Ohio State (in Miami), Oklahoma, Mississippi, @South Carolina, La Tech, Manhattan, USM...I really like that OOC schedule.

Add in UConnx2, Cincyx2, Templex2, SMUx2, and Tulsa...yeah, that's a good schedule.

(05-26-2015 10:29 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Nov. 13/14 Southern Miss
Nov. 17 Oklahoma
Nov. 20/21 Grambling State (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 23/24 UT Arlington (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 27 vs. Ohio State (Miami, Fla.; Hoophall Miami Invitational;
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 1 Louisiana Tech (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 5 Southeast Missouri
Dec. 12 Manhattan
Dec. 16 Southern University
Dec. 18/19 Ole Miss
Dec. 21/22 IUPUI
Jan. 2 at South Carolina
TBD NJIT

decent schedule

still not renewing my season tickets, though.

(05-26-2015 10:43 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:29 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Nov. 13/14 Southern Miss
Nov. 17 Oklahoma
Nov. 20/21 Grambling State (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 23/24 UT Arlington (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 27 vs. Ohio State (Miami, Fla.; Hoophall Miami Invitational;
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 1 Louisiana Tech (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 5 Southeast Missouri
Dec. 12 Manhattan
Dec. 16 Southern University
Dec. 18/19 Ole Miss
Dec. 21/22 IUPUI
Jan. 2 at South Carolina
TBD NJIT

decent schedule

still not renewing my season tickets, though.

That sounds like a personal problem to me...

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I get what you are saying, but OU will be nothing like Ok. State. OU will be a top 10 possibly top 5 team and that alone will draw the casual fan. Fans love to see top teams play and this up coming season Oklahoma will be one of those top teams.

Let's be honest - to the casual basketball fans around the city and the Mid-South (that probably makes up about 20-30% of ticket sales), here is what the schedule actually looks like:

OHIO STATE
OKLAHOMA
SOUTH CAROLINA
OLE MISS
UCONN
CINCINNATI
TEMPLE (maybe)

And that's it.

For the diehard Tiger fans, you can add:

TEMPLE
TULSA
SMU
SOUTHERN MISS
LOUISIANA TECH
MANHATTAN

(05-26-2015 10:42 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Ohio State (in Miami), Oklahoma, Mississippi, @South Carolina, La Tech, Manhattan, USM...I really like that OOC schedule.

Add in UConnx2, Cincyx2, Templex2, SMUx2, and Tulsa...yeah, that's a good schedule.

There will be some very interesting games this year. Thinking the crew coming in, including a new coach, will make a difference over last season's let down.

(05-26-2015 10:48 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Let's be honest - to the casual basketball fans around the city and the Mid-South (that probably makes up about 20-30% of ticket sales), here is what the schedule actually looks like:

OHIO STATE
OKLAHOMA
SOUTH CAROLINA
OLE MISS
UCONN
CINCINNATI
TEMPLE (maybe)

And that's it.

For the diehard Tiger fans, you can add:

TEMPLE
TULSA
SMU
SOUTHERN MISS
LOUISIANA TECH
MANHATTAN

"you can't play Duke every week"

- John Calipari

(05-26-2015 10:47 AM)tigers0830 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I get what you are saying, but OU will be nothing like Ok. State. OU will be a top 10 possibly top 5 team and that alone will draw the casual fan. Fans love to see top teams play and this up coming season Oklahoma will be one of those top teams.

I agree, just that early in the season (hopefully still working football hard) the OU game won't have a lot of buildup except for paper rankings. I'm guessing it will be their 2nd game of the season as part of the tip off--which means it will be a Tuesday game. I'm guessing a 2pm or 4pm tip time.

What's NJIT?

(05-26-2015 10:58 AM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  What's NJIT?

REALLY smart kids, who play true amateur sports, and are actual student-athletes.

(05-26-2015 10:51 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:48 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Let's be honest - to the casual basketball fans around the city and the Mid-South (that probably makes up about 20-30% of ticket sales), here is what the schedule actually looks like:

OHIO STATE
OKLAHOMA
SOUTH CAROLINA
OLE MISS
UCONN
CINCINNATI
TEMPLE (maybe)

And that's it.

For the diehard Tiger fans, you can add:

TEMPLE
TULSA
SMU
SOUTHERN MISS
LOUISIANA TECH
MANHATTAN

"you can't play Duke every week"

- John Calipari

I agree, just stating what the schedule probably looks like to various observers.

I'd prefer to drop the Southern University (not USM) and NJIT and Southeast Missouri and play more localized teams like Arkansas State, Austin Peay, MTSU or even another CUSA school that won't demand a H&H.

I'd like to see the school do something H&H with a top tier A10 school as well. And a FB/BB home and home with a MWC school, preferably San Diego State or Boise, but even Colorado State and UNLV work IMO.

Overall, it's fine, I just think they can do a little better on making a slate that is challenging enough to improve the team and appeal to more casual fans as well.

