of the other schools are closely spaced enough to do this, although you can argue Memphis-Tulane (5-6 hour drive I think). Memphis to Tulsa is equivalent to that.

Basically, I would like to see an end to separate trips to Dallas and Houston, separate trips to Orlando and Tampa, etc., if there is going to be 20 games. But, if you're talking about doing the right thing for the students, I am not holding my breath.

(03-08-2014 10:52 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  If they do 20 games, what I would like to see are Thursday-Saturday road swings, where appropriate. USF-UCF is an example, as is SMU-Houston.

Definitely.

Won't be possible in every instance, but where it IS possible, then yes.

(03-08-2014 10:40 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 10:37 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 10:36 AM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  Ugh. . . Okay. Think that's why the AAC needs to offer a Wichita St or VCU to offset Navy, and have an 18 game conference schedule.

The Big Ten did an 18 game schedule with 11 teams for over two decades.

Okay. . . Just not in favor of a 20 game league schedule. But, if it happens. Guess that means SMU will be 20-0 or 19-1 next year in the league

,DO NOT get ahead of yourself.

Geographically close games (SMU/UH etc) need to be on weekends for travel

is this allowed per ncaa rules?

(03-08-2014 11:29 AM)john01992 Wrote:  is this allowed per ncaa rules?

Why wouldn't it be?

Several conferences have played 20 game schedules. This year, the Big Sky and Metro Atlantic played 20 conference games and the SoCon and OVC in prior years have done it.

Sun Belt Conference has played a 20-game MBB conference schedule before, and are set to do so again next season

Great news. I love true round robin schedules. I would rather play Tulane or ECU than another cupcake in the non-conference schedule. Now the bottom half of the league can sell home games against SMU, Temple, Cincinnati, UConn, and Memphis next season.

Edit: Let me also add that true round robin schedules tend to help the committee on selection Sunday as well.

(03-08-2014 11:55 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  true round robin schedules tend to help the committee on selection Sunday as well.

How so?

(03-08-2014 11:59 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(03-08-2014 11:55 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  true round robin schedules tend to help the committee on selection Sunday as well.

How so?

For example, Virginia won the ACC but only played Duke, Syracuse, and North Carolina one time each. With the Devils being the only road game.

Fair round robin schedule allow the committee to give value to a conference record. 14-6 next season will be the same 14-6 for every team because everyone played the same schedule. The committee needs to look at the individual teams but the league standings are not the fraud they are in other leagues.