(05-26-2015 10:59 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:58 AM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  What's NJIT?

REALLY smart kids, who play true amateur sports, and are actual student-athletes.

Dude it's not Stanford or MIT.

It's friggin New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT's average SAT and ACT are 1170 and 26.

Georgia Institute of Technology's averages are 1442 and 31.

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I agree wholeheartedly. If the Tigers are a tournament-caliber team, the OU game is about the only exciting non-conference HOME game on the schedule.

After losing Louisville last year, the AAC is only getting worse. UCONN should be better this year, and we will see about Cincinnati. But the rest of the conference is pretty much blah. Temple and SMU don't get most people fired up.

All that said, first thing is first: Memphis needs to make the tournament this year and get back on track before worrying about marquee home games. They will have enough overall opportunities to get good wins.

(05-26-2015 11:07 AM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I agree wholeheartedly. If the Tigers are a tournament-caliber team, the OU game is about the only exciting non-conference HOME game on the schedule.

After losing Louisville last year, the AAC is only getting worse. UCONN should be better this year, and we will see about Cincinnati. But the rest of the conference is pretty much blah. Temple and SMU don't get most people fired up.

All that said, first thing is first: Memphis needs to make the tournament this year and get back on track before worrying about marquee home games. They will have enough overall opportunities to get good wins.

Agree.

NJIT is one of the nicest public schools I've ever seen, they're a top-150 school...we're not even ranked.

Please don't have an all day argument about NJIT.

(05-26-2015 11:07 AM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I agree wholeheartedly. If the Tigers are a tournament-caliber team, the OU game is about the only exciting non-conference HOME game on the schedule.

After losing Louisville last year, the AAC is only getting worse. UCONN should be better this year, and we will see about Cincinnati. But the rest of the conference is pretty much blah. Temple and SMU don't get most people fired up.

All that said, first thing is first: Memphis needs to make the tournament this year and get back on track before worrying about marquee home games. They will have enough overall opportunities to get good wins.

Then you two shouldn't buy tickets...moving on...

(05-26-2015 10:46 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:43 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:29 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Nov. 13/14 Southern Miss
Nov. 17 Oklahoma
Nov. 20/21 Grambling State (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 23/24 UT Arlington (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 27 vs. Ohio State (Miami, Fla.; Hoophall Miami Invitational;
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 1 Louisiana Tech (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 5 Southeast Missouri
Dec. 12 Manhattan
Dec. 16 Southern University
Dec. 18/19 Ole Miss
Dec. 21/22 IUPUI
Jan. 2 at South Carolina
TBD NJIT

decent schedule

still not renewing my season tickets, though.

That sounds like a personal problem to me...

It is. Personally, I think the coach is terrible and choose to spend my money elsewhere.

(05-26-2015 11:10 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 11:07 AM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:10 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Not a great schedule from a casual observer.

Like with Ok State, Ou will be a REALLY good team, but from a ticket buying perspective, they won't carry the cache of an average person just dying to buy a ticket to get into the building. USM and Manhattan...if they are being propped up a games to entice ticket holders then woof. USM was 9-20 last year, has the NCAA in their business and lost three of their top scorers. Manhattan finished third in their conference last year and loses their leading scorer/rebounder.

Ole Miss is a nice regional game, but they are going to be pretty down this year and I wouldn't expect a lot of OM fans (mean 1-2K) to come to the game.

There's not really much the coach or AD can do, but I will cringe a little over the next few months when I'm told by the staff how awesome the home OOC schedule is and Manhattan, OM and USM are used as examples.

I agree wholeheartedly. If the Tigers are a tournament-caliber team, the OU game is about the only exciting non-conference HOME game on the schedule.

After losing Louisville last year, the AAC is only getting worse. UCONN should be better this year, and we will see about Cincinnati. But the rest of the conference is pretty much blah. Temple and SMU don't get most people fired up.

All that said, first thing is first: Memphis needs to make the tournament this year and get back on track before worrying about marquee home games. They will have enough overall opportunities to get good wins.

Then you two shouldn't buy tickets...moving on...

I hadn't planned on it

(05-26-2015 11:12 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:46 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:43 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 10:29 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Nov. 13/14 Southern Miss
Nov. 17 Oklahoma
Nov. 20/21 Grambling State (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 23/24 UT Arlington (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Nov. 27 vs. Ohio State (Miami, Fla.; Hoophall Miami Invitational;
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 1 Louisiana Tech (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational)
Dec. 5 Southeast Missouri
Dec. 12 Manhattan
Dec. 16 Southern University
Dec. 18/19 Ole Miss
Dec. 21/22 IUPUI
Jan. 2 at South Carolina
TBD NJIT

decent schedule

still not renewing my season tickets, though.

That sounds like a personal problem to me...

It is. Personally, I think the coach is terrible and choose to spend my money elsewhere.

Yep. That is the mantra that will ring loud and clear this coming season.